FIRST ON FOX: A pair of conservative lawmakers are launching a new group in the House of Representatives to “protect Western Civilization in the United States,” according to one of its founders.
Reps. Keith Self, R-Texas, and Chip Roy, R-Texas, are starting the “Sharia Free America Caucus,” Fox News Digital first learned.
“Every time you go to a fight, you take as many friends as you can. I’m a military man,” Self told Fox News Digital. “So what we need to do is build this caucus now so that we can educate the American people about the dangers of Sharia law in the United States.”
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Self said it was “fundamentally incompatible with the United States Constitution.”
The caucus also has the support in the Senate from Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., who Self said he hoped could help advance some of his legislative goals through both chambers.
One of the bills they hope to pass is a ban on foreigners who “abide by Sharia law” from entering the US, and a measure that would label the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization.
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Senator Tommy Tuberville arrives for a Senate Republican Caucus luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, April 2, 2025 (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)
“America faces a threat that directly attacks our Constitution and our Western values: the spread of Sharia law,” Roy said in a statement. “From Texas to every state in this constitutional republic, examples of Sharia law adherents masquerading as ‘refugees’ – and in many cases, sleeper cells linked to terrorist organizations – threaten the American way of life.”
Sharia broadly refers to a code of ethics and conduct used by devout Muslims. More specifically, Sharia law often refers to the criminal code used in non-secular Islamic countries, such as Iran.
In the most extreme cases, such as when ISIS controls parts of the Middle East, charges such as blasphemy can be punishable by death.
The US Capitol building is seen in Washington, December 2, 2024. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)
But the Constitution’s guarantees of religious freedom mean that Sharia law cannot be enforced at any level of government in the US
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The Republicans’ caucus may seem largely symbolic in nature, but it is a testament to the ongoing culture war raging in the country.
Self also pointed to countries like Britain and France, where growing unrest between Muslim refugees and current populations has dominated headlines in recent years.
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