 Who are your heroes? For more than 40 years, presidents have presented the Citizens Medal to Americans who have performed extraordinary acts of service for their country or their fellow citizens. Now we're looking to honor a new group of heroes, and we need your help. Take a moment to nominate Americans who have performed exemplary deeds of service outside of their regular jobs and who have provided inspiration for others to serve. You can view the full criteria and get started on a nomination here:  These individuals come from different backgrounds, and they've devoted their lives to different causes, but they're united by a commitment to selflessness. They've each devoted their lives to helping others. And the 2012 Citizens Medal is a chance to highlight these everyday heroes for all they do. Here are a few examples of Citizens Medal recipients from last year:
If you know someone like Ida, John, or Margaret, please take a moment to nominate them for the 2012 Citizens Medal before April 24: http://www.whitehouse.gov/ Stay Connected
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Who are your heroes?
Thursday, April 12, 2012
How to become a delegate in Virginia.
As you may know, the Democrats and Republicans in Virginia are preparing for their state wide delegate election to vote for the party’s presidential nomination, The Virginia American Muslim Civic Coalition strongly encourages our community to run for delegate within their respective parties, and to participate in this important process for choosing presidential nominations. Below you will find a link on how to become a delegate to
The Democratic National Convention inCharlotte or the Republican National Convention in Tampa:
The Virginia Democratic Party is now accepting delegate
applications, and the deadline to file an application is 15
days prior to the
applicable
district convention, the first of which will take place on May
12, 2012. The application consists of a statement of candidacy
and a statement endorsing the candidate of your choice.
Click
for the dates for applicable
district convention,
Each Republican district convention will have a different
process and deadline for applying, if you are interested in running for
delegate please should contact your
Congressional District Convention Chairman.
Click for the list of Congressional District Convention Chairman.
If
you have additional questions about the process, or you are currently running
for delegate, we’d love to hear from you – email us vamccus@gmail.com.Click for the list of Congressional District Convention Chairman.
Wasim.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Tim Kaine Rakes In $2.2 Million in First Quarter, while George Allen Raised only $1.4 Million.
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Former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine’s Senate campaign had a monster first quarter, raking in $2.2 million and ending March with $4.4 million in the bank.
Kaine, the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, is unchallenged in the June 12 primary and likely to face George Allen, a former governor and Senator, in a general election race anticipated to be among the closest in the country and instrumental to both parties’ quest for the Senate majority.
The Kaine campaign highlighted in a release today that it has raised a total of $7.4 million in the past year from 19,000 individual donors, including more than 14,000 who have given $200 or less.
Allen has not yet announced his first-quarter fundraising. Reports for the Jan. 1 through March 31 fundraising quarter are due April 15 at midnight.
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George Allen’s Senate campaign announced today that the former governor and Senator raised more than $1.4 million in the first quarter of 2012, leaving the Republican with $2.7 million in cash on hand as of the end of March.
Allen is likely to advance beyond the June 12 primary to face off against former Gov. Tim Kaine (D), who earlier today announced raising $2.2 million last quarter. Kaine’s campaign is expected to report $4.4 million in the bank as of Saturday.
This is Allen’s biggest quarterly haul since the first quarter of 2011 — his first three months in the race — when he brought in $1.5 million.
“Virginia families and small business owners know there is a better way forward and they are energized to bring positive change to Washington,” Allen said in a statement. “We will continue to advocate a proven, pro-job-growth agenda to create jobs, unleash our plentiful energy resources and help restore the promise of the American Dream.”
Source: Rollcall.com
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Be a part of Virginia's Democrats party
Dear Friend --
I wanted to make sure you saw this e-mail from DPVA Chairman Brian Moran. As you may know, DPVA State Convention is right around the corner and we are working day and night to make it the best Convention in party history.
We're very excited that this year's State Convention will be held at George Mason University at the Patriot Center. This is going to be a very critical year for us in Virginia. If we work together we can make history once again by turning Virginia blue for President Obama, sending Tim Kaine to the U.S. Senate and electing our congressional and local candidates all over the Commonwealth.
Winning this year starts with you. We're going to need Democrats from all across the Commonwealth to turn out each and every voter in November.
I can't wait to see you, can we count you in?
Sincerely,
Senator L. Louise Lucas
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Who R The Virginia American Muslim Civic Coalition {VAMCC}
The Virginia Muslim Civic Coalition is an independent, State wide, non-partisan group. Va-MCC is concerned with domestic issues which directly affect the Virginia Muslim American community’s livelihood.
We focus on issues like Islamophobia, Civil Rights & Civil Liberties, Education, the Economy, Environmental issues, Immigration, and Health Care Reform.
As We, the Muslim-Americans are one of the fastest growing communities in the United States, with a wide array of professional, technical & other backgrounds, Va-MCC feels in many ways that the Muslim community can contribute to America's political sphere and furthermore, that Politicians can seriously benefit from our community’s involvement.
We know that the Muslims have a very reliable voting record and attend to vote in a block.
We do all remember the election of 2008. Two days after the election, the American Muslim Task Force released a poll it was published on The Daily Beast of over 600 Muslims from more than 10 states, and it revealed that 89 percent of respondents voted for then, senator Obama, while only 2 percent voted for senator McCain. It also indicated that 95 percent of Muslims eligible to vote did cast a ballot in that year’s presidential election and it was the highest turnout in a U.S. election history in any one community and over 14 percent of those were first-time voters, and in more recent publication the Muslim Voters May Play Decisive Role in Swing States (NY Times)
said that the outcome of the 2012 presidential election will probably be determined in no more than twelve states. These are the same states where minority groups, including American Muslims, are likely to play a decisive role. A report released this week. . .suggests that this community is becoming an increasingly important player in electoral politics and might well play a surprisingly important role in this year's election, and in another publication By (CNN) Muslim Voters Could Swing Election, Report Finds
The number of Muslims in the United States is tiny -- less than one in 100 Americans -- but their votes could sway the results of the presidential election in November, a new study says.. one more reacerch was done by Institute for Social Policy and Understanding reflect on the Engaging American Muslims: Political Trends and Attitudes.
The number of Muslims in the United States is tiny -- less than one in 100 Americans -- but their votes could sway the results of the presidential election in November, a new study says.. one more reacerch was done by Institute for Social Policy and Understanding reflect on the Engaging American Muslims: Political Trends and Attitudes.
We have also recently found that since the 2008 our communities have politically matured and know they do understand that local politics is as important as national politics. So we set our tracks to help and continually educate our community by publishing almost daily how and what our local and national elected officials are doing and reacting to our needs and concerns.
The Va-MCC provides an avenue for our community to connect with our elected officials by information we disperse, town hall meetings that we regularly hold, political candidate debates during election season that we do, and a very active voter registration program that we do a year-round.
Va-MCC has played a large role in making our concerns known to our elected officials, as well as helping engage our community with our public officials to make better policies in Richmond as well as in Washington Dc. We can proudly say that we helped in the VA Halal law, changing the VA School system absentee policy so our children will not be negatively affected when they miss a day in school because of Muslim holidays, and just last month were instrumental in stopping the anti-shariah law in Richmond.
Va-MCC works with any and all elected official that do reach out to us or are willing to listen to us. We are also always in search of ways to connect with our officials and political candidates to introduce them to our community and its concerns.
The Virginia Muslim Civic Coalition have noticed that our community does pay serious attention to the interaction of the candidates or the elected officials with our organization, and they watch closely the non-partisan information that we publish on issues that concern the Virginia Muslim American and about the candidate’s history of support- for and positive interaction with the American Muslim community.
We think the Muslims are prepared for 2012. The Virginia Muslim Civic Coalition has set itself up for a higher level of participation in local and national politics. We are counting on all of the Muslims community nationwide to do the same thing, and willing to help in charring our model. We have developed resources to meet this new threshold of success. American politics is no longer new uncharted territory for us, we have been there and done that and have learned a lot in doing so.
We know that we can’t afford to put all of our eggs in one basket, and we know that we as omma “community “have the right ingredients for success, we volunteer, we contribute and absolutely do vote, and now that we do have the organizational infrastructure named Virginia Muslim Civic Coalition, we recognize that we will be in the play.
May Allah (God) guide us and grant us the wisdom to remain steadfast in our intentions so we do not let our personal gain become higher than the gain for all human kind. I pray that we do not let the Muslim Community’s interests force us to stand against truth and justice. May Allah save us from the corruption of this process.
Monday, April 2, 2012
Update April 2, 2012: How your Elected Officials on Capitol Hill from Virginia Voted.
Update April 2, 2012: How your Elected Officials on Capitol Hill from Virginia Voted.
Recent Congressional Votes
- Senate: 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2011
- Senate: Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act
- House: Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2011
- House: Surface Transportation Extension Act
- House: Democratic Alternative Budget
- House: Fiscal 2013 House Budget Resolution
Editor's Note: Congress is in recess this week and next. The Senate and House both return on April 16.
Recent Senate Votes | |||
21st Century Postal Service Act of 2011 - Vote Rejected (51-46, 3 Not Voting) This postal overhaul bill did not receive the necessary 60 votes to proceed to debate. The bill would allow the Postal Service to recoup around $11 billion in overpayments to a retirement account and use that money to provide financial incentives to about 100,000 employees to retire, as well as delay the plan to end Saturday delivery for two years. Sen. Mark Warner voted YES......send e-mail or see bio Sen. Jim Webb voted YES......send e-mail or see bio Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act - Vote Rejected (51-47, 2 Not Voting) This legislation would repeal some tax breaks for large oil and gas companies and use the revenue generated by these tax repeals to pay for an extension of renewable-energy tax credits and incentives. The bill did not receive the necessary 60 votes to end debate and is unlikely to be considered again. Sen. Mark Warner voted YES......send e-mail or see bio Sen. Jim Webb voted NO......send e-mail or see bio
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Sunday, April 1, 2012
The Senate race in Virginia is set for the Democrat but not for the Republican.
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Gov Tim Kaine at the Virginia Muslim Civic Coalition Pakistani event in NoVA 2011 |
The 2012 United States Senate election in Virginia will take place on November 6, 2012 concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Jim Webb decided to retire instead of running for re-election to a second term. Both the Republican and Democratic parties have announced that they will select their Senate candidates through primaries on June 12, 2012. on Mar 28 "Courtney Lynch" decided to pool out of the race and Lynch endorses the Democratic Gov Tim Kaine. In the meanwhile the Republican Party of Virginia took possession of the petitions filed by 4 candidates seeking to be placed on the June 12 U.S. Senate Republican Primary Ballot. According to sworn affidavits filed by the candidates with the Virginia State Board of Elections, RPV is in possession of the following number of signatures:
George Allen: 26,869 http://www.facebook.com/GeorgeAllenVA
Bob Marshall: 17,133 http://www.facebook.com/DelegateBob
E.W. Jackson: 11,188 https://www.facebook.com/Jackson4Virginia
Democratic partie candidate:
Gov Tim Kaine Website: http://www.kaineforva.com/
Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/timkaine
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