From Ogles to Tuberville to the Sharia Free America Caucus. The Republican Campaign to Manufacture Anti-Muslim Hysteria Is Not Subtle.

What started with one congressman’s post has become a coordinated campaign. A senator compared a Ramadan iftar to 9/11. A 40-member caucus is pushing legislation to ban Islamic practice. Nearly half of Republican members of Congress have posted negatively about Muslims. And the speaker of the House says the threat of Shari’a law is “what animates this.”

Investigation Reveals DeSantis’s Office Wrote Florida’s ‘Domestic Terrorist’ Bill

(03/11/2026) The domestic terrorist designation bill that is about to become law in Florida was not written by the lawmakers who sponsored it. It was written inside the governor’s office. A Tampa Bay Times investigation, based on emails obtained through a public records request, has uncovered that DeSantis’s deputy legislative affairs director, Chad Kunde, delivered […]

Anti-Muslim Congressman Declares Muslims ‘Don’t Belong in American Society.’ Republican Leaders Won’t Condemn It

Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles posted that Muslims “don’t belong in American society” and that “pluralism is a lie.” He is pushing legislation to ban immigration from Muslim-majority countries. Democratic lawmakers called for consequences. Republican leadership stayed silent.

United Voices Releases Policy Brief Urging Florida to Reject ‘Domestic Terrorist’ Designation Bills

Brief outlines constitutional violations in HB 1471, HB 1473, SB 1632, and SB 1634 — bills built on an executive order a federal court blocked yesterdayFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 5, 2026WASHINGTON, D.C. — United Voices For America today released a policy brief urging Florida’s lawmakers and governor to reject HB 1471, HB 1473, SB 1632, […]

United Voices Welcomes Court Ruling Blocking DeSantis’s Order Targeting Muslim Group

WASHINGTON, D.C. (03/04/2026) — United Voices welcomes today’s federal court ruling granting a preliminary injunction that blocks enforcement of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s executive order designating the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) a “terrorist organization.” U.S. District Judge Mark E. Walker found that the executive order constitutes unconstitutional First Amendment coercion — that the governor […]

A Federal Judge Just Blocked DeSantis’s Order Labeling Muslim Group Terrorist. He Called It Unconstitutional Coercion From a ‘Bully Pulpit’

(03/04/2026) A federal judge in Tallahassee has blocked Governor Ron DeSantis’s executive order designating the Council on American-Islamic Relations a “terrorist organization,” ruling that it violates the First Amendment. The preliminary injunction, issued today by U.S. District Judge Mark E. Walker, is effective immediately. No bond is required. No stay was granted pending appeal. The […]

Florida’s House Just Passed Law to Label Organizations ‘Domestic Terrorists.’ Sponsor Used the Iran Strikes to Sell It

The Florida House voted 81-26 on Tuesday to pass HB 1471, the bill that gives a handful of state officials the power to brand any organization a domestic terrorist group. Rep. Hillary Cassel opened her floor speech by invoking the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran from 72 hours earlier — using a foreign military operation to justify a domestic law aimed at Florida’s Muslim communities. The Senate companion, SB 1632, is expected to be voted on later this week.

Even Conservatives See the Danger in Florida’s ‘Domestic Terrorist’ Bill. A Pro-Gun Outlet Is Sounding the Alarm

When a pro-gun conservative outlet warns that a Republican-backed bill could be used to brand Second Amendment organizations as domestic terrorists, something has gone deeply wrong with the legislation. Bearing Arms’ analysis of HB 1471 exposes what civil liberties groups have been saying for months: the bill’s vague language makes it a weapon that can be aimed at anyone.

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