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 ,texas1 ,mr4 ,full]1 ,mr4 ,c>t] (      
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,crane1 ,mr4 ,gos>1 ,mr4 
,van ,ord51 ,mr4 ,bre*e51 ,mr4 ,moore ( 
,alabama1 & ,mr4 ,kelly ( ,p5nsylvania7 
submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,,concurr5t ,,resolution     
,d5\nc+ ,%>ia law 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4    
,:]eas ! prim>y role ( elect$ (ficials 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica is to provide
 = ! security & protections ( its       
citiz5s z well z pres]v+ ! lib]ties     
provid$ to !m by ! ,nation's ,f\nd]s2   
,:]eas ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
( ,am]ica & ! laws made pursuant !reto  
are ! supreme law ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates (   
,am]ica2 ,:]eas any legal or political  
doctr9e t places itself above !         
,con/itution ?reat5s ! /ability & unity 
( ! ,nation2 ,:]eas1 to pres]ve ,we/]n  
values & ! ,am]ican social compact1 !   

,nation mu/ insi/ on assimilation into !
 con/itutional ord]2 ,:]eas ! p ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica desire to       
pres]ve ! bless+s ( lib]ty & ! rule (   
law = !mselves & _! po/]ity & ensure t  
no =eign legal or political sy/ems 9    
conflict or incompatible ) ! ,nation's  
laws1 traditions1 & individual lib]ties 
are appli$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas    
,%>ia law pres5ts z religi\s :ile       
function+ z a political & legal ord]2   
,:]eas ,islamic jurisprud5ce 7,%>ia7 has
 function$ n m]ely z a religi\s liturgy1
 b also z a compreh5sive political1     
legal1 social1 & economic sy/em1 d]iv+ f
 prim>y ,islamic texts1 ! ,quran &      
,hadi?1 z well z jurisprud5tial s\rces  
su* z cons5sus 7ijma#87 & analogical    
reason+ 7qiyas71 :]e ^! s\rces          
collectively produce fiqh1 ! int]pretive
 body ( ,islamic jurisprud5ce2 ,:]eas   
,%>ia t\*es e aspect ( life includ+     
crim9al1 civil1 & comm]cial law1        
economic regulation1 fiscal obligations1
 social conduct1 public ord]1 political 

au?ority1 & gov]nance /ructures2 ,:]eas1
 :ile ! ,con/itution gu>antees equal    
rights1 due process1 & individual       
autonomy1 ,%>ia assigns legal di/9ctions
 among individuals & bases au?ority on  
religi\s m&ates2 ,:]eas ,%>ia does n    
recognize ! "r to life z evid5c$ by     
?reat5+ dea? = apo/asy1 :i* ,%>ia law   
def9es z n be+ fully ,muslim1 along )   
?reat5+ dea? = blasphemy1 :i* !y def9e z
 say+ any?+ negative ab\t ,mohamm$ or   
,islam2 ,:]eas ,%>ia does n recognize ! 
"r to lib]ty z evid5c$ by =c+ submission
 to ,allah ov] individual autonomy2     
re/rict+ religi\s fre$om & free spee*2  
no respect = g5d] equality conc]n+ !    
rights ( wom51 ^? :o live unapprov$     
life/yles1 & ! l5g?y li/ ( *>act]i/ics =
 :i* ,unit$ ,/ates law does n p]mit     
discrim9ation2 & re/rictions on ^? "u   
,%>ia1 includ+ diet & social activities2
 ,:]eas ! supremacy claims ( ,%>ia h    
prov5 to put wom51 dissid5ts1 &         
non-,muslims into dang] f ! consequ5ces 
result+ f ,%>ia's unequal legal /&>ds & 

community-en=c$ norms1 expos+           
individuals to pressures t und]m9e !    
safety & rights gu>ante$ 9 !            
,con/itution2 ,:]eas1 "u ,%>ia1 wom5 are
 treat$ z subs]vi5t to m5 ) half !      
te/imonial value & receiv+ half !       
inh]itance1 (t5 requir+ p]mission = !   
*oices !y make2 ,:]eas an e/imat$       
#bcj1jjj1jjj girls & wom5 worldwide h   
und]gone female g5ital mutilation1 ) !  
highe/ incid5ts 9 ,muslim-majority      
nations ( p>ts ( ,africa1 ! ,middle ,ea/
 & ,s\? ,asia2 ,:]eas mod]n political   
sci5ce rese>* demon/rates t ,%>ia       
op]ates z a political sy/em 9 /ates t   
incorporate x into _! con/itutional or  
/atutory law2 ,:]eas1 9 ,iran1 ,paki/an1
 ,egypt1 & ,turkey1 portions ( !        
pr9ciples ( ,%>ia h be5 put into !      
gov]nm5t's legal code1 & has be5 %[n to 
h pr(\nd gov]nance implications z x     
%apes legislative au?ority & lawmak+    
processes1 influ5ces judicial           
organization & legal int]pretation1 &   
g5]ates hybrid legal regimes t navigate 

betwe5 doctr9al consi/5cy & plurali/ic  
rights frameworks2 ,:]eas ,islam has    
gr[n ?r\gh conqu]+ & =c$ conv]sion2     
,:]eas1 9 #aghf1 ,?omas ,jeff]son &     
,john ,adams ask$ ! ,ambassador f       
,tripoli :y 8 nation attack$ peaceful   
c\ntries ) no provocation & he repli$ t 
x 0 _! "r & duty "u _! laws ( ! prophet 
& ! ,quran to make w> on all :o d n     
ackn[l$ge ,islamic au?ority to enslave  
prison]s1 & t e fight] sla9 w\ld g to   
p>adise2 ,:]eas ,%>ia is incompatible ) 
,am]ican values1 equally1 ,am]ican      
values are incompatible ) ! pr9ciples   
held "u ,%>ia2 ,:]eas ,am]ica's way (   
life is n ?reat5$ by a religion1 r1 x is
 ?reat5$ by ^? claim+ a body ( law t    
ass]ts jurisdiction ov] non-,muslims t  
is explicitly anti!tical to ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,con/itution & democratic        
pr9ciples2 ,:]eas1 on ,augu/ #bf1 #bjbf1
 ,presid5t ,donald ,trump ackn[l$g$     
,%>ia ,law is be+ implem5t$ 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates & supports its prohibition2 &    
,:]eas ,%>ia law is 9 direct conflict ) 

! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates3 ,n[1  
!re=e1 be x ,t ,congress d5\nces ,%>ia  
law 9 all =ms1 & opposes any            
implem5tation ( ,%>ia law )9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates4