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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJon Stewart: Alabama’s anti-’Sharia law’ bill just ‘f*cked’ judge’s attempt to stop same-sex marriag
Jon Stewart: Alabamas anti-Sharia law bill just f*cked judges attempt to stop same-sex marriageARTURO GARCIA
12 FEB 2015 AT 00:31 ET
Daily Show host Jon Stewart found a big problem with Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moores order barring judges from performing same-sex marriages one state voters created this past December.
Stewart pointed out that, while Moore argued that a federal court ruling striking down the states ban on marriage equality would ring chaos and confusion into the system, local probate judges were openly saying they would not follow the higher courts decision because of their religious beliefs. And that, Stewart explained, ran against the mandate of Amendment 1, the anti-Sharia law bill that bans the implementation of any ruling based on foreign law. The bill was featured in a report from correspondent Aasif Mandvi last month.
Where was the Bible written again? Last time I checked, ancient Galilee is not one of the 50 states. Or even one of them territories that nobody knows about. Which makes it foreign law, Stewart said on Wednesday. The kind of foreign law youd explicitly banned from judicial decisions. You have f*cked yourselves with your own statute. Or as I hope it comes to be known, Brownbacking.
The Brownbacking reference came from Stewarts attempt to create a new term for Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (R) after he issued an executive order revoking LGBT state employees right to be covered under workplace protection laws.
It being Kansas, I guess Brownback clicked his heels three times and said, Theres no place like homophobia, Stewart said.
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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/02/jon-stewart-alabamas-anti-sharia-law-bill-just-fcked-judges-attempt-to-stop-same-sex-marriage/
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Jon Stewart: Alabama’s anti-’Sharia law’ bill just ‘f*cked’ judge’s attempt to stop same-sex marriag (Original Post)
DonViejo
Feb 2015
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progressoid
(49,992 posts)1. Don't look up Brownback on Urban Dictionary.
Unless you're into that kind of thing. Then, http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Brownback
DonViejo
(60,536 posts)2. LOL. Brownback joins Santorum! eom
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,501 posts)4. And the result is The Truffle Butter Party........
Initech
(100,088 posts)3. I love it when idiot republican policies come back to bite them in the ass.