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To: Little Joe who wrote (144720)	9/20/2010 2:02:46 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (2) of 543327

>>Well first lets put this discussion in context. I believe Gingrich was talking about separate Shariah Courts for Muslims, along the lines of the Brits. Not a takeover of the courts by Muslims to administer Shariah to all of us.<< If you read what he actually said, it's clear that isn't at all what he meant. He referred to "officers of the court" using Sharia law to decide cases. And once again, there's a difference between civil and criminal courts. There is nothing in present US law to prevent people from adjudicating civil disputes in whatever forum they prefer, nor should there be a law against that. If I were having a child custody dispute, say, I could choose to have the matter decided by a priest, a minister, a rabbi, and imam, or Bozo the Clown, if that's what I wanted to do. That would be my right as an American. As long as Bozo's decision did not commit anyone to something that is illegal under our nation's laws, it would be fine.

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