Thoughts & Commentary on the Obama Administration

[Strike For The South]

Seriously, answer me two questions:
1. Do you know what Sharia Law is?
2. Do you have any idea as to the unConstitutional consequences that would result if we instated Sharia Law in America?

Muslims make up .4% of a population that is overwhelmingly Christian. Somehow I just don't see it

[Vuk]

Muslims make up .4% of a population that is overwhelmingly Christian. Somehow I just don't see it

Population does not matter Strike. If a few people in the government decide to impose Sharia law, then the majority suffers under it. Just look at history Strike, tiny amounts of people in governments have always ruled the majority.

[Strike For The South]

Population does not matter Strike. If a few people in the government decide to impose Sharia law, then the majority suffers under it. Just look at history Strike, tiny amounts of people in governments have always ruled the majority.

And who will lead this charge for Sharia law?

[LittleGrizzly]

The tiny minority in goverment will quietly push it through with a few leftys who are muslim obseesed... dont you watch any conspiracies

[Fixiwee]

Just look at history Strike, tiny amounts of people in governments have always ruled the majority.

But you are aware that rulers need the acceptance of the majority? If not you get a revolution.
And I don't see a muslim majority in any of the western states.

[Vuk]

But you are aware that rulers need the acceptance of the majority? If not you get a revolution.
And I don't see a muslim majority in any of the western states.

Not at all, and esp not in the States. In the States we have a belief that if we are not satisfied with something we have the power to change it, and if it is not changed, it MUST be because it is the will of the people, and we do not need to revolt against the government, but join activist groups and change the minds of the people. I tell you agian, look at history. Look at how many times things have been done in American history by the government directly against the wishes of majority of the citizens. We have had no revolutions against our government yet. (and no, the war betweent he states does not count, it was not a revolution)

[Strike For The South]

Not at all, and esp not in the States. In the States we have a belief that if we are not satisfied with something we have the power to change it, and if it is not changed, it MUST be because it is the will of the people, and we do not need to revolt against the government, but join activist groups and change the minds of the people. I tell you agian, look at history. Look at how many times things have been done in American history by the government directly against the wishes of majority of the citizens. We have had no revolutions against our government yet. (and no, the war betweent he states does not count, it was not a revolution)

Whom will do it then?

[Vuk]

Whom will do it then?

What do you mean whom will do it? :P Obama is trying to get a guy in who said he wants to do it. Don't play dumb.

EDIT: So let me get this right Strike, you are saying I am being unreasonable to assume that when a guy is put into power, he will try to do what he has said he thinks should be done? That does not make very much sense on your part. If someone said that they think all blacks in the country should be killed, don't you think it would be reasonable to assume that if you put them in a position to do so it is likely that they will try? And don't you think that is a reason for concern? Why then is it far fetched to be concerned that a guy who believes the US should be ran by Sharia law may be put into a position where he would have power to pursue that and possibly bring it about?

[Strike For The South]

What do you mean whom will do it? :P Obama is trying to get a guy in who said he wants to do it. Don't play dumb.

EDIT: So let me get this right Strike, you are saying I am being unreasonable to assume that when a guy is put into power, he will try to do what he has said he thinks should be done? That does not make very much sense on your part. If someone said that they think all blacks in the country should be killed, don't you think it would be reasonable to assume that if you put them in a position to do so it is likely that they will try? And don't you think that is a reason for concern? Why then is it far fetched to be concerned that a guy who believes the US should be ran by Sharia law may be put into a position where he would have power to pursue that and possibly bring it about?

The man floated an idea in academia filled with "maybes" and "coulds" I'm not worried.

[Lemur]

What do you mean whom will do it? :P Obama is trying to get a guy in who said he wants to do it. Don't play dumb.

The dude said that some aspects of Sharia might be applicable in some situations. And he said this in an academic setting.

But by all means, remove the qualifiers and turn it into a battle cry. And remember that crazy flakes are an important part of every kid's breakfast.

Not really Strike, he is a professor, and he expressed that thought it is what the US should do.

I have yet to see any quote in which he says that integration of Sharia is what "the US should do." Provide a source, please.

Sorry, but I would oppose anyone who "floated" Nazi ideas around, and I oppose anyone who "floats" Sharia law supremacy ideas around.

Sir, put down the dramatics and step away from the unmarked black helicopter. Sharia law is not exclusively about killing infidels and stoning homosexuals. I can easily imagine a situation in which, say, two Algerian immigrants have a contract with one another based on Sharia, and now one of them has broken it. Say you're the judge; these two men had a contract. Assuming this contract does not violate existing laws in the U.S.A., might it not be enforceable? And what about regulating some of the looser forms of Islamic lending? Again, so long as the agreements/contracts/business norms fall within the law here, I don't see why taking their Sharia into account is the end of Western Civilization.

To expand on your Godwin-confirming example of Nazi Germany: We have integrated lots of ideas, practices and personnel from the Nazis. Hello, Volkswagen Beetle? Hello V2 rocket program? Hello Operation Paperclip? Hello Werner Von Braun? Hello blitzkrieg? Not only did you drag out the rotting corpse of Nazi Germany, but you did it to no purpose.

Islam is not a solid wall of thuggery, and their law is not one long violating of human rights. People live their lives, do their business, and they needs ground rules. Your hysteria about an academe musing on the applicability of exterior law when applied in the U.S. is unbecoming, sir. And from which aspect of your buttocks did you pluck the word "supremacy"?

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

And I don't see a muslim majority in any of the western states.

Do you count Albania as a Western state now that it is in NATO? If so, it is 70% Muslim. Regardless of that, Britain does not have a Muslim majority - and yet...

[Fixiwee]

Do you count Albania as a Western state now that it is in NATO? If so, it is 70% Muslim. Regardless of that, Britain does not have a Muslim majority - and yet...

Being part of the NATO does not make a western state. Turkey is part of the NATO and they have a Muslim majority. Suprise eh?
But that's not a western state.

What are you trying to prove with that link? This has nothing to do with the discussion?

[Major Robert Dump]

Not one dime of extra taxes will be paid by poor people.

Unless they smoke.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php...show_article=1

[KukriKhan]

Not one dime of extra taxes will be paid by poor people.

Unless they smoke.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php...show_article=1

It's *cough* for teh *cough* chil'ren *cough-hackahhhhh- inhale*

Happy to support the kids. Works even if I buy 'net-ciggies from Ukraine, right?

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

Being part of the NATO does not make a western state. Turkey is part of the NATO and they have a Muslim majority. Suprise eh?
But that's not a western state.

Definitions differ. I don't consider Albania or Turkey western either - I was trying to figure out yours.

What are you trying to prove with that link? This has nothing to do with the discussion?

It has everything to do with the discussion. You don't need a Muslim majority for Muslim influence or Islamic law.

[Lemur]

I don't care who's in charge, this is good stuff:

White House Corrects Conference Call Number After Directing Reporters to Sex Line

Journalists seeking to talk a little foreign policy with high-profile Obama administration officials live from the G20 meetings in London this week were solicited for phone sex instead after ringing up the toll-free number given by the White House.

In a press release, the White House accidentally listed a sex line number for journalists seeking an "on-the-record briefing call with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and National Security Advisor Jim Jones to discuss the NATO summit."

But after dialing, a soft-voiced female recording that was clearly not Clinton asked for a credit card number if you "feel like getting nasty."

[Fixiwee]

It has everything to do with the discussion. You don't need a Muslim majority for Muslim influence or Islamic law.

You are comparing a minority court with the discussion if the majority will have the sharia.
No offsense, but that's not an argument.