Saturday, June 07, 2003

No Veil, or No License. I guess the ACLU figures that people have a right to identification cards where their identities are obscured.  I think that religious freedom has to stop somewhere.  You can't have a picture identification card that doesn't have a picture on it.  If you don't want your picture taken, fine.  Just don't expect that you'll be given the same set of privileges that others get. What this goes to is the concept of anonymity.  I don't think that we really should have as much anonymity as we've had before.  I believe strenuously in freedoms, but believe that liberty needs to be practiced in the open. There are Islamic countries where she won't need a driver's license, because she won't be allowed to drive.  If she wishes to more fully execute her personal beliefs about Islam, perhaps that is the place to do it.  There are plenty of Muslim women in this country who don't have a problem with picture identification. 6:14:46 PM    comment []