On May 13, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution and Limited Government held a hearing entitled “Sharia-Free America: Why Political Islam & Sharia Law are Incompatible with the U.S. Constitution: Part II.”
While news of the hearing largelyfocusedon Marco Hunter-Lopez, it took place as part of a larger initiative led by Rep. Keith Self (R-TX) and Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), who established the “Sharia Free America Caucus” late last year to address what they see as a danger to American civil liberties.
The broader session centered on the perceived threats posed by the increasing influence of Sharia law in the United States, particularly concerning civil liberties, foundational principles, and republican governance. Additionally, the hearing examined the potential conflicts between Sharia-based institutions and federal law as well as the Constitution.
Members of Congress heard testimony from a total of four individuals, the first of whom wasAmmon Blair,a Senior Fellow with theTexas Public Policy Foundation’sSecure & Sovereign Nation Initiativeand a consultant to the Operation Lone Star Task Force,spokenext.
He addressed the critical issue of religious liberty in America, affirming that while the First Amendment guarantees the right to practice religion freely, it does not exempt individuals or groups from adhering to the rule of law.
“A crime remains a crime regardless of religion, and no religious, ideological, or political system possesses a constitutional license to violate the rights of a sovereign nation, a sovereign state, a political subdivision, private property owners, or individual citizens,” he explained.
Blair also cited GovernorGreg Abbott’sdesignationboth the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIRas foreign terrorist organizations and transnational criminal organizations at the state level.
According to Abbott, “The Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR have long made their goals clear: to forcibly impose Sharia law and establish Islam’s ‘mastership of the world.’”
In his written testimony provided to Congress, he also noted:
Abbott has directed investigations into entities “masquerading as legal ‘courts’ staffed with ‘judges’ issuing orders that purportedly carry the authority to bind individuals to Islamic codes, thereby preempting state and federal laws,” declaring that legal disputes in Texas “must be decided based on American law… not according to Sharia law.”
Source: The Gateway Pundit
