Thursday, February 23, 2012

'Anti-Sharia Law' Bill Passes House Panel; Muslims, ACLU Object

From sunshinestatenews.com

Waving aside objections from the Florida Bar and the ACLU, the House Judiciary Committee approved an "anti-Sharia law" bill on Wednesday.

"We're trying to anticipate problems we see in other states and address them proactively," said Rep. Larry Metz, R-Eustis, sponsor of House Bill 1209.
"This will preclude unjust results in cases where the outcome could be different if we didn't have the bill."

Still, with virtually every member of the Judiciary Committee signing on as co-sponsors, HB 1209 breezed through the panel. Schwartz cast the only dissenting vote…

"It's good law because it's preventive in nature," said Rep. Ray Pilon, R-Sarasota.
Rev. Mark Boykin, senior pastor at Church of All Nations in Boca Raton, also praised HB 1209.

“Nations all over the world are looking to our democratic model of government and law, and our courts do not need any other document [on which] to base their decisions,” Boykin said.

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