U.S Rep. Chip Roy, a Republican who represents Texas’ 21st Congressional District between San Antonio and Austin, posted on X Sunday night: “No more Muslims. No more criminals. No more marxists. No more corporatists. #SaveTexas.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
The post quickly ignited a wave of online backlash, with critics accusing Roy of Islamophobia and arguing his call to action tramples on rights laid out in the U.S. Constitution.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Your calls to remove the First Amendment guarantees of freedom of religion and speech for Muslims is a cowardly pander to the worst elements of our society,” an X user by the name of John Graves wrote. “Criticism of Islam is one thing; what you are calling for is shameful bigotry.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
Numerous other comments echoed that same critique, with some even labeling Roy as a “traitor to the U.S. Constitution and to the American people.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
“What do you mean, ‘no more Muslims’? You swore to uphold the Constitution and it is pretty clear on this topic,” another X user wrote. “You don’t get to say what religions are good or not. You don’t get to restrict someone’s freedom based on their faith.”<\/p>\n
Roy’s Washington, D.C. office did not immediately respond to Chron’s request for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The congressman’s political brand has long been tied to a hard-line interpretation of the “rule of law,” particularly on immigration. On his official campaign website<\/a>, under the ‘Issues’ section, he states that “it is the federal government’s Constitutional duty to uphold the rule of law and defend the safety of the American people.”\u00a0<\/p>\n Roy and his office also have a history of making extreme policy calls. In early March, Chron reported on Roy’s call to halt all U.S. immigration<\/a>, citing what he described as “Muslim immigrant violence” and a “mass migration of Islamists.” He also spearheaded the Sharia-Free America Caucus, a conservative effort that critics have labeled anti-Muslim and broadly exclusionary.\u00a0<\/p>\n