The Law of the Land

I have been swamped lately but I read this and could not let it go...

Kansas Governor Signs Bill Effectively Banning Shariah

Friday, 25 May 2012 08:19 PM

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Republican Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed a bill aimed at keeping state courts and agencies from using Islamic or other non-U.S. laws when making decisions, his office said on Friday. The law has been dubbed the "sharia bill" because critics say it targets the Islamic legal code. Sharia, or Islamic law, covers all aspects of Muslim life, including religious obligations and financial dealings. Opponents of state bans say they could nullify wills or legal contracts between Muslims.
Supporters said the law will reassure foreigners in Kansas that state laws and the U.S. Constitution would protect them. Opponents said it singled out Muslims for ridicule and was unnecessary because American laws prevail on U.S. soil.
Sherriene Jones-Sontag, a spokeswoman for the governor, said in an e-mail that the bill "makes it clear that Kansas courts will rely exclusively on the laws of our state and our nation when deciding cases and will not consider the laws of foreign jurisdictions."
Legislators supporting the bill said there were many cases around the country where judges or state agencies cited sharia law in deciding cases, especially involving divorce-related custody and property matters where Islamic code differs from U.S. law.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations in Washington denounced the Kansas law and said it is considering legal action.
About 20 states have considered similar legislation but the Kansas law is the only one signed in recent weeks, council spokesman Ibrahim Hooper said.
Federal courts struck down an Oklahoma law voters approved in 2010 that barred state judges from considering sharia law in making decisions. The court called the law discriminatory. 
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People with any cultural or religious law can still follow their laws provided their laws do not go against the law of the land. (City, county, state or federal or any I may have missed.) That is one of the few things that government is actually SUPPOSED to do.  ENFORCE THE LAW! Why is this even a question? If you want a certain system of law to be what you live under, by all means, go live where that is the law of the land. If the laws of the U.S. are not to your liking get draft a bill and get it voted into law. Otherwise, please assume that the law that is in place IS the law.

Likewise, we already have plenty laws in the U.S. We don't need the UN to decide law for the US. Particularly, not when China and Cuba are part of the human rights counsel. There are other countries that I could name but time is short. All that to say, the US Constitution is not perfect but it works pretty well most of the time. And in the US if you want to live under other laws, you are absolutely free to go to where those laws are practiced. Good luck with that.