Thread: US judge bars Oklahoma measure that targets Sharia law

US judge bars Oklahoma measure that targets Sharia law
Tue Nov 9, 9:06 am ET


WASHINGTON (AFP) – A federal judge has granted a temporary block to a new law approved last week in Oklahoma that bars state courts from considering international or Islamic law, after opponents challenged it on constitutional grounds.

The amendment to the state's constitution, approved by over 70 percent of voters in mid-term elections, was to be temporarily stayed after the judge ruled Monday in favor of challenger Muneer Awad, a Muslim resident of the state and local chapter head for the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR).

"The amendment it will make once certified is a gross transgression of the establishment clause," Awad said in his lawsuit, asserting the measure violates the US Constitution's First Amendment's clause that bars the government from making laws "respecting the establishment of religion."

His lawsuit stated the measure is aimed at ensuring "Oklahoma?s courts are not used to 'undermine those founding (Judeo-Christian) principles,'" and goes even further to denigrate Awad's standing in the community by transforming the state constitution "into an enduring condemnation of plaintiff?s faith."

The amendment, the lawsuit added, "singles out plaintiff's faith, but no other faith, for special restrictions."

CAIR, which is gearing up for a full hearing into the law on November 22, said Oklahoma's move would prevent courts in the state from "from implementing international agreements, honoring international arbitrations, honoring major international human rights treaties."

The measure was one of hundreds of referendums held across the country in the November 2 including votes on cannabis legalization and puppy farms. It was specifically intended to harm "an unpopular minority," Awad said in his lawsuit.

"The goal was to stigmatize Islam by establishing in the public?s mind that Islam is something foreign and to be feared," he said.


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"The goal was to stigmatize Islam by establishing in the public?s mind that Islam is something foreign and to be feared," he said.

I have said it before and I will say it again:EVERYTHING I NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT ISLAM, I LEARNED ON 9/11!

why is it that judges are ruling against the american people. especially after the american people voted and passed legislation

Originally Posted by jamesw62

why is it that judges are ruling against the american people. especially after the american people voted and passed legislation

Their law is founded on a religion , islam

Therefore it is against our constitution to kick it out

We can be living under this law in a very few short years and there is very little we can do about it.

Of course this country would have to recognize islamic courts but in the name of freedom of religion , who knows

Bottom line is both the islamics and the illegal hispanics are using our constitution against us in every way possible , Until we figure out how to deal with this we could very easily lose this country if we haven't already.

BOTTOM LINE

This idiotic lawsuit should have been laughed out of court

How about we practice some of their law

Lets declare a jihad against radical muslims and illegal aliens invading our country ?

Anything goes , after all , we have freedom of religion also