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| Tancredo Proposes Anti-Sharia Measure in Wake of U.K. Certification of Islamic Courts |
| 2008-09-21 |
| Amid disturbing revelations that the verdicts of Islamic Sharia courts are now legally binding in civil cases in the United Kingdom, U.S. Representative Tom Tancredo (R-Littleton) moved quickly today to introduce legislation designed to protect the United States from a similar fate. According to recent news reports, a new network of Sharia courts in a half-dozen major cities in the U.K. have been empowered under British law to adjudicate a wide variety of legal cases ranging from divorces and financial disputes to those involving domestic violence. “This is a case where truth is truly stranger than fiction,” said Tancredo. “Today the British people are learning a hard lesson about the consequences of massive, unrestricted immigration.” Sharia law, favored by Muslim extremists around the world, often calls for brutal punishment – such as the stoning of women who are accused of adultery or have children out of wedlock, cutting off the hands of petty thieves and lashings for the casual consumption of alcohol. Under Sharia law, a woman is often required to provide numerous witnesses to prove rape allegations against an assailant – a near impossible task. “When you have an immigration policy that allows for the importation of millions of radical Muslims, you are also importing their radical ideology – an ideology that is fundamentally hostile to the foundations of western democracy – such as gender equality, pluralism, and individual liberty,” said Tancredo. “The best way to safeguard America against the importation of the destructive effects of this poisonous ideology is to prevent its purveyors from coming here in the first place.” Tancredo’s bill, dubbed the “Jihad Prevention Act,” would bar the entry of foreign nationals who advocate Sharia law. In addition, the legislation would make the advocacy of Sharia law by radical Muslims already in the United States a deportable offense. Tancredo pointed to the results of a recent poll conducted by the Centre for Social Cohesion as evidence that the U.S. should act to prevent the situation in Great Britain from replicating itself here in the United States. The poll found that some 40 percent of Muslim students in the United Kingdom support the introduction of Sharia law there, and 33 percent support the imposition of an Islamic Sharia-based government worldwide. “We need to send a clear message that the only law we recognize here in America is the U.S. Constitution and the laws passed by our democratically elected representatives,” concluded Tancredo. “If you aren’t comfortable with that concept, you aren’t welcome in the United States.” |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #6 That's good to know, Muslims Against Sharia. Thank you. I'm not sure about not allowing visitors, though. I mean, you clearly have the right attitude, and you are Muslim. Do you have any ideas how we could encourage others like you? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-09-21 21:39 |
| #5 Muslims Against Sharia praise Congressman Tancredo's initiative. We advocated similar measures in the past and fully support "Gihad Prevention Act" "Any person from a country where a substantial part of the population is pro-Sharia should not be allowed in the West, not only as an immigrant, but even as a visitor with a few exceptions, i.e., political asylum or as a diplomat etc. ... Every legal immigrant should be allowed to stay only if he/she did not display desire to establish a Sharia state in a host country. Any naturalized citizen who displays a desire to establish a Sharia state in a host country should have his/her citizenship revoked and promptly deported. I think the latter two groups is where the real danger lies." Linda Ahmed, FrontPage Magazine, July 24, 2008 "Anyone who proclaims Islamic extremist views should be tried for sedition, since we are at war with radical Islam, or at the very least, promptly deported." Khalim Massoud, FrontPage Magazine, September 9, 2008 http://muslimsagainstsharia.blogspot.com/2008/09/tancredo-proposes-anti-sharia-measure.html |
| Posted by: Muslims Against Sharia 2008-09-21 15:33 |
| #4 I would like to see the Catholics, Jews (and any other group who has non-liberal standards) demand the same set of legal standards for their beliefs...abortion is wrong, divorce is wrong, etc.; and see if the courts and liberals in the United Kingdom would support them. Just sayin', ya' know. |
| Posted by: WolfDog 2008-09-21 13:34 |
| #3 Link with what is happening in UK with David Cameron. |
| Posted by: newc 2008-09-21 11:13 |
| #2 I would think the laws are already in place to prevent Sharia in a free society -- although I believe the laws are in place to prevent illegal immigration, too... |
| Posted by: regular joe 2008-09-21 07:44 |
| #1 Good for him. It will be interesting to follow what happens with this legislation. |
| Posted by: Betty Grating2215 2008-09-21 05:06 |