Top Dems Call Islamic Terrorism in US a ‘Conspiracy Theory’

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Democrats on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government sharply criticized a GOP-led hearing Wednesday that examined concerns about Sharia law and Islamic terrorism in the United States, calling it a “conspiracy theory” rooted in “unconstitutional bigotry.”

“There is no evidence of any plot to impose Sharia law,” Ranking Member Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., said during the hearing, accusing Republican politicians of “shamefully scapegoating Muslims for political gains.”

“They made up a conspiracy theory about their Muslim neighbors to intimidate voters. Saying lies over and over again doesn’t make them true, and it doesn’t make unconstitutional bigotry legal,” she added.

Sharia law, defined as a religious and ethical system within Islam derived from the Quran and the Hadith, guides Muslims in matters of faith, morality, and aspects of daily life.

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., argued that extremism is not tied to any one religion, saying the existence of Christian extremist groups shows that terrorism “has no religion.” He accused Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, co-founder of the congressional Sharia Free America Caucus, of seeking to “demonize and vilify those who adhere to the religion.”

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