Integration problems

That DOES sound like a rather ridiculous law. That seems to border on violation of the freedom of speech to a certain degree.
I think that a law in that spirit COULD have some merit if it were changed a bit, like requiring all immigrants to be able to speak dutch after a certain period of time of residence(like 2 years). If they cannot learn, they are clearly not able to be integrated and naturalized.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Bradylama

A certain degree? It's a literal infringement on free speech.

I don't know about that though. One could possibly argue that the protection of freedom of speech is a protection of the content of said speech, not the language in which it is delivered. As such, they can rule that by mandating a consistency in language, they do not infringe upon the freedom of speech, but instead help encourage clear communication amongst it's citizens.

But of course, like you said, their reverence for freedom of speech is not very big at all.

There's nowhere I can't reach.