Egypt's draft constitution: Sharia main source of legislation

This is the same wording as in the previous constitution, but under the Muslim Brotherhood it is almost certain to have more teeth than it did under Mubarak. "UPDATE 1-Islam's status unchanged in Egypt draft constitution," from Reuters, November 29:

Nov 29 (Reuters) - An assembly drafting Egypt's new constitution voted on Thursday to keep the principles of Islamic law as the main source of legislation, unchanged from the previous constitution in force under former President Hosni Mubarak.

The issue was the subject of a long dispute between hardline Salafi Islamists and liberals in the assembly which will vote on each of 234 articles in the draft constitution before it is sent to President Mohamed Mursi for approval.

After that, Mursi must put it to a popular referendum.

The Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamist group that nominated Mursi for the presidency, hopes that quick approval of the constitution will help end a crisis ignited by a decree that expanded his powers.

While Article Two of the constitution - describing the source of legislation - stays the same, the constitution includes new provisions explaining what is meant by "the principles" of Islamic law, known as sharia.

The assembly also approved a new article that states that Al-Azhar, a seat of Sunni Muslim learning, must be consulted on "matters related to the Islamic sharia"....

The process has been plagued by disputes between the Islamists who dominate the body writing the constitution and secular-minded parties who say the Muslim Brotherhood and its allies have marginalised them in the process.

Prominent assembly members including former Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa have withdrawn from the assembly, as have representatives of Egypt's Coptic Church.

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Who here will now defend our involvement in the ME?

We have helped mid-wife into being Sharia-Based Constitutions in Iraq and Afghanistan and now in Egypt.

America for "democratic" Mahometanism indeed.

What a complete and utter failure from Dubya and the Dark Dubya, Obama.

When Islam and government are merged then the principles of free speech logically require that Islam must be afforded absolutely zero exemption from criticism. If Islam is not coupled with government then it is toothless and powerless and I can safely ignore it like so many other monstrously evil relics from the past.

The merger is as nutty as Public-Private Partnership is in America. The partnership is like a greased pig when you try to pin down what legal analytical framework to apply. Is it a government entity or a private entity, or both or neither arbitrarily depending on the circumstance or challenge. It's designed to escape accountability to either electors or the market place.

They desire zero accountability, they desire tyranny.

Wait and see.
The Egyptian people WILL rise against the tyranny of Mursi and the Muslim Brotherhood. It's only a matter of time.

"The Muslim Brotherhood will have a significant role to play in post-Mubarak Egypt. And that is good thing." - Reza Aslan, taqiyyah(3:28, 16:106)-visage

http://schnellmann.org/president-mursi-jihad-is-our-path.html

Zero surprise here. The Egyptian masses voted, and now they got Sharia. That's the way democracy works, to reflect the will of the people. Now we watch and wait.
What will a theocratic Islamic government deliver? Job growth and economic development? Protection of minorities human rights? Peace with Israel? I'd give these odds at about zero. So Egypt will learn the hard way, same as the people of former Soviet Union. It will be a slow grind downwards for Egypt. Or it can go the way of repressive Iran's mullacracy, with all its onerous Sharia laws. How long before next violent uprising? I'd give it good odds. Whether or not they realize it, we live in an open world, more so now with flow of information on Internet. The Muslim Brotherhood will have to face the ire of its populous, and it will be ugly. But then, so is the regressive, debilitating ideology of Islam.  The die is cast. Let's see.

I wonder if the west have learned anything form their support of the "Arab Spring." Ha, ha, ha...it is so funny just saying that now, now that winter has come instead. What dumb-arses we are believing that these countries know what it is to be a democracy. One dictator and pocket-lining party merely replaces the last one. The problem is that there will be so many arse-lickers vying for power that the cash register will soon be empty. Oh well, they have a few billion to divvy-up soon - compliment of those other democracies ha ha bloody ha....

Oh it is most welcome news that the Mighty Allah's laws are to be followed in Egypt. He will be pleased and one must assume that he will be in receipt of many additional prayers. He will be pleased, as of course will be his peace-loving 'Prophet and Messenger'. It is so good to know the world is heading in the right direction. I have a vision of the Mighty Allah sitting on his throne (with the Sun resting beneath it) and rubbing his hands with glee. Oh praise be to the Mighty Allah for he knows best. Its a pity about those troublesome Copts.

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