Posted on 08/22/2011 12:02:53 PM PDT by icanhasbailout
The dust has not yet settled over the Libyan capital of Tripoli since rebels took control over the weekend. But already, a draft constitutional charter for the transitional state has appeared online (embedded below). It is just a draft, mind you, and gauging its authenticity at this point is difficult. There is also no way to know whether this draft or something similar will emerge as the final governing document for a new Libyan regime.
As both the Morning Bell and Washington in a Flash noted today, Heritage Fellow Jim Phillips recently pointed out that Islamist forces “appear to make up a small but not insignificant part of the opposition coalition,” and must be prevented “from hijacking Libya’s future.” Parts of the draft Constitution allay those fears, while others exacerbate them.
Much of the document describes political institutions that will sound familiar to citizens of Western liberal democracies, including rule of law, freedom of speech and religious practice, and a multi-party electoral system.
But despite the Lockean tenor of much of the constitution, the inescapable clause lies right in Part 1, Article 1: “Islam is the Religion of the State, and the principal source of legislation is Islamic Jurisprudence (Sharia).” Under this constitution, in other words, Islam is law. That makes other phrases such as “there shall be no crime or penalty except by virtue of the law” and “Judges shall be independent, subject to no other authority but law and conscience” a bit more ominous.
(Excerpt) Read more at blog.heritage.org ...
Well, so much for a secular democracy. I can hear then laughing in Tehran....
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Libya is merely a few years ahead of us.
Don’t underestimate the relentless creep of sharia law into US society.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErzxOz3Dzv8&feature=player_embedded#!";
Any muslim country is always going to have Sharia law. Its an integral part of Islam and they are all ruled by Islam.
Well, lets follow our stellar foreign policies, and pump hundreds of billions of American tax dollars into Libya..
It's worked so well before.
Turkey doesn’t.
Islam is the state religion and a basic foundation for the country's laws, and no law may contradict the established provisions of Islam.
Excellent video, thanks for posting!
Send it to your congresscritter and ask him/her what he/she thinks of it.
In fact, all our presidential candidates should be confronted by this video. Now is the time for them to say something about it — four years from now it may be too late.
oh... I see one copy now that I put in “Libyan” rather than “Libya”, sorry about that
LOL...Shelly Berkley would get right on it!
I like your idea about confronting the Presidential Candidates.....it would be interesting to see which ones start squirming the most.
Yes as far as I know Turkey is the only one with a truly secular govt. Once we are out of Iraq it will probably be back to Sharia.
Thanks for the video. Excellent presentation.
I will not trust the so-called freedom fighters of the Middle East. I have a feeling they will turn on the United States. Ever since Obama occupied the white house there has been chaos worldwide among the people overseas and the United States.
You have it mixed up. Our bases in the region have probably been the greatest stimulant to the spread of Sharia: Iraq (previously secular), Iran (secular under Mosadeq), Libya (previously secular), Hamasitan, etc.
The so-called freedom fightered “turned on us” long before Obama took office. If you don’t believe me, read up on the history of the pro-Sharia, pro-Iran government in Baghdad.
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