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Cornyn files Defeat Sharia Law in America Act, another Texas-led effort
Senator Cornyn files bill to amend Civil Rights Act, defining Sharia law implementation as unlawful discrimination by public accommodations, with support from 33 members of Congress.
- U.S. Sen. John Cornyn filed the Defeat Sharia Law in America Act with Sen. Tommy Tuberville, advancing a Texas-led effort tied to the Sharia Free America Caucus.
- Amid concerns cited by caucus founders, the caucus was launched in December to counter what members describe as a rise of Sharia Law, which they argue is incompatible with the U.S. Constitution.
- The bill would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to consider establishments providing goods or services by implementing Sharia Law as discriminating or segregating on grounds of religion, and it cites the No Sharia Act Cornyn previously cosponsored.
- Cornyn has urged investigations into Islamic organizations, including a DOJ probe into the East Plano Islamic Center's EPIC Ranches City, and supports designating CAIR as a foreign terror organization, actions CAIR denies.
- State leaders and allied measures include five Texas cosponsors and 33 members of Congress from 18 states, with Dan Patrick prioritizing a Sharia ban, Ted Cruz filing related bills, and President Donald Trump issuing a Muslim Brotherhood executive order last November.
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Texas Sen. John Cornyn is introducing new legislation aimed at making the enforcement of Islamic Sharia Law, and discrimination based on the fundamentalist Muslim code, a violation of the Civil Rights Act.
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Sen. Cornyn files Defeat Sharia Law in America Act, another effort led by Texas
Cornyn introduced the Defeat Sharia Law in America Act with cosponsor Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-AL, a member of the Sharia Free America Caucus led by Texas U.S. Reps. Chip Roy and Keith Self. The caucus was launched in December.
·Washington, United States
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