Libyan Draft Constitution: Sharia is ‘Principal Source of Legislation’

The dust has not yet settled over the Libyan capital of Tripoli since rebels took control over the weekend. But already, a draft constitutional charter for the transitional state has appeared online (embedded below). It is just a draft, mind you, and gauging its authenticity at this point is difficult. There is also no way to know whether this draft or something similar will emerge as the final governing document for a new Libyan regime.

As both the Morning Bell and Washington in a Flash noted today, Heritage Fellow Jim Phillips recently pointed out that Islamist forces “appear to make up a small but not insignificant part of the opposition coalition,” and must be prevented “from hijacking Libya’s future.” Parts of the draft Constitution allay those fears, while others exacerbate them.

Much of the document describes political institutions that will sound familiar to citizens of Western liberal democracies, including rule of law, freedom of speech and religious practice, and a multi-party electoral system.

But despite the Lockean tenor of much of the constitution, the inescapable clause lies right in Part 1, Article 1: “Islam is the Religion of the State, and the principal source of legislation is Islamic Jurisprudence (Sharia).” Under this constitution, in other words, Islam is law. That makes other phrases such as “there shall be no crime or penalty except by virtue of the law” and “Judges shall be independent, subject to no other authority but law and conscience” a bit more ominous.

The European Union has allowed 53 million muslims into Europe, of course, this is insane. There is no reason at all to do this. I now strongly believe that the one worlders have decided that they will sacrifice Christianity to Islam in exchange for the incorporation of the Islamic world into their one world empire. This is why we are getting the full “Islam is the religion of peace” treatment. We must all accept that Islam is a delightful and harmless religion.

These European Union elites are totally removed from reality. They have had their minds on their one world objective for years now and they will not let anything deter them. These are people who are sitting on top of the world, they are billionaires and top politicians. They do not think that anything can harm them. They blindly refuse to see the violence of Islam. Even now they are speaking of extending the European Union to incorporate the muslim countries on the southern and eastern Mediterranean. This is why they have allowed 53 million muslims into Europe. They are trying to combine the two cultures. If they have to choose between Christianity and Islam, then Christianity must go. Many of these elitist have been hostile or indifferent to their Christian culture for some time, so there is no loyalty to Christianity.

See how the US gave into Sharia in Afghanistan and Iraq. See how the Christian leader of Cote D’Ivoire in Africa was sacrificed to the muslim illegal alien invaders who are taking over the country and voting illegally. See how Jimmy Carter allowed the muslim fanatics to take over Iran. See how the Arab Spring has paved the way for Sharia governments from Libya to Egypt. The Western powers, which includes us, are caving in to Sharia as a way of appeasing the Islamic world. The one worlders are not just in Europe, there are plenty of them here as well. That is why there is Sharia creep in the US as well.

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