Jun 05, 2026

What does it mean that 1.9 million Texans voted to prohibit Sharia law — and could the same fight be coming to your state? On this episode of The Jenny Beth Show, Jenny Beth Martin sits down with national-security veteran Frank Gaffney to break down one of the most remarkable grassroots votes in recent memory and the legal battles now unfolding across the country. On March 3, on the Republican primary ballot in Texas, 1.9 million voters backed a five-word proposition: “Texas should prohibit Sharia law.” Gaffney and Martin trace where that number came from, including the controversy over the 400-acre Texas development originally marketed as Epic City and since rebranded “the Meadow,” and the injunctions filed by Attorney General Ken Paxton. They examine Florida and Texas moves to designate the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations as terrorist organizations, the court ruling that pushed back on the CAIR designation, and Governor Greg Abbott’s pledge that prohibiting Sharia law in Texas is “a certitude.” Gaffney also recounts the constitutional exchange he had with Senator Ted Cruz on where religious liberty ends and compelled submission begins, and explains why he believes the workable legal path targets conduct already illegal under U.S. law, such as sedition, rather than belief. Frank Gaffney is president of the Institute for the American Future and host of Securing America on Real America’s Voice. He founded and led the Center for Security Policy for 37 years, worked on the Senate Armed Services Committee under President Reagan, and served as Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense. Learn more and get involved at teapartypatriots.org and jennybethshow.com.

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