[Peace] Clock Ticking on ABM Treaty Withdrawal - Send a Message to Your Senator (fwd)

[patton paul]

The Bush administration will withdraw from the ABM treaty on June 13.
Write to your Senator now.  Details below.
-Paul P.
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 15:48:05 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ben Cohen at TrueMajority <alerts at truemajority.org>
To: ppatton at uiuc.edu
Subject: Clock Ticking on ABM Treaty Withdrawal - Send a Message to Your
    Senator

Dear Paul,

On June 13, 2002 the United States will become the first major power
to withdraw from an established arms control treaty, the Anti-
Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty.  In doing so, the president of the
United States is demonstrating his leadership for international
anarchy, for unilateral executive action that disregards the Congress
on critical foreign policy decisions, and for placing the law of
force over the force of law in international relations.

Follow this link to send a fax to your Senators asking them to block
this action, or read on for more information:

http://www.truemajority.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=1467&ms=abm

The president is seeking to disavow a 30 year old treaty with Russia
in order to pursue increased testing and deployment of missile
defenses and to move military weapons into outer space.  These
actions will encourage a new nuclear arms races with Russia and
China, which in turn would trigger nuclear arms races between India
and Pakistan.  The president is pursuing a path of US dominance that
will increase the likelihood of nuclear war.

But where are the voices in the US Senate challenging the president
in his foolish unilateral action.  The silence from the Senate is
overwhelming.  As Martin Luther King, Jr. pointed out, "A time comes
when silence is betrayal."

The people need to wake up our Senators and let them know that we
will not tolerate their silence.  We will not watch our country
withdraw from this treaty and move closer to nuclear war.  Please
make your voice heard by following the link below or read on to see
the letter to your Senators.

http://www.truemajority.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=1467&ms=abm

Thanks to Nuclear Age Peace Foundation for taking a lead on this
issue and helping us with this alert.  They can be found at:
www.wagingpeace.org

Here is a copy of the letter that we will fax to your Senators:

Dear Senator:

Please don't be silent while President Bush seeks to withdraw from
the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty.  The Senate ratified this
treaty three decades ago, and the president has no right to
unilaterally walk away from it without the advice and consent of the
Senate.

Withdrawing from this treaty will lead to dangerous new nuclear arms
races with Russia and China and move the world closer to nuclear
war.  Please stop Mr. Bush from taking this dangerous action.  We
need to live by the rule of law and the US needs to set an example.
Disavowing treaties is the worst possible example.

Don't let the president shred our constitution to pursue foolish
dreams of weaponizing outer space and deploying unworkable missile
defenses.  US withdrawal from the ABM Treaty will become effective on
June 13, 2002 unless you act now to prevent the president's
unilateral action.  The time is short.  I urge you to TAKE ACTION NOW.

Sincerely,


So follow this link to send now:
http://www.truemajority.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=1467&ms=abm



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