Some might remember that after 9\/11 there was a lot of talk & fear of the US being “taken over” by religious zealots, forcing Sharia Law on us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Well, it turns out we were worried about the wrong thing – it wasn’t Sharia Law we should’ve been afraid of, but GOPia Law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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