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A Florida GOP gubernatorial candidate is pushing a “permanent” federal ban on Muslim immigration, arguing Islam is incompatible with American law and values.
Former Florida House Speaker Paul Renner, who launched his gubernatorial bid in the Sunshine State last summer, said Tuesday he would propose and promote a federal ban on Muslim immigration that is “permanent and comprehensive.”
“We have to be realistic and be honest that the long-term compatibility of Islam in this country does not exist,” he said. “We cannot have long-term compatibility with the American Constitution and with the American way of life.”
Renner added that anyone with terrorist ties, who has defrauded taxpayers or who has been convicted of a serious crime should be denaturalized and deported.
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Paul Renner said he would push for a federal ban on Muslim immigration as part of his bid for Florida governor. (Rebecca Blackwell/AP)
Renner made the comments during a news conference while speaking in front of a “No Sharia Law” sign. Sharia law is a religious legal framework derived from Islamic texts that governs aspects of life for some Muslims.
The gubernatorial candidate pointed to the passage of a bill in the Florida Legislature prohibiting the use of certain foreign laws, including Sharia law, in state courts.
Renner asserted that “only American law can be used in American courts and that should go without saying.”
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Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Paul Renner, right, and President of the Florida Senate Kathleen Passidomo at the Coastal Community Church at Lighthouse Point on May 16, 2023. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
He added that he would also end all funding for schools that promote what he described…
