Ranking Member Jamie Raskin delivers opening remarks

House Judiciary Committee · February 10, 2026

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Opening statement: constitutional protections make anti-Sharia bills unnecessary

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Unidentified Speaker opened the hearing, thanked witnesses, and stated that the Constitution already forbids government imposition of any religious law, arguing that special anti-Sharia legislation is unnecessary. He framed the point around the establishment clause and free exercise protections.

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An unnamed participant during a House Judiciary Committee hearing argued that existing constitutional protections--the establishment clause, the free exercise clause and the prohibition on religious tests--already prevent government endorsement or imposition of any religious law, and said recent proposals targeting Sharia are unnecessary and politically motivated.

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