Posted on 05/16/2015 7:58:45 PM PDT by upchuck
By BI: Republican-sponsored anti-sharia legislation which would ensure that Islamic and other foreign laws are kept out of consideration by South Carolina courts is being stonewalled by Democrat panderers who seek to appease Muslim supremacists pushing hard to get sharia law recognized by American courts.
Post and Courier A vote on the anti-Sharia law bill was postponed until Tuesday at the earliest after an hours-long debate over Charleston Republican Rep. Chip Limehouses proposal. Limehouse has said a law is needed to prevent radical Islamic beliefs from infiltrating state courts.
Democrats said the bill showed why the GOP was unfit to govern and why South Carolina is the butt of late-night television jokes. They accused Republicans of legislating off of Internet rumors.
Rep. James Smith, D-Columbia, called the bill red meat and politics at its worst, while Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter, D-Orangeburg, chastised Limehouse and others for having the wrong priorities.
Defenders of the measure said that events in Iraq and the growth of radical Islam in America mean that South Carolina should ensure that laws adhered to by militant groups like ISIS dont end up in U.S. courts.
Sharia law is also sometimes used in Muslim communities to settle contract disputes or family matters, although American courts are not bound by those rules. The terrorist group ISIS has used the 14th century laws to justify the beheading of prisoners in Syria and Iraq.
Limehouse has cited the Center for Security Policy, a conservative Washington, D.C.-based think tank, that has prompted states around the country to introduce laws banning the use of foreign or Sharia laws.
The center has cited 146 cases in 32 states where Sharia law was used as a legal argument. Those states are Tennessee, Louisiana, Arizona, Kansas, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Washington, Alabama and Florida, according to the center.
A fear of Islamic law has grown particularly among conservative groups around the country as terrorist groups have carried out attacks and spread their message on social media.
Rep. Joe Neal, D-Hopkins, said Republicans were fear-mongering. Laws in this state ought to be based on our Constitution not on fear, not on suspicion, he said. Were better than this because we dont need to give in to fear
and the kind of low-brow politics this seems to represent.
Your welcome. I’ve found their service to be very helpful.
The masks are coming off and the elected officials are revealing who they really are and what their end game is. I wonder how often Soros Claus passes out stuffed envelopes now. Must be weekly.
> Rep. Joe Neal, D-Hopkins, said Republicans were fear-mongering. Laws in this state ought to be based on our Constitution not on fear, not on suspicion, he said. Were better than this because we dont need to give in to fear and the kind of low-brow politics this seems to represent.
Low brow? What the hell do you think 7th century barbarians that stone people, throw them off buildings, rape women, and chop off your effing head is m@ther#%r? Sorry but these guys need to be dragged from office by their feet...
Every time I see his name, I see ‘elderberry’.
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Who does that surprise?
Unbelievable that this could happen in SC, one of the reddest states in the nation.
Isn’t it treasonous to allow a shadow government to usurp the U.S. Constitution?
Evidently not. It is happening and no one who has sworn an oath to defend the Constitution is doing anything to stop it. In fact, both political parties are doing everything in their power to aid and abet.
It’s not a quarter moon on the SC flag, but a gorget which was used to protect the throat in battle.
I will never “submit” to a “religion” founded by a pedophile, thief and murderer.
Israel conversely, means to “struggle” with God. And which God would allow me to do.
> What a mess weve made of this country.
Amd all it took was one black conman and his fan club to do it
> Across the United States, religious courts operate on a routine, everyday basis.
Maybe so but the punishments and penalties are a lot harsher with sharia tribunal religious courts than our curren court systems plus the Muslims have already made it abundantly clear they have no plans to stop there. The tribunals are just a way to get their foot in the door in our legal system. Its Taqyya legal style. And Its not like a door to door vacuum cleaner salesman who puts his foot in the door to make his pitch. Its more a pretense to open the door for a full-scale home invasion where they clean the place out.
South Carolina is also one of the States that doesn’t like to offer reciprocity for other States’ citizens to carry weapons.
It’s Amazing how well the bible writers knew what men were like and the pitfalls of evil and it still applies perfectly today.
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South Carolina Reciprocity
RECIPROCITY
Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho (Enhanced Only), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
Residents of reciprocal states who hold permits issued by their states of residence may carry concealed firearms in South Carolina, but must abide by the restrictions in the South Carolina CWP law.
How has it been infiltrating state courts up to now?
I only mentioned it because there are a few things about a "Southern" State that don't seem to fit the meme one expects.
I have relatives in SC and hate to have to be unarmed to visit them. Same goes for NY which is a nightmare if one wants to transport a weapon (even following the law is not guaranteed to keep you from trouble - much like New Joisey) and in Ohio, I can open carry, but don't really trust the cops when dealing with "outsiders".
Life is tough - then you die.....
From the pro slavery party.
James Smith is unfit to live in America
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