''If Catholics want to remove their headgear that's their business. But the veil is part of what makes Muslim women special, and France must accept that,'' said a young, veiled woman....

French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy drew boos and whistles at a Muslim gathering by insisting that Muslim women must remove their veils for identity photographs.

I think someone's missing the point of the photo ID. It shows your face. It is much more........hmmm, honest, than something like filling in a line with hair color or weight. (Yes, I did add ten pounds when I renewed my license last month. But considering I had never changed the weight after 24 years of marriage (and the concommitent name change), 6 babies, multiple addresses, etc. I still fell short of honest. (Or should I fell far lighter than honest.)