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New Jersey Assembly Bill A1146 defines Islamophobia as racism. The measure guides public officials and police in applying existing anti-discrimination and bias laws.
This is criminalising free speech – the most basic freedom of our constitutional republic. Officials will use the bill’s broad definition to turn a protected opinion into grounds for punishment.
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New Jersey’s A1146 would hand officials a definition of “Islamophobia” broad enough to treat criticism of a religion as evidence of wrongdoing. New Jersey is giving state investigators a yardstick for judging criticism of Islam. A1146 puts “hostility and fear of Islam” into a definition officials would have to consider when assessing discriminatory motive.
Literally, thought police.
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