msnbc.com: Case of fully veiled woman roils France

[Judith Baer]

The case started quietly, when a Muslim woman who sheaths herself in a
head-to-toe veil was denied French citizenship because she had not
assimilated enough into this society. 
 
You know what this reminds me of? Frankfurter's explanation to FDR & ER of
his vote in GOBITIS--in a "melting pot," people should give up their quaint
idiosyncratic customs (like not saluting the flag) and blend in. See Max
Freedmen, ed. ROOSEVELT-FRANKFURTER LETTERS.
 
Judy Baer
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