“Islamism in US Politics: Examining a Proposed Massachusetts Bill and Islamist Propaganda Tactics”, Indiafacts, April 5, 2023:
“The Massachusetts State Senate is currently considering a bill petitioned by State Senator James Eldridge that proposes to establish a commission that would “identify and recommend qualified American Muslims for appointive positions at all levels of government, including boards and commissions”.
This Bill has been flagged as unconstitutional by legal scholars, including Steve Resnicoff of the DePaul College of Law who notes, “It would clearly violate the principle of separation of church and state”. How is it that Sen. Eldridge, who earned a law degree from the Boston College Law School, not know about it?
While the millions of Muslims in the US freely practice their faith and go about their lives as does every other American, a few activist groups are on a mission to bring their religious identity into politics. From Eldridge’s Facebook posts, it appears that groups like the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and JETPAC are behind the Bill….”
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