Blocking Sharia Law or dodging voting records?


Recently, FITSNews felt the need to rake Senator Mike Fair over the coals for his efforts to keep Islamic law from being used in the United States:

Fair’s bill is the latest manifestation of the so-called “Sharia Law Ban” movement, which presumes that radical jihadists are seeking to supplant American law with Islamic law.

Obviously that isn’t happening … which makes this yet another example of South Carolina RINOs offering up imaginary bogeymen in an effort to prevent you from focusing on their abysmal fiscal records.

If you want to review the legislation for yourself, Senator Fair's legislation is Senate Bill 444, and there's a related House Bill (3490) on the matter, sponsored by Rep. Wendy Nanney (R-Greenville).

FITS alleges this effort is a smoke screen, but is it really? Let's look at some of these issues ...

FITS alleges Fair was sponsoring the legislative in an attempt to distract voters from his fiscal record, based upon the S.C. Club for Growth's scorecard. However, it's important to note the co-sponsors of the bill, Senator Lee Bright (R-Spartanburg) is listed as one of the group's "taxpayer heroes". Nanney, the primary sponsor of the House version, is also listed as one of their "heroes", as are co-sponsors Dan Hamilton and Tommy Stringer.

So if that's Fair's motive, then what were Bright, Hamilton, Nanney and Stringer trying to accomplish?

We don't disagree with the FITS assertion that ultimately federal law, which prohibits the use of sharia law or any other sort of cultural rules or laws in the place of local, state and federal laws, would trump a misguided local judge. But these kinds of cases originate in local and state courts, requiring an appellant to have deep pockets to reach a friendly federal venue should a lower court defy federal law.

This means if you're a battered spouse with little money to appeal a bad court ruling, you could be in for a lot of trouble.

Sometimes motives certainly need to be examined in understanding why things are really done the way they are in Columbia, but in this case, the "RINO shield" charge doesn't seem to fit, nor should such arguments be used to take away from valid concerns about issues such as Sharia law and the effect such issues can have upon groups in society, especially women and children.

In this instance, South Carolina legislators seem to be trying to head off a problem before a rogue judge can set off a legal powder-keg. This is supported by a number of discussions we've had on the subject. As we don't see many instances where legislators work to head problems off in advance, we're not sure what's wrong with trying to get ahead of this issue.

10 Response to "Blocking Sharia Law or dodging voting records?"

  1. Anonymous 7/2/11 11:41
    I am disgusted at the argument that Sharia Law is not in place now so what is the problem. I wonder if Lebanon had had the opportunity to ban Sharia Law or Egypt or Syria, IRan and on and on. I wonder if freedom loving people who are now UNDER Sharia Law would have voted to block it when they could have. The questions should not be whether we want preventative laws, but rather why would any person want a ban on Sharia Law if so many people are against Sharia Law........supposedly.
  2. Chris 7/2/11 11:46
    Thanks for sharing the truth, Earl!
  3. Anonymous 7/2/11 12:02
    We need to block Sharia law from being discussed/challenged in America before it gets a strong hold on our society as we know it. If so many other countries truly regret falling into this trap, why should we wait til it's too late to put a stop to it.
  4. Anonymous 7/2/11 12:18
    There shall be no foreign law written in. Read The Constitution. Sharia Law is barbaric and has no place in America.
  5. Civilus Defendus 7/2/11 12:35
    The ideology of Islam fully implemented under Sharia Law, consistent with the koran, sira and hadith, condemns freedom (speech, conscience, religion association, press, petition of government), forbids equality (between men and women, muslims and non-muslims) and denies traditional sovereignty (national boundaries, secular law, native culture). Sharia denies human rights to women, children and non-muslims. Allowing sharia in this Constitutional Republic violates our basic laws of freedom, including freedom of choice. The tenets of islam as codified in sharia are supremacist, discriminatory and misogynist; they invite or encourage deception toward non-muslims and mandate perpetual hostility to that which is not islamic. Sharia must be banned as being unConstitutional and its promotion labeled seditious, as it calls for the replacement of man-made law with “divine” sharia.
  6. waronteror 7/2/11 14:05
    Part I Be educated before you make legal decisons that effect me, my family, my friends and all of the citizens in the USA!! No Shariah!!
    WE DON'T CAIR!! Get IT!!

    "Islam has religious, legal, political, economic and military components. The religious component is a beard for all the other components.

    Islamization occurs when there are sufficient Muslims in a country to agitate for their so-called "religious rights."

    When politically correct and culturally diverse societies agree to "the reasonable" Muslim demands for their "religious rights," they also get the other components under the table.Here's how it works (percentages source CIA: The World Fact Book (2007)).



    As long as the Muslim population remains around 1% of any given country they will be regarded as a peace-loving minority and not as a threat to anyone. In fact, they may be featured in articles and films, stereotyped for their colorful uniqueness:

    United States -- Muslim 1.0%
    Australia -- Muslim 1.5%
    Canada -- Muslim 1.9%
    China -- Muslim 1%-2%
    Italy -- Muslim 1.5%
    Norway -- Muslim 1.8%

    At 2% and 3% they begin to proselytize from other ethnic minorities and disaffected groups with major recruiting from the jails and among street gangs:

    Denmark -- Muslim 2%
    Germany -- Muslim 3.7%
    United Kingdom -- Muslim 2. 7%
    Spain -- Muslim 4%
    Thailand -- Muslim 4.6%

    From 5% on they exercise an inordinate influence in proportion to their percentage of the population.

    They will push for the introduction of halaal (clean by Islamic standards) food, thereby securing food preparation jobs for Muslims. They will increase pressure on supermarket chains to feature it on their shelves -- along with threats for failure to comply. (United States).

    France -- Muslim 8%
    Philippines -- Muslim 5%
    Sweden -- Muslim 5%
    Switzerland -- Muslim 4.3%
    The Netherlands -- Muslim 5.5%
    Trinidad & Tobago -- Muslim 5.8%

    At this point, they will work to get the ruling government to allow them to rule themselves under Sharia, the Islamic Law. The ultimate goal of Islam is not to convert the world but to establish Sharia law over the entire world.
  7. waronteror 7/2/11 14:06
    Part 2
    When Muslims reach 10% of the population, they will increase lawlessness as a means of complaint about their conditions (Paris -- car-burnings). Any non-Muslim action that offends Islam will result in uprisings and threats (Amsterdam -- Mohammed cartoons).

    Guyana -- Muslim 10%
    India -- Muslim 13.4%
    Israel -- Muslim 16%
    Kenya -- Muslim 10%
    Russia -- Muslim 10-15%



    After reaching 20% expect hair-trigger rioting, jihad militia formations, sporadic killings and church and synagogue burning:

    Ethiopia -- Muslim 32.8%

    At 40% you will find widespread massacres, chronic terror attacks and ongoing militia warfare:

    Bosnia -- Muslim 40%
    Chad -- Muslim 53.1%
    Lebanon -- Muslim 59.7%

    From 60% you may expect unfettered persecution of non-believers and other religions, sporadic ethnic cleansing (genocide), use of Sharia Law as a weapon and Jizya, the tax placed on infidels:

    Albania -- Muslim 70%
    Malaysia -- Muslim 60.4%
    Qatar -- Muslim 77.5%
    Sudan -- Muslim 70%


    After 80% expect State run ethnic cleansing and genocide:

    Bangladesh -- Muslim 83%
    Egypt -- Muslim 90%
    Gaza -- Muslim 98.7%
    Indonesia -- Muslim 86.1%
    Iran -- Muslim 98%
    Iraq -- Muslim 97%
    Jordan -- Muslim 92%
    Morocco -- Muslim 98.7%
    Pakistan -- Muslim 97%
    Palestine -- Muslim 99%
    Syria -- Muslim 90%
    Tajikistan -- Muslim 90%
    Turkey -- Muslim 99.8%
    United Arab Emirates -- Muslim 96%


    100% will usher in the peace of "Dar-es-Salaam" -- the Isla mic House of Peace -- there's supposed to be peace because everybody is now a Muslim:

    Afghanistan -- Muslim 100%
    Saudi Arabia -- Muslim 100%
    Somalia -- Muslim 100%
    Yemen -- Muslim 99.9%

    Of course, that's not the case. To satisfy their blood lust, Muslims then start killing each other for a variety of reasons.

    "Before I was nine I had learned the basic canon of Arab life. It was me against my brother; me and my brother against our father; my family against my cousins and the clan; the clan against the tribe; and the tribe against the world. And all of us against the infidel. -- Leon Uris, "The Haj"

    It is good to remember that in many, many countries, such as France, the Muslim populations are centered around ghettos based on their ethnicity. Muslims do not integrate into the community at large. Therefore, they exercise more power than their national average would indicate."

    -Voodoo in SADR City - Boone Cutler
    Iraqi war veteran
  8. Anonymous 7/2/11 15:06
    With the judicial system as sensitive as it is to "minority" concerns, the more and stronger barriers which can be raised against these agitators the better.
  9. Ben 8/2/11 00:06
    Anything expressed as a command or rule in the Qur'an and hadith is shari'ah.

    That includes wife beating and child marriage. It also includes divorce by tripple talaq. Likewise paternal child custody after weaning.

    Of course shari'ah is ok for domestic cases. If you think so, you may not be intelligent enough to read books m and n of Reliance of the Traveller.

    http://www.islamicbulletin.com/free_downloads/resources/reliance_complete.pdf#page=540

    http://www.islamicbulletin.com/free_downloads/resources/reliance_complete.pdf#page=574

    A father can marry off his prepubescent daughter without her consent. He can divorce his wife by just declaring it three times.

    http://www.islamicbulletin.com/free_downloads/resources/reliance_complete.pdf#page=653

    Christians can not testify against Muislims in court. Women can not testify in criminal cases. Cab drivers and garbage collectors can not testify.

    http://www.islamicbulletin.com/free_downloads/resources/reliance_complete.pdf#page=618

    Muslims are obligated to mount at least one military expedition against disbelievers in every year.

    Wake up. Wise up. Rise up!
  10. Bill Connor 10/2/11 06:10
    Thanks for your post Earl. You hit the nail on the head about the reason this legislation is important. Throughout the US we have found certain local judges making decisions based on Shariah (in conflict with the basic civil liberty protection of the Constitution). Yes, in almost all those cases the decision was overturned. However, if we do not put this preemption in place now we could very well head in the direction of the UK (which is probably beyond the point of no return, with Shariah law becoming firmly entrenched). Thanks again.
    Sola Fide,
    Bill Connor

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