tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post8100545340620997293..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: Midweek RoundupDavid Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-38599840350173489912012-06-21T13:21:42.118-07:002012-06-21T13:21:42.118-07:00Re: Yerushalmi as possible Derbyshire replacement,...Re: Yerushalmi as possible Derbyshire replacement, it does feed the theory that National Review fired Derbyshire not for writing something absurdly racist that attracted massive amounts of attention and put NR on the defensive, but doing so <i>in a venue other than NR</i>, such that NR did not get the benefit of the traffic and revenue.<br /><br />However, I disagree with Coates that anyone who supports any anti-Sharia law must be as flamingly and explicitly bigoted against Muslims as Yerushalmi is. E.g., the Kansas law is facially not targeted at sharia:<br />"Any court, arbitration, tribunal or administrative agency ruling or decision shall violate the public policy of this state and be void and unenforceable if the court, arbitration, tribunal or administrative agency bases its rulings or decisions in the matter at issue in whole or in part on any foreign law, legal code or system that would not grant the parties affected by the ruling or decision the same fundamental liberties, rights and privileges granted under the United States and Kansas constitutions."<br /><br />I'm skeptical this law will actually change much of anything (the collection of interest on a loan, for example, is not a constitutional right and so Islamic finance will be unmolested). But if someone is anxious about American courts giving comity to, say, Pakistani courts regarding custody disputes because one believes the Pakistani courts don't give due process to women in such proceedings, I think that's a point that can be argued without also necessarily believing in throwing away the First Amendment's guarantees of religious freedom.PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381347581328622706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-31589393094538005192012-06-20T17:22:00.541-07:002012-06-20T17:22:00.541-07:00Ah, yup. That explains why i couldn't remember...Ah, yup. That explains why i couldn't remember if it was a politician or a religious zealot.Marni Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01465079785969357846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-50025425435866712382012-06-20T14:55:30.186-07:002012-06-20T14:55:30.186-07:00Perhaps you're thinking of Mike Huckabee?Perhaps you're thinking of <a href="http://dsadevil.blogspot.com/2011/05/dont-you-want-me-as-your-friend.html" rel="nofollow">Mike Huckabee</a>?David Schraubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-42239726851450504182012-06-20T14:48:53.350-07:002012-06-20T14:48:53.350-07:00Wait a minute, i am absolutely positive someone el...Wait a minute, i am absolutely positive someone else said the "jews better not make enemies of" thing just last year no? I can't recall, a presidential candidate maybe?Marni Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01465079785969357846noreply@blogger.com