Pamela Geller, American Thinker: The ABA Does Damage Control

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The ABA Does Damage Control

Pamela Geller, American Thinker

In an article called The ABA’s Jihad in The American Thinker, I exposed the Islamic supremacism taking root at the American Bar Association, breaking the story of the ABA’s support for Sharia law. I revealed the notice, circulated among ABA members, of an organized ABA campaign to oppose the anti-Sharia legislation that has been introduced in 14 state legislatures. Then on Wednesday the ABA issued a statement in response to my article, claiming that “the American Bar Association has taken no action in support of, or in opposition to, judges considering Islamic law or Sharia.”
How dishonest and disingenuous.
The ABA statement said that the organization has “nearly 400,000 members, many of whom volunteer with any of the ABA’s 2,200 entities. One of those 2,200 entities is the Section on International Law, which has elected to assemble a taskforce of several individuals to examine this issue.” The statement makes it sound as if this examination is completely neutral: “These individuals are examining whether the proposed changes to the law impact important constitutional questions. They are also considering implications for international commerce.”

Above all, the ABA claims that this taskforce has nothing to do with the organization itself: “The actions of a few interested members within one section are not and cannot be interpreted to be those of the entire American Bar Association. Claims to the contrary are erroneous.”

This is spin and damage control. In my Tuesday article I quoted the Section on International Law stating that the ABA’s Executive Counsel “has organized a Task Force to review the legislation of 14 states — Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wyoming — in which anti-Sharia legislation has been introduced.”

There was no way this Task Force could be understood as neutral. Clearly it was dedicated to working against anti-Sharia legal initiatives. The Section on International Law document said: “The Section’s Executive Counsel [sic] has organized a Task Force to review the legislation of 14 states — Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wyoming – in which anti-Sharia legislation has been introduced. The goal of the Task Force is to have a Report and Recommendation against such legislation as well as an informal set of ‘talking points’ that local opponents of these initiatives could use to make their case in each of these states.”

This should incite justifiable public outrage, and actually increase support for and awareness of the legislation among the grassroots electorate.

A source knowledgeable about the ABA has also informed me that the organization’s Middle East law committee recently began a lobbying campaign, which the ABA’s international law chair endorsed. It was a political act, not a neutral study. This source sent me ABA policy guidelines that make it clear that policies that are formulated by small committees or “entities” can and do become official ABA policy under certain circumstances, and those circumstances are present in the case of this pro-Sharia Task Force.

This puts the ABA on the spot: either its policy mechanism on Middle East law has been taken over by Middle East-based lawyer(s) with Islamic supremacist sympathies, or the Middle East law committee does represent the ABA’s actual positions.

Further, is there any ABA group or task force assigned to helping those who oppose Sharia to craft legislation to ban it? No. There is only an initiative to oppose those fighting the Sharia.

Particularly troubling is the non-democratic way in which the ABA made the decision to oppose the anti-Sharia initiatives of various states. A tiny minority of the ABA’s total membership steers its policies, which almost always are developed from the top down. The pro-Sharia initiative seems to have been pushed forward through what the ABA calls a “blanket approval” or even more rapid “technical comment” procedure, and seems to go beyond issuing mere statements to actively organizing lobbying to influence state legislation – a practice that is generally forbidden for tax-exempt organizations.

All this makes it obvious that the ABA’s statement disclaiming any support for Sharia was completely false and dishonest.

If the ABA continues to forward this deceitful rhetoric, I will expose even more information about its support for Sharia.

There is one way the ABA could make at least partial amends now: it’s time the ABA created a task force to help those of us who are fighting the introduction of Islamic law in America.

We’re waiting.

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Jew Lover

13 years ago

Every single crime that the FBI considers MAJOR is allowed/required/condoned in Islam (NB – motor vehicle theft is N/A non-existent 1400 years ago).
The Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) contain official data on crime that is reported to law enforcement agencies across the United States who then provide the data to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). UCR focuses on index crimes, which include homicide and non-negligent manslaughter, robbery, forcible rape, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny/theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. UCR is a summary-based reporting system, with data aggregated to the city, county, state, and other geographic levels. Crime statistics are compiled from UCR data and published annually by the FBI in the Crime in the United States series. To address limitations of UCR, the FBI has developed the National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) system, which is slowly being deployed by law enforcement agencies.
Again, all the above acts that the FBI considers crimes in the UCR are allowed/required/condoned in Islam with the exception of motor vehicle theft which is N/A as non-existent 1400 years ago.
It looks like the Bureau forget a few, such as beheading, sex slaves, pre-pubescent child rape, etc.
Do not hanker for peace with the infidels; behead them when you catch them (47:4)
The unbelievers are stupid; urge the Muslims to fight them (8:65)
Muslims must not take the infidels as friends (3:28)
Terrorize and behead those who believe in scriptures other than the Qur’an (8:12)
Muslims must muster all weapons to terrorize the infidels (8:60)
Slay the unbelievers wherever you find them (2:191)
Make war on the infidels living in your neighborhood (9:123)
When opportunity arises, kill the infidels wherever you catch them (9:5)
Kill the Jews and the Christians if they do not convert to Islam or refuse to pay Jizya tax (9:29)
Any religion other than Islam is not acceptable (3:85)
The Jews and the Christians are perverts; fight them (9:30)
Maim and crucify the infidels if they criticize Islam. (5:33)
The infidels are unclean; do not let them into a mosque (9:28)
Punish the unbelievers with garments of fire, hooked iron rods, boiling water; melt their skin and bellies (22:19)

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Jew_Lover

13 years ago

Feel free to use as you’d like Ms. Geller and friends. Previous post was a little sloppy, apologies folks.
What gives? How can the FBI say somethings are crimes when Muslims say they are acceptable in Islam as Mo himself committed all, and the Koran, Hadith, Sira say they’re OK to do.Which of the below verses in the Koran, Hadith, Sira, etc. do the Islamic Supremacist Hate Organization CAIR hate or disapprove of?
The FBI says all the below are crimes, yet Muslims say they’re OK. Who’s right?
The FBI says homicide is a crime, Islam says it’s OK (2:191, 8:12, 9:5, 9:111, 47:4).
The FBI says robbery, burglary, larceny/theft are crimes, Islam says it’s OK (Koran – Entire Chapter 8 called Booty).
The FBI says rape is a crime, Islam allows pre-pubescent child rape (65:4), Gang Rape (24:13), Sex Slaves (4:24).
The FBI says motor vehicle theft is a crime, during Mo’s time, they didn’t have cars, they just stole women, boys, men, camels, etc.
The FBI forgot some sh*t:
Extortion is allowed in Islam (9:29).
Lying is allowed in Islam (3:28, 5:51).
Beheading is allowed in Islam (8:12, 47:4).
Crucifixion and amputation are allowed in Islam (5:33).
Wives Beating is allowed in Islam (4:34).
The Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) contain official data on crime that is reported to law enforcement agencies across the United States who then provide the data to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). UCR focuses on index crimes, which include homicide and non-negligent manslaughter, robbery, forcible rape, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny/theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. UCR is a summary-based reporting system, with data aggregated to the city, county, state, and other geographic levels. Crime statistics are compiled from UCR data and published annually by the FBI in the Crime in the United States series. To address limitations of UCR, the FBI has developed the National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) system, which is slowly being deployed by law enforcement agencies.

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Paladion

13 years ago

From a concerned naturalized citizen living abroad. If what we are hearing is true, then we should start moving quickly.
The fact in front of us is that some ABA’s members and it’s allays wishe to introduced some foreign principles and guidance into our Constitution and legal system, it just make us laugh loudly and cynically.
However, a second look at such a spectacle made us cried with anger and disbelieve, since some foreign entities and interest are trying hard in order to soften the basis of our entire legal system and democratic way of life.
The dangers ahead are great and unmistakables. Lets not just sit still while our civilized society is been demise and decimate mercilessly. The common sense advise us to move soon, before it is too late!

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Laurie from Bartlett

13 years ago

Thanks Pam We are being aided by your diligence at the State Legislature level! Your last comment..BRAVO!Think they’ll support the Constitution and denounce Islamic Law? Laurie

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John Kelly

13 years ago

Great comment Laurie. Very encouraging information.

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mbt shoes

13 years ago

There was no way this Task Force could be understood as neutral. Clearly it was dedicated to working against anti-Sharia legal initiatives. The Section on International Law document said: “The Section’s Executive Counsel [sic] has organized a Task Force to review the legislation of 14 states — Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wyoming – in which anti-Sharia legislation has been introduced. The goal of the Task Force is to have a Report and Recommendation against such legislation as well as an informal set of ‘talking points’ that local opponents of these initiatives could use to make their case in each of these states.”

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Sanjay Dixit

13 years ago

helo
AM Indian, and am pleasantly surprised and pleased to realise that u americans are slowly coming to the grips of this threat from Islam and getting the proper perspective on it, better late than never. I wish to know and contribute meaningfully to your efforts. i wish we the people of these two nations share these thoughts and convert them in a meaningful action. Our two nations shared some common traits of having democratic soft underbelly.

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Sanjay Dixit

13 years ago

i appreciate ur thoughts and am very glad that Americans are slowly awakening to the threats, which we Indians have been facing since long long ages. I wish to contribute meaningfully to this endeavor. I think, the one trait we share is a soft democratic underbelly .. Sanjay Dixit India

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