The Committee hearing on Monday night lasted six hours and half and there were a lot of people who testified in the meeting to support the bill or againt it. Sen. Paul Curtman, R-Pacific, said he is not surprised that the meeing was rescheduled.
Those bills include one sponsored by Rep. Paul Curtman, R-Pacific, and another sponsored by Don Wells, R-Cabool. Curtman's bill would ban the acceptability of foreign laws in court. Wells' bill specifically targets Shariah law as unacceptable. Although Curtman's bill rejects foreign law, it does not specify Shariah law in its language like Wells' bill does.
Sen. Paul Curtman, R-Pacific, said there were more people to testify during the meeting than they originally thought, so the members have a lot of things to consider.
Sen. Paul Curtman, R-Pacific, said there were more people to testify during the meeting than they originally thought, so the members have a lot of things to consider.
The event was organized as a response to a few bills that have been brought up in the statehouse regarding foreign law. Those bills include one sponsored by Rep. Paul Curtman, R-Pacific, and another sponsored by Don Wells, R-Cabool. Although Curtman's bill rejects foreign law, it does not specify Shariah law in its language like Wells' bill does.
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