Representative Randy Fine (R-FL) announced his membership in the new Sharia Free America Caucus in a post to X, writing, "We must be willing to call evil by its name."
The new caucus, established by Representative Chip Roy (R-TX), "will present a suite of policies to prevent Sharia law from entering U.S. politics," according to the Daily Signal.
"Members of Congress are convening to sound the alarm about the rising presence and accelerating spread of Sharia in the United States," Representative Keith Self (R-TX), the caucus's cofounder, told the Daily Signal. "If allowed to spread, Sharia will completely erode the bedrock of Western values, individual liberties, and freedoms that define America."
"We must be willing to call evil by its name. Sharia Law seeks to subjugate women and wage violence against non-Muslims. Sharia Law seeks to destroy what makes America great," Rep. Fine wrote in an X post. "The Sharia Free America Caucus will lead the charge to stop Sharia Law from advancing in the USA. Make no mistake, this is a battle to preserve Western Civilization."
In September, Rep. Fine introduced the No Shari’a Law Act, which prevents all aspects of Shari’a Law, the traditional system of Islamic legal theory and practice, from influencing judges to rule based on the laws of the U.S. Constitution.
The following October, Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) introduced the Senate version of the bill, commenting, "Sharia Law is fundamentally anti-American and has no place in our country. If you want to peacefully practice your religion, you have every right to do so under the Constitution. But if you want to come to the United States and advocate for the practice of Sharia Law over U.S. law, you should not be here."
"We've seen what has happened in the UK and across Europe with the spread of sharia, and it is not an exaggeration to say it is coming here next," Rep. Fine warned at the time. "Well, we are not going to let that happen. This is America."
