[mukto-mona] American Muslim PAC Endorsed George W. Bush for President in Elections 2000: (I)

American Muslim PAC Endorses George W. Bush for President WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct 23, 2000 - The American Muslim Political Coordinating Council Political Action Committee (AMPCC-PAC) today announced its endorsement of George W. Bush for president, citing his outreach to the Muslim community and his stand on the issue of secret evidence. (AMPCC-PAC is an affiliated PAC of the American Muslim Political Coordinating Council. AMPCC members include American Muslim Alliance, American Muslim Council, Council on American-Islamic Relations, and Muslim Public Affairs Council.) The endorsement was announced by chair of AMPCC-PAC, Dr. Agha Saeed. "Governor Bush took the initiative to meet with local and national representatives of the Muslim community. He also promised to address Muslim concerns on domestic and foreign policy issues," said AMPCC-PAC head Agha Saeed. The press conference was also addressed by: Dr. Yahya Basha and Mr. Aly Abouzakuk of AMC, Mr. Omar Ahmad, Mr. Nihad Awad, Mr. Ibrahim Hooper of CAIR, Mr. Salam Al-Maryati of MPAC, and Mr. Eric Vickers of AMA. Representatives of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) and the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) attended the press conference as observers. AMPCC made this critical decision after polling constituents and studying candidates' records on issues of concern to American Muslims. "We have based our decision on a 3-point criteria", explained Dr. Agha Saeed: "1) Record, 2) community feedback, and 3) accessibility. It is on the basis of this criteria that we have endorsed Gov. Bush". There are an estimated six million Muslims in the United States. Muslims constitute a potential swing-voting bloc in states such as California, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Michigan and Ohio. In several surveys of Muslim voters, the majority said they would vote for Bush. The Muslim leaders also noted that Bush challenged the use of "secret evidence" at the second presidential debate. American Muslims and civil libertarians believe secret evidence, as it is currently used in Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) deportation hearings, is unconstitutional. They believe that it is used disproportionately against Muslims in America. A number of Muslim detainees have been held for up to four years based on evidence that is not revealed to them or their attorneys. The Secret Evidence Repeal Act currently awaits passage in the House and Senate. "In the nineties", observed Dr. Agha Saeed, "the Muslim civil rights were significantly curtailed due to Executive Order of 1994, Secret Evidence clause of the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1995, and ADC v. Janet Reno decision of the US Supreme Court of April 1999. Our collective efforts are aimed at rectifying these setbacks. It is extremely important for Muslims to vote for a civil agenda this year." Source: American Muslim Alliance   http://ampolitics.ghazali.net/html/ampcc_endorses.html   American Muslim bloc vote in 2000 elections American Muslims made history in 2000 presidential elections when they voted en bloc for George Bush. The American Muslim Political Coordinating Council Political Action Committee (AMPCC-PAC), a coalition of four major American Muslim organizations, only two weeks before the election announced its endorsement of George W. Bush for president, citing his outreach to the Muslim community and his stand on the issue of secret evidence.   In a post-election survey of American Muslim voters conducted by the Washington, DC-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), one of the nation's largest grassroots Muslim advocacy and civil rights groups, nearly three-quarters of respondents indicated that they had voted for Texas Governor Bush. Of these, 85 percent noted that the endorsement of Bush by the American Muslim Political Coordinating Committee Political Action Committee (AMPCC-PAC) was a factor in their vote. In this survey of 1,774 voters, 72 percent of Muslim respondents said they voted for Bush, 19 percent supported Green Party candidate Ralph Nader, and only 8 percent favored Vice President Al Gore. Muslims, therefore, became the only bloc vote for Bush. The former Congressman, Paul Findley, in his book Silent No More: Confronting America's False Images of Islam, estimates that about 3.2 million Muslims turned out for vote and 65 percent voted for President Bush. Mr. Findley said: The importance of Muslim bloc voting arises from its magnitude as well as its focus. Best estimates put the national Muslim population at seven million, 70 as the percentage of those eligible to vote, and 65 as the percentage of those eligible who actually voted. This means that the national turnout of Muslims on Nov.7 came to 3.2 million. About 700 Muslim Americans ran for various local, state and federal offices in the 2000 elections. At least 152 of them were elected to local and state offices. These individuals were elected as members of precinct committees, delegates to Democratic and Republican party conventions, city councils, state assemblies, state senates, and judgeships. Ninety-two of these were elected from Texas.    AFP Report: Muslim vote went to Bush, says survey WASHINGTON, Nov 17 2000: More than 70 per cent of Muslim American voters voted for Texas Governor George W. Bush in the presidential election, a poll released on Friday said. The governor garnered 72 percent of the Muslim vote compared to Vice President Al Gore's eight per cent, in what the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) billed as a victory for the campaign to deliver a bloc vote for the Republican presidential candidate. The Lebanese-American consumer activist and long-shot Green Party candidate, Ralph Nader, polled 19 per cent of the Muslim vote, according to exit polls taken by CAIR. "Muslim voters clearly followed the lead of Islamic political groups in voting for George W. Bush. This signals that a Muslim voting bloc must be taken into consideration in future elections," said CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad. The Muslim community endorsed Bush last month, citing his outreach to their community and his pledge to end the use of so-called secret evidence in immigration deportation hearings. A full 85 per cent of the voters surveyed said the endorsement by the American Muslim Political Coordinating Council Political Action Committee (AMPCC-PAC) was a factor in their decision.-AFP   Elections 2000:   Speakers consider role of religion in 2000 elections "Muslims are now a public political force that should and will be taken seriously" American Muslim PAC Endorses George W. Bush for President Paul Findley: American Muslims demonstrate unity, influence with historic bloc vote AFP Report: Muslim vote went to Bush, says survey UPI Analysis: Muslim voters offer tricky opportunity for GOP Historic Muslim and Arab American Bloc Vote  a Coveted Political Prize American Muslim voters come of age with bloc vote Election 2000: Time for sober reflection by Muslims Investor's Business Daily:  Into The Mosque The GOP Should Forge Friendship With U.S. Muslims Metrowest Daily: Muslim voters may have tipped the presidential election in Bush's favor 152 Muslim Americans elected to Local and State Offices Telegram & Gazette: American Muslims aim for political clout Muslims captured an unprecedented number of seats ranging  from state judgeships to city council slots

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