The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government held a hearing on Tuesday to probe whether Sharia law would lead to constitutional violations.

“Tenants of Sharia are incompatible with the United States and our Constitution,” Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, told The Daily Signal before the hearing. “Sharia is central to [Islam], and it is incompatible with the Constitution, our way of life, and Western civilization.”

Led by Roy, lawmakers heard testimonies from Stephen Gelé of the Pelican Institute for Public Policy, Robert Spencer of the David Horowitz Freedom Center, Krista Schild of the Rise Align Ignite Reclaim Foundation, and George Mason University professor Ilya Somin.

Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., introduced a bill in September to ban Sharia law from the U.S. court system.

Fine was emboldened to introduce the bill because of reporting that claimed defendants charged with crimes like domestic violence have used the Quran in their defense. Some Islamism watchdogs point to part of the Quran that states a man can “beat” a........

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