Measure would outlaw Islamic law in Oklahoma -- where it doesn't exist

[usregimechange]

As the country grapples with its worst economic downturn in decades and persistent unemployment, voters in Oklahoma next week will take up another issue — whether they should pass a constitutional amendment outlawing Sharia, or Islamic law.

Supporters of the initiative acknowledge that they do not know of a single case of Sharia being used in Oklahoma, which has only 15,000 Muslims.

"Oklahoma does not have that problem yet," said Republican state Rep. Rex Duncan, the author of the ballot measure, who says supporters in more than a dozen states are ready to place similar initiatives before voters in 2012. "But why wait until it's in the courts?"

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-sharia-oklahoma-20101029,0,116244.story


Next year they will target the growing problem of nude camel racing.

[gateley]

1. I'm speechless. And heartbroken. Farewell, America, we hardly knew ye. nt

[cyr330]

2. Sorry

but I FUCKING hate OK. Sorry to all you progressives who may live there, but I really dislike your state!

[madokie]

5. And why would that be

are you from a family who moved to the "golden state" back during the dust bowl days or do you just have a hard on for okies in general?

[cyr330]

8. I just hate the politics in your state.

That's all. I know there are some progressives there, but politically, OK is a wasteland. I don't have any problems with the Okies! :) I'm sorry if I sounded judgmental of your state's inhabitants; I just loathe your politicians!

[Posteritatis]

3. Gotta love the current trend to amend constitutions to forbid everything. (nt)

[panader0]

4. Aren't camels always nude?

Except for those little tassles?

[madinmaryland]

6. I thought man-on-camel stuff was popular with Repubs out there.

:shrug:

[marmar]

7. Fundies are just jealous they didn't come up with it first......

They'd love to have an Xtian form of Sharia law here and they know it.

[mrs_p]

9. where's the amendment against

christian theocracy?

[MurrayDelph]

10. Of course it's completely unconstitutional, that's not the point

the point is to rally out the Yahoos who, while they are making amurica safe from dem muslins, will also vote the rest of the Republican ticket.

[provis99]

11. Might as well ban Martian law, too.

If I'm not mistaken, Oklahoma has the highest proportion of Protestant fundamentalists out of any state. So I suspect they are behind the silliness.

[LiberalFighter]

12. Do they have a prohibition on Christian law?

[provis99]

13. Southern Baptist law is rampant in Oklahoma.

Its full of dry counties; not only do the Southern Baptist fundamentalists dislike drinking, they go out of their way to push their religious viewpoint into county law.

[Scuba]

14. Fear tactic.

[Angry Dragon]

15. I bet they could not even list Sharia Laws

Might as well get rid of all laws, they just get in the way

[pansypoo53219]

16. what about the talibornagains?

and their version of sharia.

[political_Dem]

17. A glimpse of life under Teabaggers will be like.

It'll be so ugly, you'll be begging for W., Cheney and old Rummy to come back.