In the United States of America, the Constitution is the highest law of the land. This constitution is final and absolute, neither state nor federal law can contradict it. Oklahoma and many other Bible Belt states, however, have a history of passing unconstitutional laws only to have them struck down in court. This is a problem because it clogs up the courts and costs taxpayers money, for no reason other than simple incompetence. Oklahoma state government continuing to pass multiple unconstitutional laws knowing they are wrong provides reason to question the jurisdiction of our state electives. There have been numerous instances in Oklahoma history where unconstitutional laws were passed by the state legislature. The state's deep-rooted religious influence led to the passage of several laws that were unconstitutional and then justified by the moral values ​​of our legislature. The Supreme Court is the law of the land and the state government would be wrong to oppose it. Oklahoma went so far as to directly ban sharia law. Sharia law is a fundamental part of Islamic culture. On January 10, 2012, the ban on Sharia law was declared unconstitutional by the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals (Keyes). Any law that directly discriminates against any religion is unconstitutional because the sole purpose of the First Amendment is to protect your religious freedoms. This particular law directly violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment (Scott). Any state government that would directly and knowingly go against the very foundations of our Constitution is either dangerously out of touch with reality or incompetent on a grand scale. Additionally, Oklahoma has a... long-standing... middle of paper. .....logic to govern their decisions, the only option will be to dismiss and appoint new electives.Works CitedHoberock, Barbara. “Supreme Court upholds ruling declaring another Oklahoma abortion law unconstitutional.” Tulsa World (OK) November 12, 2013: Newspaper Source Plus. Internet. January 16, 2014.Keyes, Scott. "BREAKING: 10th Circuit Court of Appeals rules Oklahoma's Sharia law ban unconstitutional." Think RSS progress. Think Progress, January 10, 2012. Web. January 18, 2014. Associate, Press. "US Court Rules Abortion Laws Unconstitutional." AP English Worldstream - English (2012): Newspaper Source Plus. Internet. January 16, 2014. Peralta, Eyder. "Federal judge strikes down Oklahoma same-sex marriage ban." NPR. NPR, January 14, 2014. Web. January 18, 2014.Mr. Scott, Carter. "Oklahoma High Court strikes down Civil Justice Act." Journal Record, The (Oklahoma City, OK) (nd.):