DOJ to investigate Muslim-led development targeted by Texas GOP, senator says

[Zorro]

Texas Republicans claim the development would impose Islamic law on residents. The project’s planners call the accusation baseless and Islamophobic.

The Justice Department will investigate whether a planned real estate development around one of North Texas’s largest mosques violates federal law, Sen. John Cornyn (R) said Friday after weeks of calling the project antisemitic and anti-Christian.

Attacks over the development outside Dallas have been amplified by Cornyn, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), Gov. Greg Abbott and right-wing bloggers who baselessly claim it would create a Muslim-only community and impose Islamic law on residents.

Leaders for the East Plano Islamic Center, the mosque that is backing the project dubbed EPIC City, have repeatedly denied the accusations and called the attacks on their planned development Islamophobic. If built, EPIC City would span about 400 acres and create housing, day-care facilities, medical clinics and schools, according to marketing material.

“I am grateful to Attorney General Bondi and the Department of Justice for hearing my concerns and opening an investigation,” Cornyn said in a statement. “Religious discrimination and Sharia Law have no place in the Lone Star State. Any violations of federal law must be swiftly prosecuted, and I know under the Trump administration, they will be.”

https://wapo.st/3EWlg7t

Fucking Texas Republicans. Again. What is it about Texas that makes them such damn anti-American idiots?

It's like they're jonesing for a Fifth Crusade.

[hatrack]

1. And what will Law Barbie say? "Bad!! Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad!!!! Bad Muslims!! Stop It, NOW!!!"

[sakabatou]

2. Repukes: Deus vult! Deus vult!

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3. They're just jealous that someone else beat them to the punch

We all know they want Christofascism across America.

[Mosby]

4. It's a self declared Muslim development, for Muslims.

I think the European/Israeli model is spreading to the US. Nothing new. In Israel there are Muslim Arab towns, Druze towns etc. If people want to be seperate, that's their business, the only problem is that we have a lot of laws in the US preventing this, but we are the exception, not the rule anymore.

From Wiki:

The developers stated they would not impose "blanket bans on any group of people" but would conduct "thorough individualized assessments of prospective buyers" to ensure alignment with community goals of "safety and security".

So clearly there won't be Jews living there. Which is probably OK with a lot of Americans. I sure as shit wouldn't want to live there.