Salafist Muslims amend oath of Egypt upper house, note constitution must agree with "God's law" and have "no contradictions"

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2/28/12, "Islamist elected speaker of Egypt's upper house," BBC

"Egypt's upper house of parliament has chosen an Islamist as its speaker, consolidating the Muslim Brotherhood's control of the country's legislature.

Ahmed Fahmi, a little-known member of the Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), was elected during the Shura Council's inaugural session.

The FJP now controls 59% of the seats in the Shura Council and 43% in the lower house, the People's Assembly.

They will select a 100-member panel to draft a new constitution on Saturday....

As happened when the People's Assembly held its first session in January, Salafists made impromptu additions to the text of the oath. It [sic] with a pledge to respect the constitution and law, but several added "God's law" or "as long as there are no contradictions with God's law"."...

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