Ask LaDuke to change her position on whaling

[Guest guest]

FROM WASHINGTON CITIZEN'S COASTAL ALLIANCE

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SEKIU, Wa: 12:49pm PDT

 

We've broken today's update into two sections- the first being strictly

Makah hunt-related, and the second dealing with the shocking developments

regarding Japan's resumed whale hunt in the Pacific. We will send the

Japanese section as a separate update later today.

 

Please take the time to read each item, and TAKE PART in the new action

items.

 

For more information, including an outstanding section on the Japanese whale

hunt, visit www.stopwhalekill.org

To or , or for more information, please e-mail

wcca

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SECTION 1- MAKAH ISSUE SHAKES UP GREEN PARTY

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LaDuke's pro-whaling statement causing voters to leave Greens in droves

 

The WCCA has been overwhelmed with e-mails and calls from Green Party

supporters shocked and outraged at vice-presidential candidate Winona

LaDuke's statement of July 24, in which she professes support for " the

Makah's right to take whales under their treaty rights. "

 

Many voters have contacted us with their feelings, a sampling of which we

share with you here:

 

" I believe that LaDuke has forgotten that as a Green Party candidate she has

a responsibility to provide clear and sound leadership. Does LaDuke also

support continued Japanese whaling, in order that it may preserve Japanese

culture? "

 

" In a recent ABCNEWS/Washington Post poll, it was found that when asked, 48%

of Nader/LaDuke supporters said that there was a " Good Chance " they would

change their minds before the election. You can now count me among that

48%. "

 

" I had thought that the Nader/LaDuke campaign and the Green Party

understood, as I do, the great value the lives of these creatures have.

Sadly, I was wrong in the case of LaDuke. I sincerely hope that I am not

wrong in the case of Nader and the Green Party. "

 

" I was an enthusiastic supporter of [the Nader] campaign and of the Green

Party. That is all at an end. I cannot vote for anyone who advocates murder

of these highly sentient creatures by such a corrupt group as the Makah

Whaling Commission (in contrast to the Makah Nation, many of whom condemn

the hunt.) "

 

" I have been urging my friends and acquaintances to vote for Nader. I will

rescind those admonitions and do everything I can to take votes away from

your campaign. You have betrayed me and so many others who felt you were

the environmental candidate. "

 

" Giving a vote to Nader in these circumstances will be impossible for me and

my family. The Green Party should be called the Red party in honor of the

whales' blood that will be shed. "

 

TAKE ACTION TODAY!

 

SEND A MESSAGE DIRECTLY TO RALPH NADER! We are asking each of

you to write a short e-mail to Ralph Nader, the Green Party presidential

candidate. In this e-mail, PLEASE share your thoughts on the Makah whaling

issue with him- here are points you may emphasize:

 

1) Ask Mr. Nader to take the time to research the Makah whaling issue and

learn the truth behind this trophy hunt.

 

2) Ask him to acknowledge that the Makah hunt is setting a dangerous

precedent world-wide- the advent of so-called " cultural and traditional "

whaling. Never has this been more critical than now, as Japanese whaling

fleets ply the Pacific, Canadian groups plan to resume hunting " 1000 whales

a year, " and dozens of other nations around the world await their turn to

resume the slaughter under the guise of " culture " and " tradition. "

 

3) Have him note the obscene amounts of taxpayer dollars used to fund this

illegal hunt- $5 million and counting, as well as the outrageous conduct of

the U.S. Coast Guard, who are operating as taxpayer-funded " hunting escorts "

for the whalers, and are employing LETHAL FORCE against non-violent

protestors.

 

4) The hunt is illegal! It has NEVER been sanctioned by the International

Whaling Commission, violates federal and state law, and flies in the face of

world-wide public opinion.

 

5) WE WILL NEVER STAND DOWN, and WE WILL NEVER ACCEPT, the killing of

whales in the waters of Washington State- and more shockingly, within the

Olympic National Marine Sanctuary- a place now so defiled as to make a

mockery of the word " Sanctuary. "

 

TIMING IS CRUCIAL! It is VITAL that your e-mail be sent TODAY! Please take a

few moments to write Mr. Nader, and send your e-mail to

nader2000

 

You can cc: Paul DeMain, Ms. LaDuke's campaign manager, at:

nficlet

 

And don't forget to send a copy to the Green Party USA, at:

gpusa

 

Please write TODAY, and pass this alert on to as many others as possible!

YOUR E-MAIL is of the UTMOST importance!

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