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Originally Posted by Martin
I don't agree with all that Aricbcool wrote, for the record.
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Sorry. Wasn't trying to misrepresent you. Your post just brought up a point I wanted to make about keeping our eye out for the future of America first, Iraq second.
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Originally Posted by Martin
Three things about the constitution: - That legislation, from others sources, cannot contradict universal tenets of Islam. Basically, you cannot outlaw Islam. I am not a lawyer, but since it only says that you can't legislate against Islam, that doesn't mean that it forces you legislate according to Islam.
- Whether or not Islam is recognized as a source of law, while still not being law, does not appear to make a difference (correct me if wrong, please), since any legislation can be suggested and this part of the constitution only imposes checks on what law can be accepted as constitutional.
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1. The way I interpret it is that you can't write any legislation that contradicts islam. That's not to avoid outlawing islam, it's to avoid things like legalizing women's voting rights, property rights, wearing anything less than burkas, drinking, gambling, free speech. And on and on... Being vague in the wording of universal tenets of islam makes it so anyone in power can interpret it how they like.
2. True, any source of legislation can be
suggested, but if it contradicts islam (see above) it's automatically disqualified.
That's how I read it anyways.
For the record, I don't think that America should
dictate what constitution to adopt. I do think that we should have veto power in light of the security we are providing that enables them to choose their own government.
Regards,
Aric