Islamic Sharia Law to Be Banned in Oklahoma.....first state in the nation to ban state judges from relying on Islamic law known as Sharia when decidin

Oh my goodness.

So you think it's constitutional if say, a satanist sacrificed a baby and to be let go by the court systems because it's a part of their religion?

NO!!!


It doesn't work that way.

If one's religion causes one to break a law, that religion cannot and will not save them in court.

Oklahoma is poised to become the first state in the nation to ban state judges from relying on Islamic law known as Sharia when deciding cases.

Oklahoma is poised to become the first state in the nation to ban state judges from relying on Islamic law known as Sharia when deciding cases.

The ban is a cornerstone of a "Save our State" amendment to the Oklahoma constitution that was recently approved by the Legislature.

The amendment -- which also would forbid judges from using international laws as a basis for decisions -- will now be put before Oklahoma's voters in November. Approval is expected.

Oklahoma has few Muslims – only 30,000 out of a population of 3.7 million. The prospect of sharia being applied there seems remote. But a chief architect of the measure, Republican State Rep. Rex Duncan, calls the proposed ban a necessary "preemptive strike" against Islamic law coming to the state.

"I see this in the future somewhere in America ," Duncan, who chairs the state House Judiciary Committee, told ABC News. "It's not an imminent threat in Oklahoma yet, but it's a storm on the horizon in other states."


The proposed Oklahoma amendment is aimed, in part, at "cases of first impression," legal disputes in which there is no law or precedent to resolve the matter at hand.

In such cases, judges might look to laws or rulings in other jurisdictions for guidance. The proposed amendment would block judges in Oklahoma courts from drawing on sharia, or the laws of other nations, in such decisions.

The amendment also is a response to what some conservatives see as a pernicious trend -- cases of liberal judges mostly notably Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, using foreign laws to shape their opinions in U.S. cases.

"It should not matter what France might do, what Great Britain might do, or what the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia might do," Duncan said. "Court decisions ought to be based on federal law, or state law."

[link to abcnews.go.com]

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Oklahoma is poised to become the first state in the nation to ban state judges from relying on Islamic law known as Sharia when deciding cases.

Oklahoma is poised to become the first state in the nation to ban state judges from relying on Islamic law known as Sharia when deciding cases.

The ban is a cornerstone of a "Save our State" amendment to the Oklahoma constitution that was recently approved by the Legislature.

The amendment -- which also would forbid judges from using international laws as a basis for decisions -- will now be put before Oklahoma's voters in November. Approval is expected.

Oklahoma has few Muslims – only 30,000 out of a population of 3.7 million. The prospect of sharia being applied there seems remote. But a chief architect of the measure, Republican State Rep. Rex Duncan, calls the proposed ban a necessary "preemptive strike" against Islamic law coming to the state.

"I see this in the future somewhere in America ," Duncan, who chairs the state House Judiciary Committee, told ABC News. "It's not an imminent threat in Oklahoma yet, but it's a storm on the horizon in other states."


The proposed Oklahoma amendment is aimed, in part, at "cases of first impression," legal disputes in which there is no law or precedent to resolve the matter at hand.

In such cases, judges might look to laws or rulings in other jurisdictions for guidance. The proposed amendment would block judges in Oklahoma courts from drawing on sharia, or the laws of other nations, in such decisions.

The amendment also is a response to what some conservatives see as a pernicious trend -- cases of liberal judges mostly notably Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, using foreign laws to shape their opinions in U.S. cases.

"It should not matter what France might do, what Great Britain might do, or what the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia might do," Duncan said. "Court decisions ought to be based on federal law, or state law."

[link to abcnews.go.com]

Oh my goodness.

So you think it's constitutional if say, a satanist sacrificed a baby and to be let go by the court systems because it's a part of their religion?

NO!!!


It doesn't work that way.

If one's religion causes one to break a law, that religion cannot and will not save them in court.


First, PROVE you have any goodness.

And of COURSE there are limits. If you don't LIKE the Constitution, go somewhere else where it doesn't apply.
Like Cuba, or Iraq.

grandstanding redneck bible thumping moron Oklahoma politcicans protesting things that haven't happened and likely won't.

And just HOW, Buckwheat, did you MISS the part of the First Amendment that says "OR THE FREE PRACTICE THEREOF"??

Sharia Law IS religious, therefore Muslims are FREE to choose Sharia Law, under the First Amendment!!

THAT should be VERY clear to anyone that has a working brain, but it's obviously NOT clear enough for many GLPers.

Oklahoma is poised to become the first state in the nation to ban state judges from relying on Islamic law known as Sharia when deciding cases.



Sorry, NOT allowed, under the First Amendment of the Constitution.

The government can't FORCE you to use Sharia Law, but it ALSO can't deny you the right to choose it.

Read it again skippy. The first ammendment says in part that, "congress shall pass no law". That applies to Washington DC, not Oklahoma. States have the power to pass their own laws.


And just HOW, Buckwheat, did you MISS the part of the First Amendment that says "OR THE FREE PRACTICE THEREOF"??

Sharia Law IS religious, therefore Muslims are FREE to choose Sharia Law, under the First Amendment!!

THAT should be VERY clear to anyone that has a working brain, but it's obviously NOT clear enough for many GLPers.

Yeah!

We don't want no stinking Sharia law rulin us!

We want JEWISH LAW RULIN US!

SHARIA LAW? Is that similiar to CHURCH LAW where crimes of incest, rape, molestation, murder go unreported to police and handled within the Church?

The proposed amendment would block judges in Oklahoma courts from drawing on sharia, or the laws of other nations, in such decisions.

Good news. That paves the way to get rid of laws based on christianity and lets us get back to the constitution.

Good news. That paves the way to get rid of laws based on christianity and lets us get back to the constitution.


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Good news. That paves the way to get rid of laws based on christianity and lets us get back to the constitution.


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BANG!!

GREAT NEWS.
This law is a violation of seperation of church and state

"It should not matter what France might do, what Great Britain might do, or what the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia might do," Duncan said. "Court decisions ought to be based on federal law, or state law."

SHARIA LAW? Is that similiar to CHURCH LAW where crimes of incest, rape, molestation, murder go unreported to police and handled within the Church?



Why yes, yes it is..

GREAT NEWS.
This law is a violation of seperation of church and state

... a phrase not found anywhere in the entire U.S. Constitution.

Good news. That paves the way to get rid of laws based on christianity and lets us get back to the constitution.


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BANG!!


Smartest fuckin thing I've read today LOL