<p>&ldquo;The full veil is not appropriate here,&rdquo; said German Chancellor Angela Merkel Tuesday at her party&rsquo;s gathering in Essen. &ldquo;It should be forbidden wherever that is legally possible. It does not belong to us.&#8221;</p>
<p>Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere has also called to ban the full-face veil, saying in August that the concealing garment &ldquo;does not fit into our society for us, for our communication, for our cohesion in the society&hellip; This is why we demand you show your face.&rdquo; ;</p>
<p>Merkel&rsquo;s speech comes weeks after the announcement that she will run for a fourth term and months after her party lost a string of local elections. ;</p>
<p>Merkel&rsquo;s initial attitude towards immigration has angered many voters, including those within her Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and the chancellor knows that this election will be her toughest yet. ;</p>
<p>Germany took in roughly 890,000 asylum-seekers in 2015, and Merkel stresses the fact that this won&rsquo;t happen again: &ldquo;A situation like the one in the late summer of 2015 cannot, should not, and must not be repeated,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;That was and is our, and my, declared political aim.&rdquo; ;</p>
<p>Despite her mistakes, the 62-year-old chancellor is an attractive choice for those seeking stability amidst uncertain times brought on by the Brexit vote, Trump&rsquo;s election, and the rise of several populist movements across Europe. ;</p>
<p><strong>Author&rsquo;s Note:</strong> <a href="https://punchingbagpost.com/muslim-crime-forces-germany-to-increase-sexual-assault-laws/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>As I wrote earlier this month</strong></a>, Germany has already been forced to tighten its sexual assault laws following a sharp in increase in crime linked to massive immigration.</p>
<p>While I agree that citizens of any country should not be allowed to walk around with only their eyes showing, Merkel&rsquo;s push to change German law is another example of how her own mistakes combined with the Muslim culture are limiting the freedom of others. ;</p>
<p><strong>Editor&#8217;s note:</strong> If Germany had an American style Constitution, this would be a breach. Germany is forced to abridge freedom in return for security.</p>