Florida Congressman Introduces Bill To Ban Sharia Law: ‘We Are Not Going To Become A Muslim Nation.’

Florida Congressman Randy Fine on Friday introduced legislation that would ensure that Sharia law cannot be implemented anywhere in the United States.

The “Ban Shari’a Law Act” would prohibit the application of Sharia law “where such application would violate constitutional rights,” according to a copy of the legislation shared with The Daily Wire. Fine said that the measure was intended to protect Western culture and ensure that the United States would not be taken over by Islamic radicals. 

“We are not going to become a Muslim nation. There are plenty out there,” Fine told The Daily Wire. “If you want to live under Sharia, return to where you came from, but we’re not interested in you coming here and conquering our country.”

The legislation says that the “the Constitution of the United States is and must remain the supreme law of the land, and no foreign law or legal system may be permitted to undermine it” and that “no court shall enforce a judgment, decree, or arbitration decision if it relies, in whole or in part, on Shari’a Law or any foreign law that violates the constitutional rights of any party.”

Fine referenced the recent confrontation in Dearborn, Michigan, where a Christian resident was told he was not welcome in the city by Muslim Mayor Abdullah Hammoud after he spoke out in opposition to naming a street after Arab American publisher Osama Siblani.

“We do not want to replicate this barbaric Middle Age philosophy in this country, and we need to make that clear, this is not welcome in the United States,” Fine said. “We need to respond to the Islamists saying Christians are not welcome in Dearborn by saying, no, you are not welcome here.”

The legislation was also backed by Texas Republican Rep. Keith Self, who said the influence of Shariah law was already present in Texas. 

“We cannot have sets of laws,” he told The Daily Wire. “There is one in the United States. It’s called the U.S. Constitution and the state laws under states of course, but we cannot have two different civilizations with different laws.”

Self said that Sharia law allows for child marriages, husbands to beat their wives, honor killings, and genital mutilation. He said these practices were “not compatible with U.S. law, U.S. Constitution, and our civilization.”

The issue came to a head in Texas with controversy over the planned EPIC City development outside Dallas that was intended to be a Muslim community. Critics worried that the development would implement Sharia.