Missouri’s Democrat Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Have Banned Sharia Law
By JOE HARRIS, Courthouse News Service – “JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (CN) – Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed a bill that would make it illegal for Missouri to enforce any foreign law or legal decision ‘repugnant or inconsistent’ with Missouri or U.S. law.
Nixon, a Democrat, said that in the Legislature’s zeal to address an imaginary problem, it created a real one for parents seeking foreign adoptions.
The bill did not specify Islamic Sharia law, but it was part of a movement by right-wing lawmakers in more than 20 states who have supported similar bills.