Yet another governor targets CAIR in a desperate political play Dear Email, American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) condemns in the strongest terms the executive order that was issued by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis yesterday, designating the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as a “foreign terrorist organization.” AMP reaffirms its unwavering solidarity with CAIR and stands firmly by its side in the face of this malicious assault. This is another reckless stunt, devoid of constitutional or legal foundation, yet dangerous in today’s climate of escalation. We are living through a moment when incitement and polarization are deliberately stoked by elected officials at every level of government, officials who appear to have forgotten the solemn oath they swore to uphold the Constitution.  Such a campaign does not merely target minorities through immigration policies, ICE practices, and executive overreach into legislative and judicial powers. It threatens the constitutional rights and civil liberties of all Americans. This attack on CAIR is part of a larger effort to target, intimidate, and strip American Muslims of their rights and dismantle the civil institutions that safeguard them. It also reflects the complicity of certain elected officials with the Israeli agenda—placing it above American values, national interests, and even the needs of their own constituents. These politicians continue to put Israel first, desperately attempting to launder its image in the United States, an image already deeply tarnished in the eyes of most Americans because of its genocidal war on Gaza and its long-standing role in fueling wars and instability across the Middle East. In doing so, they continue dragging the United States into conflicts that undermine our own national interests. Credible polling consistently shows that American public opinion stands against Israel’s crimes. A majority of Americans reject the interference of a foreign state, one dependent on U.S. aid and protection, in their country’s internal affairs, trampling on American values, laws, and interests. Yet some elected officials, consumed by hatred and Islamophobia, have chosen to betray the people who elected them, serving instead a foreign power that spies on our nation and endangers its security. AMP calls on all defenders of justice, freedom, the Constitution, the rule of law, and civil liberties to stand with CAIR against this organized and ferocious campaign. The target is not CAIR alone—it is the very foundation of America’s constitutional, legal, and civil order. |
