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To: Carry_Okie

“I’ll go hide now. “

Don’t you dare hide. I’m proud of you!

BTW, your folks are THINKING ahead.

One state is preparing itself against Shariah Law

Written by Bruce Walker
Wednesday, 09 June 2010 16:10

Oklahoma lawmakers are supporting an amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution that would prohibit state courts from relying upon Sharia (Islamic law) or international law in deciding cases.

House Joint Resolution 1056 would place the issue before Oklahoma voters in November. This resolution, nicknamed “Save Our State,” has been proposed because of a rising concern with courts citing non-American sources as legal authority. Sharia, in particular, poses a threat to traditional American values. Honor killings and similar crimes are seeping into our nation, with justification under traditional Islamic law an increasingly common concern..

http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/politics/3751-oklahoma-lawmakers-resist-using-sharia-in-court


78 posted on 08/13/2010 6:35:28 PM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: nmh

bttt


307 posted on 08/14/2010 4:54:51 AM PDT by petercooper (Ignorant Obama Voters: Happy Now?)
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