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.
