Jesika Byerly
Renae Powers
The legislature’s Counterterrorism Caucus worries about Islamic Law in America’s courts. The caucus brought the founder of the Center for Security, Frank Gaffney, to Oklahoma City to discuss what he feels are the dangers.
“That is a fight against a doctrine that is our generation’s most serious, and I believe most potential, mortal peril. The adherence to it: call it, Sharia,” Gaffney says.
In 2010, Oklahoma voters approved an amendment barring Sharia Law in the state, but the courts overturned it. Gaffney prays for the legislature to fix the problems that were ruled unconstitutional.
A bill to ban foreign laws from the state consideration has cleared both houses. It has been sent to Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin’s desk and is waiting for her signature.
Oklahoma Legislature website: http://www.oklegislature.gov/index.aspx
Full video of the Counterterrorism Caucus of Oklahoma Legislature’s press conference:
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The Oklahoma Chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relation opposes the Counterterrorism Caucus, which it says is based on fear.
Adam Soltani, Executive Director of CAIR Oklahoma, says that the bill is trying to convince Oklahomans that Oklahoma Muslims are here to do things other than abiding by the law. Soltani says this is far from the truth. He says they're trying to create fear that is unnecessary.
Soltani says Sharia Law requires following the law of the land.
He expects the measure, if passed, could be subject to legal challenges. He says objections would be similar to those that overturned the anti-Sharia law state constitutional amendment.
CAIR asked Muslims and other to ask Governor Fallin to veto the bill. Soltani says to NewsOk that his organization has no ties with the Muslim Brotherhood.
For more on what Soltani and others had to say to NewsOk, here's a complete article:
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