Gingrich vs. Supremo; re: Sharia

Mr. Shaman

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Ol' Frig Newton does have a tendency to get "confused".

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"I am opposed to any effort to impose Sharia in the United States, and we should have a federal law that says under no circumstances in any jurisdiction in the United States will Sharia be used, in any court, to apply to any judgment made about American law," Gingrich said to loud applause.

"And we should make clear to Justice [Stephen] Breyer and Justice [Elena] Kagan, who both seem confused on this topic, that no judge will remain in office who tries to use Sharia law to interpret the US Constitution," Gingrich added.

Gingrich's references to justices Breyer and Kagan come from assertions among some right-wing commentators that the two justices favor Sharia law.

Justice Breyer's recent comment that a planned Koran-burning on the 9/11 anniversary may not be protected under the First Amendment was interpreted by some to mean that he supports Sharia law."

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Granny don't wannabe no Shi'ite...
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Analysts: Efforts to Ban Sharia in US States Reflect Continued Anxiety Over Islam
April 04, 2011 - Lawmakers in more than a dozen U.S. states have been trying to ban the Islamic religious and civil code known as Sharia, arguing that it inspires home-grown terrorism. Analysts say those efforts reflect continued anxiety and misunderstanding about Muslims in America.
Last year, 70 percent of voters in Oklahoma approved a referendum to prevent Sharia from being used in state courts. When a judge blocked certification of the result because of constitutional concerns, Oklahoma State Representative Sally Kern says many people were upset. "Not only I, but the vast majority of Oklahomans, there's been a huge outcry here," said Kern.

With the referendum - known as State Question 755 - now on hold, Kern has put forward a bill in her state legislature that would ban "any law, rule, legal code or system" that does not offer the same protections as the U.S. constitution.

She says the target is still Sharia. "What my bill does is it reinforces and puts in statute the intent of State Question 755," she said. Several weeks ago, a lawmaker in Tennessee removed specific references to Sharia in a similar bill there.

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