[GVCP] GVCP Newsletter 02-12-17

February 12, 2017

Genesee Valley Citizens for Peace
Founded 1972  “Human Race Not Arms Race”
PO Box 363  Geneseo, NY 14454
<www.gvcp.org>  585-624-3673

February 12, 2017



Dear GVCP Member:

The next regular GVCP Meeting is Sunday, February 26th, at 20 Ivy Lane, Geneseo.  *NOTE CHANGE OF LOCATION*
1:00 PM (Cookies/milk/coffee), 1:30 PM (Meeting).  New members are welcome!

This Month’s Letter:  Support the Lieu-Markey Bill

The Trump era is less than a month old, and the number of outrages he has already committed is staggering.  Trump has already declared war on human rights, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, women’s rights, educational rights, and environmental rights.  In the list, however, we must remember Trump’s nuclear weapons policy, which has life and death implications for billions of people.

Russian President Putin called President Trump to suggest extending talks on the New START Treaty to reduce nuclear arsenals, Trump didn’t know about the treaty.  Once an aide informed him about the treaty, Trump dismissed it as a bad deal negotiated by President Obama.  Instead of considering the reduction of nuclear weapons, Trump has stated, “Let it be an arms race.”  [Some of this information is adapted from a mailing by Jon Rainwater of Peace Action.]  

There are many areas in which peace activists can play an important role in achieving peace.  One of them is to support new legislation by Representative Ted Lieu and Senator Ed Markey.  It’s the ‘‘Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2017.’’  The law prohibits the first use of nuclear weapons without a declaration of war by Congress.  (HR669 & S200.)  Granted, this bill still accepts first use of nuclear weapons as an option. However, at least it takes the President’s finger off the nuclear trigger.  We need to support this legislation.

Write to our Senators and your Representative, telling her/him to support the ‘‘Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2017.’’  

Sen. Charles Schumer                        Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand          Rep. Chris Collins
100 State Street                                  100 State Street                    128 Main Street
Rochester, NY 14614                          Rochester, NY 14614            Geneseo, NY 14454
Phone: (585) 263-5866                       Phone: (585) 263-6250         Phone: (585) 519-4002
Fax: (585) 263-3173                           Fax: (585) 263-6247              Fax (585) 519-4009

(Check websites to send messages by electronic mail and for addresses of other reps.)


Peace,


 
Arnie Matlin for GVCP

GVCP is proud to be a chapter of Peace Action New York State



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