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Ted Cruz: “Go to Iran and if you violate Sharia law they will torture…”

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Sharia law is using government force to force you to comply with Islam whether you are Muslim or not. And it is a tool of oppression. Go to Iran and if you violate Sharia law they will torture and execute you. And, and and I want to read from a story from the Free Beacon that that is laying out El Said's record. (28:52–28:58)

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Asserts that in Iran, violating Sharia law can lead to torture and execution.

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