It was noble but stupid to pass this law. The law is clearly unconstitutional, and with the power of court decisions behind them, Islam has defeated us using our own rules against us. To file lawsuit after lawsuit for “discrimination” was a winning strategy all spelled out in the Afgahnistan cave terrorist’s manual found several years ago.
Islam would have to be adjudicated not a religion for this law to be upheld. Read more at http://www.amazon.com/Shariah-America-Exercise-Competitive-Analysis/dp/098229476X
No. It is clearly CONSTITUTIONAL. "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." Stare decisis of the 14th Amendment says the 1st Amendment is incorporated to the states. Using Sharia to decide court cases in civil courts is an establishment of religion: it establishes Islam's law above the law of the land. Also, Sharia cannot uphold the equality under the law clause of the 14th amendment, since it treats women as chattel.