You Go, Sooners

I'm normally not a big fan of Oklahoma. This stems from a profound dislike for their semi-pro football team (OU) and an unpleasant encounter a few years back with an Okie state trooper. But I've got to give 'em their props for this.

Oklahoma is poised to become the first state in the nation to ban state judges from relying on Islamic law known as Sharia when deciding cases.

The amendment -- which also would forbid judges from using international laws as a basis for decisions -- will now be put before Oklahoma's voters in November. Approval is expected. 

This is a big deal for a couple of reasons. First, it reinforces the trend of states getting tired of the federal government's inaction when it comes to controversial social issues (see AZ and SB 1070). Second, it reinforces the notion that the U.S. is a sovereign nation with our own rules and laws. This is particularly crucial when we have sitting Supreme Court justices who look to international law, not U.S. law, when making a ruling.

Of course, it would help if the idiots in D.C. actually knew what was in the laws they passed:

Pelosi on obamacare: “But we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it..."

Dodd on the financial reform bill: "It's a great moment. I'm proud to have been here," said a teary-eyed Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.), who as chairman of the Senate Banking Committee led the effort in the Senate. "No one will know until this is actually in place how it works..."

But I digress. Back to Oklahoma: an incident that highlights the growing conflict between traditional U.S. values and Muslim influence took place a few days ago in Dearborn, Michigan.

Police in the heavily Arab Detroit suburb of Dearborn say they arrested four Christian missionaries for disorderly conduct at an Arab cultural festival.

Police Chief Ron Haddad says his department made the arrests Friday. The four are free on bond.

Christian proselytizing at the festival has been a matter of dispute for several years.

Haddad tells the Detroit Free Press he isn't taking sides in any dispute and says police have to keep peace at a festival that draws 300,000 over three days.

On Thursday, the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals court ruled in favor of Anaheim, Calif., evangelist George Saieg (SAYGH). It overturned a lower court and said Saieg could distribute information on the festival's perimeter.

So let me get this straight. A local police chief ignores both the First Amendment and a U.S. Court of Appeals ruling to placate a bunch of Muslims?!? What's next in Dearborn? Sharia law? That's why the Oklahoma amendment is such a big deal.

It's time this country got back to basics. Simple things like secure borders, understandable laws, and adherence to the Constitution. If the feds won't do it the states must...