NASHVILLE, Tennessee — Tennessee is considering making it a felony to follow some versions of the Islamic code known as Shariah, the most severe measure yet put forth by a national movement whose members believe extremist Muslims want Shariah to supersede the Constitution.

The bill would face steep constitutional hurdles if enacted.

Nevertheless, it represents the boldest legislative attempt yet to limit how Muslims worship. Backers of bill include conservatives with ties to opponents of a planned Islamic center two blocks from New York City’s World Trade Center site and efforts to expand a mosque 30 miles (48 kilometers) southeast of Nashville.

Muslim groups fear the measure would outlaw central tenets of Islam, such as praying five times a day toward Mecca, abstaining from alcohol and fasting for Ramadan.

Submitted by anothertheletter: “Click the link to read more. Tennessee’s new GOP government is just (and I’m sorry in advance if anyone is offended by my use of this term, but I have extreme difficulty finding a word that describes them better than this) batshit crazy. It’s absolutely unconstitutional. And the cruel irony in this is that the people who support this bill are the same people who hold the Constitution up as some holy document that shall never be changed (unless it benefits them, of course).

“Please reblog this to spread the word. This bill cannot pass.”