Posted on 06/20/2013 7:48:31 AM PDT by NotYourAverageDhimmi
The full parliament is now expected to formally lift her protection from prosecution as an MEP after a vote on the recommendation on July 3, clearing the way for her to face race hate charges in a French court.
Sajjad Karim, a British Tory MEP on the parliament's legal affairs committee, voted in favour Ms Le Pen losing her parliamentary immunity.
"There is a red line between freedom of speech and inciting racial hatred," he said. "I, along with many other MEPs, today voted to drop Ms Le Pen's immunity and I am confident that the majority of the European Parliament will follow our lead in July."
French prosecutors asked the EU assembly last November to lift the French National Front leader's immunity as a lawmaker so she could be prosecuted for remarks likening Islamic prayers to the Nazi occupation.
Ms Le Pen faces charges for comments she made in a speech to National Front supporters in December 2010 when she denounced the holding of Muslim prayers in the streets of France in areas where there are no mosques.
"For those who like to talk about World War II, to talk about occupation, we could talk about, for once, the occupation of our territory. There are no armoured vehicles, no soldiers, but it is an occupation all the same and it weighs on people," she said.
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The British Parliament pretty much just proved that they’re Nazis.
WHAT? I guess the white flag bunch doesn’t know anything about history ne’cest pas? The hitlarian bunch and the beheaders worked hand in glove so, Marine is probably spot on. Except that offending the islamish is not allowed. Even if speaking the truth.
“There is a red line between freedom of speech and inciting racial hatred”
Freedome of speech is great until something those in power dislike
For those who think this is harsh, the Nazis were genuinely evil. They deserve the comparison to Muslims.
(BTW, according to Ghostery, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ has 43 sites that track you when you go there!)
She is not wrong.
The ill-defined "hate speech" is simply a cut-out from free speech against speech (and thoughts) not in favor by those that wield power.
Ms LePen's comments were entirely thoughtfully reasoned and belong unhindered in the public realm. Even if there be those that would take offense at such remarks, the good of all citizens (that are guaranteed speech) demands no one be able to use the law as a cudgel against them.
HF
They’re worse. But we’ll all have to find out the hard way because we’re human and never learn from history.
Western politicians the world over are completely bought and paid for through campaign financing. As long as they go outside of the district that they represent for their money, and other than legally registered voters can donate with suitably low limits on donation amounts , they will not represent the people of their district.
Yeah, but I would bet that he's just peachy with insulting Jews.
Its not what we call free speech, but then again we may be getting closer to them.
I wouldn't believe this if I weren't reading it. It's too fantastic even for Orwell.
Bingo. That and allowing them to live full time in DC. We should have a couple of dorm complexes that have to reside in when in town. Just plain jane condos. Come do you work and go home.
She follows in the footsteps of her father Jean Marie, founder of the French National Front, who was stripped of his legal protection as an MEP to face German Holocaust denials charges in 1998, he had previously been convicted of similar charge in France.
You see, she comes from a family of hate speechers.
Mohammed was a child rapist.
We still have the First Amendment, so far. Maybe.
If she loses her protection in the future, she can't be prosecuted for statements under immunity.
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