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2007-09-13 Europe

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Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-09-13 12:20|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 Swiss communities have a democratic right to decide who can or cannot be Swiss.

is this pure common sense or what?

Posted by Skunky Elmavise4463 2007-09-13 14:43|| 2007-09-13 14:43|| Front Page Top

#2 Sounds like a good system to me. The harder it is to enter somewhere, the more worthwhile it is.

Racism must be used in its MSM sense here, i.e. disagrees with leftards.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2007-09-13 15:08|| 2007-09-13 15:08|| Front Page Top

#3 Geez AH can't you read your own post????

What was his disability, you ask. He's a Muslim, you said it yourself!!!! Geeez......8^)

Posted by AlanC 2007-09-13 15:15|| 2007-09-13 15:15|| Front Page Top

#4 An official report into the process of naturalization in Switzerland says the current system is discriminatory and in many respects racist.

Mygahd, who do Swiss think they are, a tenured law school faculty?

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-09-13 16:30|| 2007-09-13 16:30|| Front Page Top

#5 Muslim alone shouldn't disqualify him. Was he assimilating? Could he yodel? Was he assimilating? Had he learned one of the official Swiss languages? Was he assimilating? What was the disability? Was he assimilating?

Why not?

Posted by Excalibur 2007-09-13 16:36|| 2007-09-13 16:36|| Front Page Top

#6 Geez AH can't you read your own post????

AlanC, inline commentary highlighted in a color other than lemon yellow is that of a moderator and not the original poster. In this case, Steve White.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-09-13 16:52|| 2007-09-13 16:52|| Front Page Top

#7 Ooops Sorry. Thought that was the poster.

Posted by AlanC 2007-09-13 16:59|| 2007-09-13 16:59|| Front Page Top

#8 Whew, thanks, Zen.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-09-13 17:00|| 2007-09-13 17:00|| Front Page Top

#9 There are also different rules for men and women. If a woman marries a Swiss man she can become a citizen. If a man marries a Swiss woman he's SOL.

BTW, having the community vote makes a lot of sense. These are the people who know you best.

Posted by Iblis">Iblis 2007-09-13 17:03|| 2007-09-13 17:03|| Front Page Top

#10 And who have to live with you.

Posted by lotp 2007-09-13 17:52|| 2007-09-13 17:52|| Front Page Top

#11 They not only cited being Muslim as a reason (check), but also a burden on the taxpayers too?

Man, what are the gun laws like in Switzerland? I think we're on to the location for the first international Rantapalooza (or a good country to head to if it all goes south here).

Posted by BA 2007-09-13 20:30|| 2007-09-13 20:30|| Front Page Top

#12 Having recently lived in Switzerland I can say without equivocation that they are the most principled, law-abiding people I have ever encountered. Their minds are open, not "agape". They abide by their own rules and expect that others who want to live amongst them do the same.

Posted by tzsenator 2007-09-13 21:48|| 2007-09-13 21:48|| Front Page Top

#13 They're pretty strict, BA: you have to have one.

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