Monday, August 22, 2011

Hey, good news: looks like Sharia Law is coming to Libya!

No wonder Obama violated our constitution to get involved...remember when he used taxpayer money to campaign for his Kenyan cousin Raila Odinga in 2006 whose election would have instituted Sharia Law?
Much of the document describes political institutions that will sound familiar to citizens of Western liberal democracies, including rule of law, freedom of speech and religious practice, and a multi-party electoral system.

But despite the Lockean tenor of much of the constitution, the inescapable clause lies right in Part 1, Article 1: “Islam is the Religion of the State, and the principal source of legislation is Islamic Jurisprudence (Sharia).” Under this constitution, in other words, Islam is law. That makes other phrases such as “there shall be no crime or penalty except by virtue of the law” and “Judges shall be independent, subject to no other authority but law and conscience” a bit more ominous.
Libyan Draft Constitution: Sharia is ‘Principal Source of Legislation’

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