By Atif Fareed | February 21, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel | [Original Article]

...Article VI, Clause 2 of the Constitution, called the Supremacy Clause, establishes the U.S. Constitution as "the supreme law of the land," making it impossible for any foreign law to supersede American law. So there is not a single instance in the United States in which foreign law or Shariah law trumped U.S. law

So why the rush in introducing a bill that will essentially be meaningless?

It's a bill designed by David Yerushalmi, the father of the anti-Shariah movement in the U.S. Yerushalmi is a polarizing figure with a history of controversial statements about race, immigration and Islam.

Metz, in co-sponsoring the bill, fails to understand Shariah. Shariah refers not necessarily only to punitive justice, but, more important, to the teachings of being good to your parents, your neighbors and your family. It deals with rulings on marriage and divorce, and distribution of wealth and inheritance — none of which contradicts American law.

Anti-Shariah legislation calls into question our society's fundamental commitments to religious liberty and meaningful access to the courts without prejudice.

It's time for our elected leadership to concentrate on making Florida better and not waste tax dollars by passing obsolete, meaningless laws that serve to please a few diehard Islamophobes.

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