Lawsuit Filed in Okla. Against Islamic Law Ban

New Yortk Times ^ | November 4, 2010 | AP

[lbryce]

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma Muslim has filed a federal lawsuit against a state ballot measure that prohibits state courts from considering international law or Islamic law when deciding cases.

Muneer Awad, head of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Oklahoma, filed the lawsuit Thursday, saying it is unconstitutional. The ballot question was approved in Tuesday's election with 70 percent of the vote.

The lawsuit seeks a temporary retraining order to block the results of the election from being certified on Nov. 9.

Joseph Thai, of the University of Oklahoma College of Law, says there is no danger of international or Islamic law taking over the state's court system and the ballot measure is "an answer in search of a problem."

[lbryce]

It never fails to assault my senses, sets off waves of cognitive dissonance that reverberates deep within my soul;
Under Sharia Law, the extraordinarily profound rights, privileges as bestowed upon us by divine inspiration in the guise of the US Constitution would be summarily usurped, never be otherwise allowed, granted under the sort of immoral code, way of life this very plaintiff would have us all be enslaved, be beholden to, if he and his ilk would have their way.

[Pollster1]

If a real American has no standing to challenge the former US Senator in our White House, then the CAIR lunatics have no standing in this case.

[TexasPatriot1]

Um... our rule of law rests with the Constitution?
He needs to GTFO of my country.

[Tamar1973]

Joseph Thai, of the University of Oklahoma College of Law, says there is no danger of international or Islamic law taking over the state's court system and the ballot measure is "an answer in search of a problem."

Then why are muslims already filing suit to overturn it? I'd say that's proof that there is a problem and Oklahoma just wants to be pro-active and nip it in the bud.

[ColdOne]

Sharia and this country cannot co-exist.

[traditional1]

IMHO; if this camel-jockey doesn’t like it here, go back to the tent he came from.

[DannyTN]

Congress is not forbidden from passing a law that disrespects a particular religion. That is as long as it doesn't disrespect all religions except one.

Congress is forbidden from passing a law that respects any particular religion.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

These radicals will push it as far as they can and keep pushing. Our federal government must stand up to this and say hell no! If not this will mushroom everywhere.

[Judith Anne]

Good for Oklahoma! Now, for a boatload of other states to copy Okahoma’s ban.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

JUST SAY HELL NO to SHARIA LAW!!!....

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Awad needs “a temporary retraining order!”

[KarlInOhio]

I bet the same guy would be screaming about separation of church and state if the Oklahoma voters approved the use of Catholic canon law in Oklahoma legal decisions and had a seat for the Archbishop of Oklahoma City on the Oklahoma supreme court.

[calex59]

Let’s see, he is claiming that going by the constitution is unconstitutional. I wonder how he came to that frickin’ stupid and totally insane position? If a judge doesn’t throw this out immediately they are also insane.

[Will88]

Joseph Thai, of the University of Oklahoma College of Law, says there is no danger of international or Islamic law taking over the state's court system and the ballot measure is "an answer in search of a problem."

Some law professor. Any casual observer of our courts knows that all it takes is one political hack in a black robe to introduce all sorts of crackpot ideas into our judicial decisions.

[CodeToad]

It is unconstitutional to use anything but statutory law originating from our constitutions. Banning a foreign law is actually perfectly constitutional and is expected.

[TexasPatriot1]

Agreed

[pgkdan]

Sharia and this country cannot co-exist.

Islam and the country can not coexist! Sharia is an integral and inseperable component of islam. Beatings, mutilations and honor killings are accepted practices among these ethugs and where our society refuses to allow such things the muslim does them anyway in contavention of OUR laws, customs, values and practices.

As far as I’m concerned the entire Western World...the US included...should outlaw the practice of islam as a matter of self defense. Islam is not a religion, per se, it’s a total, unified, political, cultural, economic, and judicial code of life that is completely at odds and opposed to our western heritage.

[FromLori]

That’s the plan the Muslim goal to enslave us or kill us we are infidel’s in the radical Muslim’s minds.

[WesternCulture]

I wish to support Islam, even though I don’t know anything about it.

I just wish to be a good, PC member of society and pay my dues (and taxes) and do whatever I am instructed to.

I don’t care about consequences.

- Après nous, le déluge*.

*Madame de Pompadour 1721-1764