On March 3, on the Republican primary ballot in Texas, 1.9 million voters backed a five-word proposition: “Texas should prohibit Sharia law.” In this segment, national-security veteran Frank Gaffney tells Jenny Beth Martin where that number came from and why he calls it the largest sample of its kind ever recorded on the question.
Gaffney argues the result was a direct response to a wave of public attention in Texas, and that it reflects how voters across party lines respond once the issue is in front of them. Jenny Beth and Frank discuss what the vote does and doesn’t legally accomplish — it was a non-binding primary proposition, not a statute — and why supporters see it as a launching point for actual legislation.
What you’ll learn:
- The exact five-word proposition and the 1.9 million votes behind it
- Why Gaffney calls the result “proof positive” of broader support
- What a primary ballot proposition can and can’t do legally
- How the Texas vote is feeding momentum in other states
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 and served as Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense under President Reagan.
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00:00 — The Five-Word Proposition
01:25 — “Texas Should Prohibit Sharia Law”
03:05 — Why the Number Is Remarkable
05:51 — “Proof Positive”: What It Signals
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