Ban on Sharia law to be in the RNC platform

[Capt. Obvious]

The Republican National Convention adopted an amendment to their platform supporting a ban on foreign law, with Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R) specifically stating that Sharia posed a threat to America.

"We see it from the top where the United States Supreme Court has repeatedly quoted foreign law in interpreting our U.S. constitution and it's actually coming in at the bottom as well, it's being raised as an argument in courts around the country," Kobach said.

"I'm not aware of any court that's accepted the argument, but in cases involving either spousal abuse or assault or other crimes against persons, sometimes defenses are raised that are based in Sharia law," Kobach said. "We actually put a provision affecting Kansas statute this year and I think it's important for us to say foreign sources of law should not be used as part of common law decisions or statutory interpretations by judges in the lower state courts as well."

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/gop-platform-takes-hard-stance-against-imaginary-sharia

I hope they also find room in the platform to take a stand on gang stalking and widget gaffling.

[get the red out]

1. It actually makes sense

They don't want any Sharia Law but their own version.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. And that is pure red meat to the base

here, have some.

[Capt. Obvious]

3. That better not be halal meat

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

6. DUzy award!! That's great!!

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. But Kosher will be fine

Chuckle.

(It's the same exact method)

[pinto]

4. It's in the paranoid plank of the platform, I guess. Or a strawman amendment to it...

[hollysmom]

5. It says foreign law -Isn't Sharia religious? Would'nt it not be foreign to the people practicing it?

How would that affect other religious law?

[TexasProgresive]

8. Such as Catholic Canon Law? n/t

[Capt. Obvious]

9. And Magic Law

[hifiguy]

12. I'd trust the Wizengamot far further than

the RCC or any concept of "law" dreamed up by religulously insane bigots.

[Posteritatis]

13. It pretty much wouldn't, since it's not actually on the books anywhere in the US.

Any more than any other religious group using their own rules to settle internal issues - as is their absolute right, unless those rules run afoul of secular law.

[haele]

10. Levitican Law, Sharia Law - what's the real difference?

The only difference is the name they call it. It's all about the same monotheistic, jealous desert deity and the same basic wandering desert tribal laws.

"When you screw up big time, your kids to the seventh generation are going to pay for it, eye for eye; keep the sabbath and the commandments (at least among tribal members - it's okay to lie, covet or steal from those who aren't part of your tribe or are guests); shellfish, pork, mixed fabric, and homosexuality are equal abominations; pay the husband for causing a miscarriage, stone adulterers/adulteresses, women are the origins of sinfulness, put aside your infertile wives, only marry virgin women - yadda, yadda, yadda."

Myself, I'm waiting for Jubilee to be imposed as law of the land. That's about the only desert tribal religious law I can agree with.

Haele

[hifiguy]

11. They do realize that the "Old Testament law" they so desire

differs from Shari'a law only in the most marginal of details. Oh, forget about it...... I swear, a fungus could outwit the average reichwinger.

[Cleita]

14. Really?

I guess that will put a ban on a lot of their meddling in ladies' vaginas.

[Capt. Obvious]

16. No way

In fact, all unwed wenches attending the RNC must have their hymen inspected by the village wizard before being allowed on the convention floor.

[Cleita]

18. Gee. No lap dances this year in the VIP lounge? n/t

[sufrommich]

15. Also, no voting rights for wizards.

Muggles only!

[Douglas Carpenter]

17. Given the likelihood of an Islamic conquest of the American heartland I suppose that is prudent

[spanone]

19. it's a blow-job for the teabaggers who don't like romney