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Alabama Proposes Constitutional Amendment To Ban Sharia Law In Courts <http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/melissa_jeltsen_1/2011/02/27-week /> Melissa Jeltsen | March 4, 2011, 2:10PM <http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftpmmuckraker.talkingpoint smemo.com%2F2011%2F03%2Falabama_proposes_constitutional_amendment_to_ban_s.p hp&t=Alabama%20Proposes%20Constitutional%20Amendment%20To%20Ban%20Sharia%20L aw%20In%20Courts%20%7C%20TPMMuckraker&src=sp> Share Send to a friend! To email: Your Name: Your email: It's been a busy few weeks for Sharia-fearing Americans. Tennessee recently introduced a bill <http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/02/tennessee_state_sen_joins _effort_to_criminalize_sh.php> that would ban the practice of Sharia - and perhaps by extension, the practice of Islam itself. Elsewhere, anti-Sharia groups battled for supremacy <http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/gaffney_jones_fight_for_s oul_of_anti-sharia_movement_at_rally_by_white_house_video.php> outside the White House, and Missouri filed legislation <http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/missouri_wants_to_ban_sha ria_law_in_courts_too.php> to outlaw the use of Sharia law in its courts. Now, it appears Alabama is getting into the game. State Sen. Gerald Allen (R ) has introduced a constitutional amendment, SB 62 <http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/documents/2011/03/proposed-alabama-anti-sh aria-constitutional-amendment.php?page=1> , that would forbid the use of Islamic law in the state's courts. The amendment would ensure that "...when a court exercises its judicial authority it will not consider Sharia when making its judicial decisions...The courts shall not look to the legal precepts of other nations or cultures. Specifically, the courts shall not consider international law or Sharia." Allen didn't immediately respond to TPM's request for comment. But in an interview <http://www.annistonstar.com/pages/full_story/push?article-Legislation+would +ban+Islamic+law+in+Alabama+courts-%20&id=12157691&instance=recentComments#i xzz1Feb41OHR> with the Anniston Star, Allen said while he couldn't think of any examples where Sharia law had been invoked in Alabama courts, he'd heard concerns from a number of constituents. He also said he drafted the bill in response to a specific request by a lone individual, who he declined to name. As the Anniston Star points out, the definition of Sharia listed in the bill is almost identical to wording in the Wikipedia entry on Sharia law. For an in-depth look at the origins of Sharia anxiety in the U.S., check out TPM's investigation <http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/09/the_war_on_sharia_started _long_before_you_ever_hea.php> on the subject. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, discuss-os...@yahoogroups.com. -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor biso...@intellnet.org http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: osint-subscr...@yahoogroups.com Unsubscribe: osint-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: osint-dig...@yahoogroups.com osint-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: osint-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
