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U.S. Attorney: Feds Could Challenge Missouri Anti-Sharia Legislation
(RFT) — U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri Richard Callahan visited the Islamic Foundation of Greater St. Louis last night to address the fears and frustrations of Muslim Americans who worry they are being racially profiled and wiretapped — and to assure them that the Missouri Legislature’s attempts to ban Sharia law from being considered in state courts here could face Constitutional challenges.
Seated in front of a large Muslim audience during a town hall-style meeting at the Ballwin mosque, Callahan anchored a panel that included fellow federal attorneys (one of whom was Muslim American), as well as three members of the FBI.
“There is a worse kind of Muslim hatred recently,” said Adil Imdad, one of the event’s organizers. “Especially in the last two years, Islamophobia and fear-mongering have been spreading like wildfire, and it’s causing a lot of stress for our youth.”
The problem is now hitting a little closer to home, said Imdad, pointing to three bills currently circulating through the state legislature that seek to limit Sharia law (Islamic law) in Missouri courts. Sharia law could come into play in rulings considering child custody or prisoner rights for Muslims. As we’ve reported, the bills have become a source of controversy.
Callahan responded by hinting that, should anti-Sharia legislation get passed by the Missouri Legislature, it could be overturned by the federal courts. “The Department of Justice has a good history of challenging laws passed by state legislatures,” he said. “If some laws are passed, I think you will see challenges by the federal government on the constitutionality of them.”
Audience members also pressed Callahan to respond to instances of being detained and questioned on return trips to America. They asked why the media doesn't seem to cover hate crimes against Muslims, whether their phones are being tapped, and why women wearing hijabs seem to receive automatic pat-downs from TSA agents at airports.
"We come back to the United States and become personae non gratae," said an audience member, addressing the FBI representatives on the stage. "We are detained endlessly for the stamps on our passports."
Zia Faruqui, the Muslim American attorney on the panel, spoke to the crowd using several Arabic phrases, encouraging them to avoid hiding. He defended the justice system, citing 50 prosecutions in recent years against people charged with anti-Muslim crimes.
http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2011/04/islamophobia_st_louis_islamic_foundation.php
Funny how the prototypical Muslim cries about the last two years (even despite the fact that countless stories, studies and everything else under the sun shows that islamophobia is pretty much nonexistent in this country). Wonder what happened two years ago that brought about all this Muslim victimhood bullshit?
This Muslim outreach has been a tremendous success to this point. ::)
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Unreal. How can anyone still support this admn? Please explain this to me.
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Unreal. How can anyone still support this admn? Please explain this to me.
You're racist, bigoted and intolerant for not wanting an antiquated system of vicious laws built around the whimsical beliefs of a mass-murdering pedophile superseding the US constitution. Shame on you, bigot.
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You're racist, bigoted and intolerant for not wanting an antiquated system of vicious laws built around the whimsical beliefs of a mass-murdering pedophile superseding the US constitution. Shame on you, bigot.
What is so hard about telling these people "STFU and follow the US Const" ?
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lol Im going to put a ski mask on say its b/c of my religion and then go try to walk into a bank, get on a plane, get into a bar without being hassled...and when I do get hassled Im going to yell discrimination and sue...
idiots
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What is so hard about telling these people "STFU and follow the US Const" ?
That's racist. We're not any better than them. It's only right that we sacrifice our values and beliefs in an effort to accommodate them so that they might have a chance at building a life for themselves. Shame on you for being born an American citizen. >:(
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What is so hard about telling these people "STFU and follow the US Const" ?
Thats what I found most ironic about the highlighted portion. This guy has it totally backwards. It's not meant to enforce ways that would create more oppresion. Someone needs to get schooled.