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Politics : Right Wing Extremist Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: DMaA who wrote (18648)10/23/2001 5:37:34 PM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 59480
 
No, under the doctrine of incorporation, the states have to abide by the Bill of Rights too. Thus, establishment would be a no- no, as would cruel and unusual punishment......



To: DMaA who wrote (18648)10/23/2001 5:55:17 PM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 59480
 
As Neo points out, there would be a sticking point with respect to criminal law. The US Constitution "trumps" state constitutions when it comes to certain things, e.g., due process, right to trial by jury, prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment, etc.

I am not familiar with aspects of Shariah law other than their criminal law, but I doubt that stoning adulterers and cutting off the hands of thieves would be constitutional in the USA.


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