Capitol Hill Conversation: Tennessee Legislature Wades Back Into Islam Issues

Issues related to Islam have resurfaced in the Tennessee General Assembly. Last week, it was outcry over a GOP lawmaker’s month-old Facebook post suggesting Western people need their own lobbying group to compete with Muslim groups. There’s also pending legislation to break up concentrations of immigrants and a bill that Islamic activists believe could lead to the seizure of mosques.

“I think that this is something that just waxes and wanes through the years, and I think a lot of it is driven by the news,” WPLN state capitol reporter Chas Sisk says. “Underlying it all is that there’s a significant number of legislators in Tennessee who are concerned about the influence of Islam and the state’s growing Muslim population.”

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The asset forfeiture bill

Bill related to “no-go zones”