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| Clinton-Appointed Judge Puts Hold On OK Law Barring Sharia and Foreign Law |
| 2010-11-08 |
| heh...HT to AOSHQ, of course. Could you ask for a more clear example of our elitist betters driving cultural suicide. U.S. District Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange is a Clinton appointee...whoda thunk it? A federal judge Monday blocked an amendment to Oklahoma's state constitution that would bar the use of Islamic religious law in state courts after American Muslims challenged the proposal in court. Oklahoma voters approved the amendment in last week's elections by a 7-3 ratio. But the Council on American-Islamic Relations challenged the measure as a violation of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and U.S. District Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange issued a temporary restraining order Monday morning that will keep state election officials from certifying that vote. "What this amendment is going to do is officially disfavor and condemn the Muslim community as being a threat to Oklahoma," said Muneer Awad, executive director of CAIR's Oklahoma chapter and the lead plaintiff in the suit. In addition, he said, it would invalidate private documents, such as wills, that are written in compliance with Muslim law. Miles-LaGrange set a November 22 date for further arguments on the issue. The amendment's leading sponsor, Republican state Rep. Rex Duncan, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. OK, I can point out several points of disingenuous bullshit in there. How many can you find? |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #1 This is a great example of a case that should go right to the Second Court of the United States, so that 100 legislature appointed State judges could determine if this was a case of federal interest, or if it should be returned to the State of origin as not a federal matter. Directly below the SCOTUS, but above the federal District Courts, the Second Court of the United States would not itself be a federal court, but a check on the runaway federal judiciary and bureaucracy. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-11-08 20:01 |