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Re: OKlahoma voters reject foreign laws
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Originally Posted by Baron1710
"The Courts provided for in subsection A of this section, when exercising their judicial authority, shall uphold and adhere to the law as provided in the United States Constitution, the Oklahoma Constitution, the United States Code, federal regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, established common law, the Oklahoma Statutes and rules promulgated pursuant thereto, and if necessary the law of another state of the United States provided the law of the other state does not include Sharia Law, in making judicial decisions. The courts shall not look to the legal precepts of other nations or cultures. Specifically, the courts shall not consider international or Sharia Law. The provisions of this subsection shall apply to all cases before the respective courts including, but not limited to, cases of first impression."
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My mistake; I didn't realize that Sharia was specifically mentioned. Regardless, the meaning is still the same, and it generalizes with "international." I don't see how this would be any different from banning the Bible being used to decide court cases.
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