The Constitution vs. Shariah Law: Part 2

First Amendment: Freedom of speech Constitution: First Amendment: Congress shall not abridge "the freedom of speech.” Shariah: Speech defaming Islam or Muhammad is considered “blasphemy” and is punishable by death or imprisonment. Robert Muise, AFLC co-founder and senior counsel, issued the following statement: “Section 230 of the CDA confers broad powers of censorship upon Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube officials, who can silence constitutionally protected speech and e ngage in discriminatory business practices with impunity by virtue of this power conferred by the federal government in violation of the First Amendment. ” [emphasis added] David Yerushalmi, AFLC co-founder and senior counsel, added: “Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube have notoriously censored speech that they deem critical of Islam, thereby effectively enforcing blasphemy laws here in the United States with the assistance of the federal government.” [emphasis a...