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cthulu2016

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10. Wouldn't be establishment, so sure.

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #8)

Mon May 28, 2012, 01:35 PM

May 2012

I understand what you are saying in your question, and agree, that these attempts to prevent courts from looking at foreign law would make a lot of jurisprudence impossible.

(I am dying to see an extradition hearing where the judge is not allowed to use foreign law as the basis for any aspect of his decision!)

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My proposal for Banning Sharia Law in the US [View all] cthulu2016 May 2012 OP

Thank you. I needed that. PDJane May 2012 #1

You are quite welcome! cthulu2016 May 2012 #13

Great idea! MineralMan May 2012 #2

I doubt you could get the necessary amendment through the process... Fumesucker May 2012 #3

Quite true cthulu2016 May 2012 #6

It's time to implement a national policy of separation of church and state, for sure. nt Zorra May 2012 #4

As if we all here don't know what laws you want enshrined. longship May 2012 #5

That's already in the constitution. Initech May 2012 #7

Question jberryhill May 2012 #8

Wouldn't be establishment, so sure. cthulu2016 May 2012 #10

...or collateral challenges to foreign judgments jberryhill May 2012 #11

And hopefully they never realize that judges can take judicial notice treestar May 2012 #12

With all the GOP rush to ban "Sharia Law" ThoughtCriminal May 2012 #9