By Ryan J. Reilly | TMP | August 21, 2012 | [Original Article]
"The Republican National Convention adopted an amendment to their
platform supporting a ban on foreign law, with Kansas Secretary of State
Kris Kobach (R) specifically stating that Sharia posed a threat to
America.
"We see it from the top where the United States Supreme Court has
repeatedly quoted foreign law in interpreting our U.S. constitution and
it's actually coming in at the bottom as well, it's being raised as an
argument in courts around the country," Kobach said.
"I'm not aware of any court that's accepted the argument, but in
cases involving either spousal abuse or assault or other crimes against
persons, sometimes defenses are raised that are based in Sharia law,"
Kobach said. "We actually put a provision affecting Kansas statute this
year and I think it's important for us to say foreign sources of law
should not be used as part of common law decisions or statutory
interpretations by judges in the lower state courts as well.""
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