burkas should be illegal in the United States

1. I argued that it's hypocritical to advocate for women's rights, but then take away their right to freedom of dress.Pro says that this right is undermined by people's right to safety. He claims burqas can hide dangerous threats. I've already addressed this point in the last round and my opponent completely ignored my argument. As I've already explained, women can be required to lift their burqas in situations where security is questionable. Criminals could use ski masks or other articles of clothing if they want to conceal their faces or bodies. With most terrorist threats, women's clothing is not an issue or a factor. Moreover, other religious groups wear long clothing that can cover people's body parts and conceal weapons; however, we do not ban those articles of clothing and simply subject people to certain security measures. 2. I pointed out that many Muslim women feel empowered by wearing the burqa and prefer to wear it. Pro replied, "There's a reason we have separation of church and state." This separation of church and state does not apply to his position in the burqa ban (nor does it address my argument). Said clause means the government cannot create laws to promote a religion; however the law does protect people's freedom of religious expression. More about that later. I said women should have freedom to dress how they please, and Pro responded that men shouldn't be able to wear burqas either. That's irrelevant - I'm arguing that both men and women should have the freedom to wear a burqa. Pro asks, "Are you affecting my masculinity by saying I cannot walk into Wal-Mart wearing a ninja outfit?" Again my position has nothing to do with one's sex. And laws of religious freedom do not apply to Ninja outfits, however I believe you should be able to wear your Ninja outfit in Wal-Mart, and the law allows you to do so. Pro asks why Muslim men don't wear burqas. Men most often do not wear the same style of clothes as women in any culture. Further, men are not called for the same level of modesty in any of the Abrahamic religions. 3. I noted that Islam promotes modesty to protect women, not oppress them. Pro has dropped every single one of my arguments noting that many Muslim women prefer to wear the burqa and why. Please extend those points. It proves they should have the freedom to dress how they please and that wearing the burqa is not necessarily dangerous or oppressive. 4. I mentioned that burqa bans do not embrace tolerance. While aggression is not acceptable, diversity is.Pro repeats that we should not accept Islamic aggression and I agree... but that's irrelevant to this debate. He continues to provide antagonistic examples that are not analogous, such as when someone murders or rapes in the name of religion. Once again I agree that aggression should be expressly forbidden in this society, however wearing a burqa is NOT aggressive whereas rape and violence is aggressive. 5. I've negated Pro's point about how women wearing burqas might suffer physical abuse. He dropped this point. 6. I've proven that other holy books (like the Bible and Torah) are equally violent and sexist as the Quran.Not surprisingly, Pro has dropped all of these arguments. I have proven his Islamophobia is not warranted. Further on this point, the vast majority of Muslims are not violent [1]. Moreover, I also pointed out that other religions (like conservative Jews) call for modest dress, including head coverings. Pro claims other people's dress does not pose a threat to national security which does not make sense. If his argument is that the burqa and long clothing can conceal weapons and other threats, then in order to be logically consistent, that must apply to every long clothing or style of dress that can conceal things - such as the conservative dress that conservative Christians and Jews wear, pictured here [2]. 7. We do not dictate what people wear in this country; we have freedom of expression and free speech.Pro claims that Obama's quote doesn't matter, but completely drops this point. Actually he agrees and notes that racists and Nazis can wear offensive clothing -- so by his logic, people should be able to wear the burqa, even if it makes some people uncomfortable. 8. The first amendment grants us freedom of religious expression; SCOTUS has ruled that includes dress. Pro dropped this and repeats the same "national security" argument. Please extend my argument from the last round (repeated here under Point 1). There are ways to promote security while still allowing for religious freedom. Extend my arguments on previous SCOTUS rulings and legal precedent, which my opponent has unfortunately dropped.[1] http://www.thedailybeast.com...[2] http://www.rebelyid.com...