What interests me in the story is the statement--about which nobody seems to
have commented--that the woman professed no knowledge of the personal
freedoms French law grants to women and all individuals. Having no knowledge
of French immigration law, and precious little of US immigration law, I
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
True enough, but France is not the US. Their traditions and culture are really
quite different. Naturalization in France has always required that one becomes
French whereas in the US we have only required knowledge (a test) and an
oath. You can still be something else. That is why
True enough, but France is not the US. Their traditions and culture are
really quite different. Naturalization in France has always required that
one becomes French whereas in the US we have only required knowledge (a
test) and an oath. You can still be something else. That is why
Frankfurter's
