Posted on 11/21/2018 4:16:59 AM PST by C19fan
A federal judge dismissed charges Tuesday against two doctors and six others involved in the genital mutilation of nine girls at a Detroit clinic, and also declared a US law banning the practice unconstitutional. US District Judge Bernard Friedman dismissed mutilation and conspiracy charges against Dr. Jumana Nagarwala, who performed the surgery, and Dr. Fakhruddin Attar, who allowed his clinic in Livonia, Michigan, to be used for the procedure. The same charges were dismissed against Attar's wife, Farida, and Tahera Shafiq, who assisted in the procedure, as well as four women who tricked their daughters into going to the suburban clinic to undergo the practice for religious purposes. Four of the nine girls are from Michigan; the others are residents of Illinois and Minnesota.
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Michigan passed a law a couple months after these people were arrested. So they were too late. This should not be a federal issue.
If ever there was a reason for the feds to step in, this is it.
Thanks for the apology. Anyone who knows what FGM actually is SHOULD be horrified which is sort of why I said it is apples to oranges.
Paving the way for the forthcoming complete implementation of sharia.
Naaa. I'm good.
Male circumcision is (or at least began as) a religious issue and "Congress shall make no law". I have no idea whether female "circumcision" is a Muslim teaching derived from faith but, as barbaric as I view it, I would stand with the judge's interpretation of this not being in the Federal purview.
From what I can tell, the judge is right in this case. Interestingly, his statement about the unconstitutionality of Federal regulation of medical procedures is a powerful statement about the unconstitutionality of ObamaCare, too.
Abortion.
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According to the story, the judge ruled that FGM is properly regulated by the states and that the federal law against it is unconstitutional because it infringes on state authority. Michigan has also passed a law against FGM but apparently after these instances occurred. My guess is that the judge was simply looking for a way to get the Muslim doctors off and, being a judicial activist, he grabbed at anything that gave him an excuse.
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And, when asked about anti-gun laws vs. 2nd Amend.
Or theft via welfare vs. 5th/13th, property taxes vs. 5th (Takings..as one does not OWN property), or....
Judges sure do love to split hairs
I respectfully disagree. Today it’s “the feds need to protect possible victims of genital mutilations.” Tomorrow it’s “the feds need to protect possible victims of gun violence.” No thanks.
So if child sacrifice is part of your religion you are sound as a pound.
Lemme guess: you’re a man.
>>>“What’s the verdict on male circumcision?”
For the male there’s a medical reason (hygiene). For the female it gives pleasure to the male according to their mohammad.
That is the hard part of conservatism.
Stepping back from your emotions and taking a rational, long-term view of the path that “the government should do something about this outrage (of the moment)” will take.
Is this (FGM) wrong? You bet. Is it the purview of the federal government, and could the approach to cure it at a federal level be misused?
“For the male there’s a medical reason (hygiene)”
Actually that’s exceedingly debatable.
The victims are minors.
Would tbe judge rule the same way on ObamaCare and the entire FDA?
My first reaction was horror, but upon calming down and realizing that the judge was correct...unconstitutional.
Those worried about any gun related decision, please remember that to bear arms IS in the constitution.
There’s another horror happening. I received an email saying the patriot who filmed Planned Parenthood is being charged with 15 counts of crime for doing that.
I hope this gets more attention. This man needs help and I am so stupid that I don’t know how to start a GoFundMe.
MSM is obviously not covering this.
Thank you for understanding.
You’re welcome.
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