Oklahoma Sharia Ban May Conflict With U.S. Constitution
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On Tuesday, Oklahoma voters not only shot down the candidacies of a number of political contenders, but 70 percent of the state’s voters chose to ban courts from using Islamic Sharia law in deciding cases.
Republican state Rep. Rex Duncan authored State Question 775, also known as the “Save our State” constitutional amendment. The issue reportedly arose after a Muslim woman in New Jersey went to a family court requesting a restraining order against her abusive spouse. The woman’s request was denied after the judge ruled that the husband had been rightfully abiding by his Muslim beliefs regarding spousal duties. Though the judge’s controversial decision was later overruled by an appellate court, the case drew a firestorm of attention, including the attention of voters in Oklahoma.
Duncan turned to a fellow Republican, state Sen. Anthony Sykes, who helped co-author the measure. “The fact that Sharia law was even considered anywhere in the United States is enough for me” to sign on, Sykes told CNN in the days leading up to the election. “It should scare anyone that any judge in America would consider using that as precedent.”
The issue has also appeared on the national political scene. During an annual gathering of the Values Voter Summit in Washington this fall, former U.S. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich announced his opposition to Islamic law in America. “I am totally opposed to any effort to impose Sharia on the United States, and we should have a federal law that says under no circumstance, in any jurisdiction in the United States, will Sharia be used in any court to apply to any judgment made about American law,” Gingrich said.
Further, Sykes also cited comments made by Supreme Court Justice Elena Kana during her June confirmation hearings in which she admitted being willing to consider international law when considering domestic court cases as justification for the initiative.
Before the ballot question passed Tuesday, Muslim leaders dismissed the measure. Saleem Quraishi, president of the American Muslim Association of Oklahoma City called it “fear mongering.” And now that the measure is the law of the land, the Center on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced Thursday that it’s backing a federal lawsuit against the measure, arguing that it violates citizens’ First Amendment right to practice religion freely.
As written, the approved ballot measure states it would amend a state constitution section dealing with the state courts, making them “rely on federal and state law when deciding cases, forbidding them “from considering or using international law” and “from considering or using Sharia Law.”
Some legal scholars warn that the measure could have some unintended consequences. According to some legal experts, the measure could create some conflicts for local businesses who deal with some international companies and establishes a precedent that could also ban other religious law, including the Ten Commandments.
Rick Tepker of the University of Oklahoma School of Law tells CNN the passage of the measure creates “a mess” that will undoubtedly welcome such legal challenges. “Many of us who understand the law are scratching our heads this morning, laughing so we don’t cry,” Tepker said Wednesday. “I would like to see Oklahoma politicians explain if this means that the courts can no longer consider the Ten Commandments. Isn’t that a precept of another culture and another nation? The result of this is that judges aren’t going to know when and how they can look at sources of American law that were international law in origin.”
Despite these potential challenges which may arise in the future, voters in Oklahoma decidedly banned Sharia from their state in what Duncan calls a “pre-emptive strike” in protecting America’s sovereign laws.
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quarter horseman
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 10:32amI am worried about our great nation! how fash she is crumbling down bit by bit, from all sides faster and faster. GOD help us!
Report Post »Beckster2
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 10:23amThe Ten Commandments are not law in OK or any state. The principles of the Ten Commandments are part of the law. For example: Thou shalt not kill, or thou shalt not steal are codified in the various degrees of killing from involuntary manslaughter to Murder in the First degree or Theft by fraud, robbery and so forth all codified in various degrees from armed robbery to how much was actually stolen. Sharia Law is a barbaric code codified in a religion which when relied upon is religious law not only intruding on the criminal codes but punishment as well. Cutting limbs and heads is a violation of the 8 Amendment for example. Worse its Religion taking over the role of the State and in that regard it is a State Religion (as proven in structure of every Muslim run country) which the 1st Amendment prohibits.
Report Post »Ed in Lebec
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 9:40amSharia MUST exist in an environment of Islam, that is a violation of the “separation of church and state”, Sharia “res ipsa loquitor” is UNCONSTITUTIONAL!
Report Post »hempstead1944
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 8:23amI’m sure NOW will embrace it as a progressive idea……
Report Post »justice
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 7:54amdamn straight oklahoma, if they want this law, go back to the countries they are from and condone this practice of human indignity. this country is feed up with this crap once and for all. we are taking back our values and freedoms we are known for. god be with these women and children.
Report Post »Linda in Oklahoma
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 6:48amNovember 5, 2010 AP SHIITE BOMB KILLS 40 SUNNI WORSHIPERS
For that smart-ass College Professor, you don’t know beans.
Report Post »Lonescrapper
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 6:02amLuckily the Ten commandments haven’t been enforced, or we’d have smackdown on smart ass kids and everyone would be worshiping God. It’s a false argument.
Report Post »fatpatriot
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 4:51amThey can try to impose Sharia law on me if they want to… All I can say is
Report Post »COME BIG OR STAY HOME!!!!!!
JustToReplyToThis
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 3:56amIn the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WE FOLLOW THE LAW OF THE LAND. I am disgusted that sharia law would even be taken into consideration. And what’s with the ridiculous comparison between sharia and the Ten Commandments? The Ten Commandments say don’t murder, sharia law says you can beat your wife, and is used to subjugate entire segments of the population. These people are absolutely clueless.
Report Post »Lonescrapper
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 6:03amWe don’t enforce the Ten Commandments, the comparison is a canard. When was the last time someone was put on trial for adultery? This is a false comparison.
Report Post »MrObvious
Posted on November 6, 2010 at 1:07amThere was a time when laws against adultery existed and were enforced, in this country. Those laws were unconstitutional. Just FYI. BTW, of course the comparison is a canard. The judge that ruled based on freedom of religion, needs his license to practice law revoked; as, he clearly lacks a basic understanding of the constitution and probably cheated on his bar exams (otherwise how did he pass them?). (See my more lengthy post on page 2)
Report Post »Okpulot Taha
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 3:08amSimply to annoy Christians here at the Blaze, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, introduced Sharia law to England, or Britain if you include conquered Ireland and Scotland.
Yes, ma’am, an archbishop, one of your own, imposed Sharia law upon England. God bless the Church of England, the de facto government of Britain.
This Oklahoma law, and I am an Okie farm girl, is quickly exposing those left liberals who are Islam sympathizers. Democrats are lining up right and left in defense of Islam and Sharia law.
An interesting notion is a federal judge ruling against this Oklahoma law will be instantly exposed as an Islam sympathizer and ruling against Oklahoma is tacit approval of imposing Sharia law at a municipal, state or federal level. Ruling against Oklahoma is legal approval of and setting legal precedent for imposition of Sharia law upon America.
This will have Christians drooling with delight. With this legal precedent religious law may be imposed upon Americans, Christians can sue to have Biblical law imposed, Buddhists can sue to have Karma law imposed upon Americans, then Aetherism, Jediism and other cultist beliefs such as imposing extraterrestrial law via Tom Cruise and Scientology. Suppose the Grays will be in there as well.
Personally, I would like those whackos up in Oregon who worship nudity and fornication to write some laws for our America. This would be right entertaining.
Tell ya, if not for the religious our world would be rather boring. God bless all you religious kooks.
Okpulot Taha
Report Post »Choctaw Nation
free2bme1961
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 6:13amReligion….the word,…was made up, by those who intended to create chaos. Creating this division, helps the NWO reality come true….but, politics has helped immensely; with the “divide & conquer” tactic.
Report Post »My faith, in the Lord Jesus Christ, should not be confused, with all of the religions’ that exist….btw, many religions are satanic. There is only “One” God. Only fools would believe that each religion, in existance, worship the same “God”; or are teaching his “word” correctly…OR not changing the meaning of his word, the bible….they all can’t be right…there is only one intended meaning, and the ones’ that have studied to teach it right, are far and few between.
FAITH is the common denominator here. The “religion” factor, is what those, trying to destroy this country, and combine nations, have been relying on….for division and chaos!
Slavery or execution….take your pick. They have managed to manipulate people to “hate” church and religion…but the real IRONY is,… that anyone who is against Christianity, will end up in a religion required by our NWO government; whether you like it or not! ….if you don’t, it will be bye, bye.:(
Okpulot Taha
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 10:50amFREE 2 B 1961 writes, “Religion….the word,…was made up”
Just as God is made up.
FREE 2 B 1961 adds, “There is only ‘One’ God.”
Ah ha! Your god is the most bad ass boy on the block!
FREE 2 B 1961 continues, “Only fools would believe that each religion”
Those who do not believe as you believe are fools.
FREE 2 B 1961 waves a Bible, “meaning of his word, the bible”
The Bible is written by man, not by God. There is not a single word uttered by God in the Bible.
FREE 2 B 1961 reminds me of history, “Slavery or execution”
Such as Christians enslaving blacks and executing reds.
Okpulot Taha
Report Post »Choctaw Nation
free2bme1961
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 11:41pmNot all of the people, that claim they are CHRISTIANS, are CHRISTIANS. The ones having something to gain from such a claim, should be very clear to see. If one really could understand what is being said, you’d know that what I am trying to expose, is the “genocide” by the wars, created because of the “elite”….I am livid that any race has been executed, under the FALSE pretense of the christian name! You will not see me back down from anyone who refuses to SEE the that the division in our country is due to the word “religion” and of political parties, that have the EXACT same agenda.
Considering the majority of your comments are directed towards sex…and the male commenters here; I have to wonder, if you take seriously what is happening? You have a computer, do the research and stop “Purposely messing with People” as you put it, in a latter comment, a few weeks back. For some reason you seem to enjoy posting “word for word” anyone you respond to in their quotes. Mocking intimidation tactics will not work with me. I have learned, that people who play headgames, have little wisdom, and therefore resort to worthless mockery.
Btw, you said you don’t care if satellites see your naked body? Believe me, if you have a social security number, and an address,..they know everything you do…everything….and even if you did not have a home, or were a citizen, they would still know.
“The Technocratic Age is slowly designing an every day more controlled society. The society will be dominated by an elite of persons free from traditional values (!) who will have no doubt in fulfilling their objectives by means of purged techniques with which they will influence the behavior of people and will control and watch the society in all details”. “… it will become possible to exert a practically permanent watch on each citizen of the world”.
- Zbigniew Brzezinski – (Illuminati and co-founder of Trilateral Commission)
Report Post »Okpulot Taha
Posted on November 6, 2010 at 1:52amFREE 2 B ME 1961 “you seem to enjoy posting ‘word for word’ anyone you respond to in their quotes.”
Quoting those who respond to me is a professional courtesy. This is expected although virtually none here are aware of this type of professionalism. Quoting a person sets a context for my reply. Without a quoted context readers will be confused.
Look at my quoting of you at top of these comments. Readers know precisely to whom I am responding and know precisely to which comment of yours I am responding. This is a display of professional behavior on my part; adding a quote requires effort on the part of a writer.
FREE 2 B ME 1961 adds, “resort to worthless mockery.”
You mistake professional courtesy for mockery. Do you now see how quoting is beneficial? You know I am responding to you and you know precisely to which comment of yours I am responding.
You will also note I CAPITALIZE your moniker to make this easier for you to spot your “name”. This is also a professional courtesy to readers.
This professionalism of mine sets me apart from all others here at the Blaze. What an amateur writer sees as “mockery” professional writers see as “courtesy”.
I think your tin foil hat is fitted a bit too tight, you need to loosen up a bit.
Okpulot Taha
Report Post »Choctaw Nation
free2bme1961
Posted on November 6, 2010 at 6:28pmTin Foil hat? People come here to make comments for various reasons. I have seen many angry postings here too. Some of us, really CARE. To the ones with “ameteur” intelligence, it will look like we are the enemy, trying to destroy hope.
You need to realize, that any person, with real “faith” in the “Lord” would not have approved of what happened to “Native Americans.”…or the Jews in Nazi Germany, or the holocaust, which nobody speaks of in WWI, involving human torture & experimentation of the Japanese.
All of the above, are genocide, extermination, and human sacrifices, to please “lucifer” and his followers, which happen to be the “elite.”
History will repeat itself, indefinitely, until people wake up, and realize that this government, intends to allow, only those, that are a part of a certain bloodline, to exist. The rest will be executed, or made slaves, only allowed to exist, under the control of the “elite.”
My faith in the “Lord,” has given me the courage, and the will, to help make aware to all, what is happening.
I do not like what I know is happening. I do not enjoy looking like the enemy, to commenters here. If I grow tired of trying to inform people, and help people, it will be because, I see no hope of change.
I am not going to argue with anyone on this matter, because either people will open up their thought process, or they won’t.
Report Post »I am trying to give people the ammunition to fight for their rights. I care about everyone, including you.
SilentReader
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 2:39amHamas-linked CAIR and it’s tentacles like ISNA and the Muslim American Society has infiltrated our government and key committees and they are working to bring Sharia to America.
The most dangerous sect in America is the Alhlu Alsunna. They must be investigated now.
http://www.facebook.com/AmericanDefenceLeague
Report Post »free2bme1961
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 2:07amIf one resides in the U.S.; abide by the laws here. It shouldn’t even come into question in this country, that any abuse is wrong! I would not expect any foreign country to abide by my beliefs. This whole topic, should be a no-brainer.
Report Post »pamela kay
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 1:56amNow that’s American, all states should follow. Just as we should take the lead from Arizonia.
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 1:44amlook what islam has done to destroy Europe. sharia law here means anyone claiming to be a muslim can chop your kid’s head off and say it is their RIGHT by THEIR MUSLIM LAW to kill the infidel, rape their own 6yr old daughters and behead their own women and is that what you want allowed here. Europe is desperattely scrambling to get a grip but in soem countries they are over 10% of the population and DEMANDING the ignorant “tolerant” host historically-Christian-White nations succumb to ISLAM now.
Report Post »Deutscher
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 9:27amCan you tell us which country in europe is being threatened by it’s Muslim population to change their government ?
Report Post »MrObvious
Posted on November 6, 2010 at 12:54amFrance, Denmark, Spain, and England. Also, Turkey has been taken in the direction of radicalism lately. Other countries in the EU maybe under Islamic attack as well; but, the ones above have made the news.
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 1:41ammuslims by their own “religion” are NOT Americans in any sense of the word. you come here, you live by AMERICAN LAW.
Report Post »mintyfresh
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 1:34am“AMERICAN” law has nothing to do with religion – christianity or islam or any other. you can be an american and be any faith. i can’t believe i just had to type that, as i would assume that was common knowledge among civilized people. i guess not all here are civilized.
Report Post »Linda in Oklahoma
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 1:36amComing to America should be an acceptance of American laws. If their laws and customs and lifestyle are so great, why come here at all? State Question 755 and anything else that prohibits our country from becoming another pile of rubble like Lebanon and turning women into brood mares for terrorism should be considered since their hoards insist on destroying the infidel world.
Report Post »MidAmerican
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 1:03amWe have given you the two most conservative senators in DC, Tom Coburn and Jim Inhofe, a voter ID law, not a single county here voted for Obama, and now this “No-Sharia Law” law. You are welcome.
From Tulsa
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 1:49amany Judge ever ruling FOR muslims and sharia law HERE IN AMERICA should be taken out in an alley. period.
Report Post »Devil in Arkansas
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 9:04pm@BurntHills
EXACTLY. I might add, every lawyer who doesn’t automatically understand this, should be taken along.
Report Post »SilentReader
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 12:51amExamples of Shariah Law include the following: (from the authoritative source Reliance of the Traveller, The Sacred Manual of Islamic Law)
Requirement of women to obtain permission from husbands for daily freedoms;
…Beating of disobedient woman and girls;
…
Execution of homosexuals;
Engagement of polygamy and forced child marriages;
Requirement of the testimony of four male witnesses to prove rape;
Stoning of adulteresses;
Lashing of adulterers;
Amputation of body for criminal offenses;
Female genital mutilation;
Capital punishment for those who slander or insult Islam;
Execution of apostates, or those that leave the religion of Islam
Inferior status for all non-Muslims, known as Dhimmitude.
Concept of Taquiyya: A Muslim may lie or deceive others to advance the cause of Islam.
Report Post »MrButcher
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 1:06amyou can find everything you just listed in the bible’s old testament
if your point is taking seriously the moral teaching of ignorant dirt people from centuries ago is of no help to the 21st century then i agree
but if you’re attacking one theocratic belief with another theocratic belief…
then, please, let me step aside whilst you folks kill each other over dirt beliefs
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 1:57amOKC has a HUGE Gay Community. sharia law says ”kill the gays”. so where are they on this. huh, where?! once sharia law comes into play anywhere in America, once any loon democrat Judge here lets them kill someone, the gays can be picked off the streets and beheaded for ”offending” muslims by just BEING gay. what, no Hollywood celebrity going to start a fuss?! no, it is up to everyday AMERICANS whgo understand what is at stake, our Christian Nation is headed to islam subjugation by way of teh increasing immigrant inflow of muslims and their culture and demands we “accept’ everything about them including sharia law. DIVERSITY is NOT AMERICAN. Diversity SPLITS a nation up. AMERICA is a “melting pot” for ASSIMILIATION. Out of Many= One. All for One and One for All. NOT “DIVERSE”. DIVERSITY is BAD, BAD, BAD.
Report Post »Okpulot Taha
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 3:22amMR BUTCHER fancies himself a humorist, “if you’re attacking one theocratic belief with another theocratic belief”
Now this would be fun to watch! “My god is bigger than your god!” Oh yeah, we’ll see about that! Bound to be a real Clash of the Titans!
I’m placing my bet on Aphrodite, she is the slayer of all men and the gods themselves. Even your god, Zeus, is no match for Aphrodite. As you know, Mr Butcher, your god Zeus tried to seduce Aphrodite and only succeeded in spilling his seed upon earth giving rise to your “dirt people”.
When Aphrodite is finished kicking butt on mortals and gods, Ocean Spray Cranberries is bound to offer her a lucrative advertising contract,
“As Refreshing As Aphrodite Springing Forth From Ocean Spray”
Okpulot Taha
Report Post »Choctaw Nation
free2bme1961
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 5:40am@Butcher; You find pride in being an athiest?….the bible speaks nothing about my “God”, the “most high,” that would approve of, or instigate mass genocide to innocents, or any mutilation of women. It sorta’ sounds like you may speak of, the so-called-wanna-be, pitiful & ball-less one; the dragon, lucifer, etc.; he has so many names, just like the people that worship and follow him, have numerous personalities……pssst, butch, if you don’t like religion; you won’t like the NWO….A one World religion…..
“We shall unleash the Nihilists and Atheists, and we shall provoke a formidable social cataclysm which in all its horror will show clearly to the nations the effects of absolute atheism, origin of savagery and of the most bloody turmoil. Then everywhere, the citizens, obliged to defend themselves against the world minority of revolutionaries, will exterminate those destroyers of civilization, and the multitude, disillusioned with Christianity, whose deistic spirits will be from that moment without compass, anxious for an ideal, but without knowing where to render its adoration, will receive the pure doctrine of Lucifer, brought finally out in the public view, a manifestation which will result from the general reactionary movement which will follow the destruction of Christianity and atheism, both conquered and exterminated at the same time.”
Report Post »Illustrious Albert Pike 33°
Letter 15 August 1871
Addressed to Grand Master Guiseppie Mazzini 33°
Archives British Museum
London, England*
DarthKeller
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 12:40amThis law isn’t unconstitutional, it took me a while to explain this, which i’ve done here
Report Post »David286 - FL
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 1:07amAwesome argument…Hopefully a Liberal Activist Judge won’t over turn it.
Report Post »MrButcher
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 1:13amwhy should it take you long to explain?
america can’t, by proxy, ban islam by banning sharia law no more than it can ban mormons and pluralmarriage.
religion is as much a cancer to freedom as progressivism and govt is
Report Post »TulsaJack
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 1:57amAll, I can say is the Ninth Circuit can’t touch us here. I saw a heckuva bunch of “could” create this and “could” do this or that. Not to mention “some” legal scholars and “some” legal experts….
Report Post »Give me a break!!! All this politically correct non-sense is turning us into a European satellite-state!! Can someone please send these experts and scholars a copy of the Constitution with the Tenth Amendment underlined? Heck, just send the whole document since they obviously never had time to read it.
We’re standing by for an AZ type attack as we speak!
charliego
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 9:23am@darthkeller
Report Post »Very interesting and thorough research-thank you. I may make a copy of this-okay?
SilentReader
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 12:22amThis is all the more reason why our representatives should adopt Tom Tancredo’s Bill HR 6975, banning brutal Sharia and any foreign National who would want to bring it to America.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.6975:
Political and Militant Islam and it’s enforcer brutal Sharia is a threat to our liberties here in America and we must guard against it every chance we get.
Sharia advocates the stoning of women and women have 2nd class status under Sharia. It also condones the raping of wives and they can get away with it under brutal Sharia. Sharia is everything that every American who values their liberty must stand up against because Hamas-linked CAIR and it’s Muslim Brotherhood backers and Saudi financiers are working to bringing this barbaric Sharia to America.
Hamas-linked CAIR is just one of the tentacles of the Muslim Brotherhood’s 100 year Plan to establish a world caliphate where Sharia will reign supreme over all Western Civilization and the Judeo-Christian laws that America is founded upon, where all men are created equal and they are endowed with the inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
So, please don‘t underestimate the threat of Militant and Political Islam and it’s enforcer brutal Sharia on our freedoms here in America!
Please email your representative and let them know that we want Hamas-linked and sugar-coated CAIR shut down and we want to ban Sharia from ever coming to America.
Here’s our ADL facebook page which will give you more information about the threat of this impending stealth Sharia and Jihad and how it will seriously threaten our liberties, and our very lives:
http://www.facebook.com/AmericanDefenceLeague
Report Post »the hawk
Posted on November 4, 2010 at 11:51pmThe Gov can make No laws on religion
Report Post »Lonescrapper
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 6:05amThis isn’t true. The government can make no law RESPECTING a religion. There are plenty of cases where a religion has been restricted by government. You can’t smoke weed during your religious ceremony, you can’t kill a cat, etc…
Report Post »janie46
Posted on November 4, 2010 at 11:51pmI don’t get it. We are a nation founded on christian and jewish values. If muslims want to live here then the law of this land should prevail. This is insane and has NOTHING to do with common sense. There should most definitely be a federal law banning sharia law in America. The ten commandments were part of our founding. This is tolerance taken to the extreme! Let me be the first to say Islam IS a false religion and we should not allow this kind of twisted logic to take root.
Report Post »MrButcher
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 1:01amJanie, the ten commandments are also in the koran. don’t you get it?
america’s constitution is neutral on religion. we need to keep it that way.
christians, jews and muslims all belong to the abrhamic belief system. they all have their own historical narritive and claim certain lands and rights. but that stuff is BS in america.
in america, it’s up to the individual to determine his or her thoughts on these metaphysical matters and how they relate them to our everyday lives (if they chose to at all)
sharia law is not a threat to america
religion is
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Report Post »mintyfresh
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 1:30amwow, one of the dumbest things i’ve read today. and that’s saying something, as i have been reading the blaze for the last 15 minutes.
Report Post »The Third Archon
Posted on November 4, 2010 at 11:49pmHe‘s quite right it’s preemptive–of Federal authority. Such a law is unnecessary as judges who are following their constitutional duty cannot use any law other than the Constitution and cases arising under it, as well as treaties, which have always been considered to have the force of constitutional law. No law that cites only religious authority as its basis is valid for consideration because the government is required to be non-influential with regards to religion, as per case law regarding the 1st Amendment and the Non-Establishment Clause
Report Post »Madison2012
Posted on November 4, 2010 at 11:48pmIf Muslims want their law then they should go back to where you came from. This is a country of laws legislated and voted on by the people. Judges should adjudicate our written laws and not any other laws (and that includes the Ten Commandments).
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 1:47ammuslims wanting sharia law here can go back to where they spawned from, or die here while Christian patriotic Americans defend America for our children. period. that we are even having this issue is an atrocity being thrust upon US AMERICANS by the silent muslim covert terrorists laying in wait in our cities.
Report Post »chazman
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 8:36pmIf the American people say ‘No,‘ then the answer is ’No.’ God help you if you go against the American people. We are a Christian nation. We are not an Islamic nation. We do not like Islam. Islam is a cult. Islam has more murderers in its ranks than not. Islam is never to be trusted.
EP46
Posted on November 6, 2010 at 7:57pmArticle says “. “I would like to see Oklahoma politicians explain if this means that the courts can no longer consider the Ten Commandments.”
They won’t even let a copy of the Ten Commandments in a court house now !!!!
If any one in the US ever tried to use the Ten Commandments they would immediately scream Separation of Church and State. Do not be fooled. As the article states, Elena Kagen has said she would consider international law in the Supreme Court. We have to get back to State laws to protect us from the Federal laws and the Court.
Report Post »MrButcher
Posted on November 4, 2010 at 11:36pmnow this ought to be interesting.
Report Post »MrButcher
Posted on November 4, 2010 at 11:43pmwait. i didn’t realize this had been posted 5 hours ago without responce.
good job, Ms. Jessup.
many heads are spinning.
good job!
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Posted on November 5, 2010 at 1:22amNo kidding, Sharia Law coming to America puts all americans at risk from some nutjob of an Imam just pointing at you and saying you need to be killed or maimed on the spot. And now this lady over in the fine lands of Iran is to be hanged instead of stoned. So she will be strangled by rope attached to a crane that lifts her off the ground – there has been documented a 16yr old girl hanged this way, after she had been raped by her uncle and then she died for the crime.
I believe it showed on the Discovery or History channel in the last two years.
Sharia law = death in horrible manners for all lovers of freedom.
Report Post »Lonescrapper
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 6:09amAmerica isn’t banning sharia law (and by the way, they did ban Mormons and plural marriage… ), they are banning the government from implementing it. The government does not enforce the ten commandments. They do not enforce the word of wisdom (which would have been your better choice for picking on Mormons) and they do not enforce kosher laws. The government is supporting the constitutional laws without RESPECT to sharia (or other religious laws). That makes the ban completely in harmony with the Constitution.
Report Post »Polwatcher
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 8:05amAccording to the libs, Muslims and Sharia are fine and the Constitution is a “living” document that can be bent and shaped to almost anything. This is what this fight will be all about.
Report Post »StonyBurk
Posted on November 5, 2010 at 8:20amI just wish these legal experts would ask FIRST if Islamic law is compatible with our Constitution.
Report Post »I have heard the terrorists and their support groups like CAIR insist Our Constitution is Sharia compliant
but I DISAGREE.ISLAM IS NOT NOW NOR EVER WILL BE COMPATIBLE WITH OUR COUNTRY AND OUR WAY OF LIFE.
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Posted on November 5, 2010 at 8:27amWe are a nation of laws that apply to everyone. That is why there is no room for religious leaders to make up their own laws that only they can decide on. Everyone is subject to the law of the land(the Constitution) Once again he has it backwards it is sharia law that is unconstitutional. If we can outlaw snake handling we can outlaw sharia law.
Report Post »IF you have the time you need to watch your reps’ every move and make sure people know about what they are doing. If a couple of people in each city got together to watch their reps they could do incredible work.
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Posted on November 6, 2010 at 5:32pmSo I should invoke sharia law when I beat my wife and children and that is to be OK in America? That is not the American way. If Muslims want to live under sharia law, there are many nations where it is practiced. Just pick one and leave.
Report Post »Armed Patriot
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 7:53amRick Tepker said, “The result of this is that judges aren’t going to know when and how they can look at sources of American law that were international law in origin.”
It very easy my simple minded professor of law… Is it written into US or OK law??? It is not where from the laws morals originate but if it is US law, Sharia law, French law, or Japanese law. Simple minds make simple arguements.
Report Post »elfinmagic75
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 11:50amParts of the Ten Commandments are in the Constitution and that is the law of the land from long before. Technically even the Constitution is International law as it was a mix of what England did right and what they did wrong and the founders took that and tried to make as perfect of a country as they could. the difference is we were founded by protestants who wanted religious freedom. It is not in the Constitution that we should not bow down to graven images or have no other god before our God. Saying that we should use all religious laws to govern our land is ludicrous. As I have said before, we would have to allow polygamy, rape, under age marriage, stoning, and so many other things to the law. What is to stop every murderer in jail of saying murder is part of his religious views, so he should be freed from prison? When does it stop? If they want to live under Sharia or International law then they need to go find a country that allows those laws to doctrin. As an Oklahoman, I am loyal to my state and my country and those are the only laws that should rule the land. I am one of the 70% and proud of it. If this law that was passed by 70% of the people gets overturned then we no longer live in America. Not to mention if somehow they were to get Sharia law added to Federal law it would be useless to fight this state. Oklahoma has a clause in our Constitution that makes Federal Law take precidence over our State Law.
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