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Stop Bolton Now! Oppose John Bolton's Nomination to UN

Target: U.S. Senate
Sponsored by: Citizens For Global Solutions

UPDATE: They're listening to us! On April 19th, Senators put principles over politics and agreed serious allegations against Bolton deserve a thorough investigation. Opposition to Bolton's nomination is growing! We need your continued support to defeat this terrible nominee - please sign today!

On March 7, President Bush shocked the world by nominating John Bolton, who's dedicated his life to undermining the United Nations, to be our UN Ambassador. Bolton has made a career of ridiculing our work with other nations to achieve our goals. If Bolton is confirmed by the Senate, he will isolate America in the world, leaving us without partners to work with to keep us safe. In fact, 59 former American diplomats, from both Democratic and Republican administrations, have written a letter urging the Senate to oppose Bolton's nomination.

Just who is John Bolton?
Throughout his career in the Departments of Justice and State and in his personal writings, John R. Bolton has repeatedly belittled international institutions and undermined global cooperation. Let Bolton tell you in his own words how he feels about the United Nations:

"If the UN secretary building in New York lost 10 stories, it wouldn't make a bit of difference."

"There is no such thing as the United Nations. There is an international community that occasionally can be led by the only real power left in the world and that is the United States when it suits our interest and we can get others to go along." (both from: 1994 Global Structures Convocation, Washington, DC.)

Bolton's nomination is a serious threat to America's time-honored tradition of working with other nations to solve global problems. His obvious and well-known contempt for global cooperation could prove disastrous to U.S. national security. Sign this petition today to tell your Senators to oppose Bolton's nomination to the United Nations.

deadline: 3-31-2006
goal: 20,000

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Dear Senator,

I am writing to urge you to oppose the nomination of John Bolton as US Ambassador to the United Nations. Working with the United Nations and our allies is critical, and John Bolton has spent his whole life trying to undo that work. Bolton is not the man for the job.

A more effective UN and a productive U.S.-UN relationship are essential for a successful American foreign policy. But John Bolton would rather retire the United Nations than reform it.

Bolton has made his contempt for the UN all too clear, arguing that "nothing more should be paid to the U.N. system." (The Washington Times, 1998), and proudly declaring, "The secretariat building in New York has 38 stories. If you lost ten stories today it wouldn't make a bit of difference." ( Feb 1994 Global Structures Convocation, Washington, DC.)

I urge you, for the sake of our national security and our relationships with the international community, to oppose John Bolton's nomination.

Thank you.

We signed the “Stop Bolton Now! Oppose John Bolton's Nomination to UN” petition!

# 100:

8:40 am PST, Apr 1, Jinny Sisson, Texas
He is not a good choice since he doesn't understand how important international relations are to the stability of world peace.

# 99:

8:39 am PST, Apr 1, Ashley Eiler, New York

# 98:

8:39 am PST, Apr 1, Robert Winslow, Colorado

# 97:

8:37 am PST, Apr 1, Ashley Dylan, North Carolina
he's going to hurt our foreign relations

# 96:

8:21 am PST, Apr 1, Name not displayed, Iowa
he is not responsive

# 95:

8:17 am PST, Apr 1, Cheri Purnell, Florida

# 94:

8:16 am PST, Apr 1, Mike Hern, New Hampshire
We need a UN Ambassador who will work with the other members to mend fences raised over the last few years.

# 93:

8:16 am PST, Apr 1, Nancy Gregori, Oregon

# 92:

8:15 am PST, Apr 1, Brent Burchett, Arizona

# 91:

8:15 am PST, Apr 1, Sheryl Kisamore, Ohio

# 90:

8:13 am PST, Apr 1, Marionanded Wood, New Jersey
BOLTON IS THE PROVERBIAL BULL IN THE CHINA SHOP. WE ARE ALREADY ACCUSED ( RIGHTFULLY) OF THROWING OUR WEIGHT AROUND. WE DON'T NEED MORE UGLY AMERICANS RUNNING AROUND THE WORLD

# 89:

8:12 am PST, Apr 1, Arlene Keener, Virginia

# 88:

8:07 am PST, Apr 1, Name not displayed, Finland

# 87:

8:02 am PST, Apr 1, Ruth Schneider, West Virginia

# 86:

7:58 am PST, Apr 1, Patricia Kube, Wisconsin
The current administration is ripping this country to shreds bit by bit. Please put a muzzle on that mad dog in the White House!

# 85:

7:57 am PST, Apr 1, Megan Martin, Pennsylvania

# 84:

7:56 am PST, Apr 1, Benet Hermind, California
President Bush himself speaks for promoting diplomacy in his second term. This nomination does not comply with that aim.

# 83:

7:53 am PST, Apr 1, Michelle Kiefer, Florida
What a slap in the face

# 82:

7:38 am PST, Apr 1, Mary Ann White, Georgia

# 81:

7:37 am PST, Apr 1, Name not displayed, Tennessee

# 80:

7:35 am PST, Apr 1, Dennis Shipton, Canada

# 79:

7:34 am PST, Apr 1, Cathy Cruse, Illinois

# 78:

7:34 am PST, Apr 1, Janet Lee, Canada

# 77:

7:23 am PST, Apr 1, Name not displayed, Texas

# 76:

7:20 am PST, Apr 1, Rebecca Deepchandani, California

# 75:

7:18 am PST, Apr 1, Elizabeth Baer, Illinois

# 74:

7:13 am PST, Apr 1, Nikky Houchin, Kansas
we need the un and Bolton doesnt want it

# 73:

7:06 am PST, Apr 1, Crystal Daugherty, North Carolina

# 72:

7:05 am PST, Apr 1, Name not displayed, Oklahoma

# 71:

7:00 am PST, Apr 1, Melissa Enos, Massachusetts

# 70:

6:58 am PST, Apr 1, Bess Katerinsky, New York
Why nominate someone who has no interest in the institution to which he is being nominated? On what planet does this make sense to anyone?

# 69:

6:57 am PST, Apr 1, Marci Esquerra, Michigan

# 68:

6:56 am PST, Apr 1, Teresa Nemeth, California

# 67:

6:51 am PST, Apr 1, Molly Mckenna, New York

# 66:

6:43 am PST, Apr 1, Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
Is this guy part of an April Fool's joke? We should nominate an objective, intelligent person for this position, not somebody who is inundated with biased opinions.

# 65:

6:37 am PST, Apr 1, Laura Arce, Alabama

# 64:

6:29 am PST, Apr 1, Desba Silvers, Massachusetts

# 63:

6:27 am PST, Apr 1, Sarah Sommers, Ohio

# 62:

6:26 am PST, Apr 1, KellyMarie McClintock, Canada
I cannot fathom the reasoning behind nominating a man who will in no uncertain terms make America even more despised throughout the world.

# 61:

6:24 am PST, Apr 1, Name not displayed, Massachusetts

# 60:

6:20 am PST, Apr 1, Name not displayed, Texas

# 59:

6:13 am PST, Apr 1, Beth Brown, Michigan

# 58:

6:10 am PST, Apr 1, Bryan Oliver, United Kingdom
We need more unity in the world not conflict.

# 57:

6:05 am PST, Apr 1, Lynn Czuhai, Michigan

# 56:

6:05 am PST, Apr 1, Chuck Mollison, California

# 55:

6:03 am PST, Apr 1, Kathleen Pearce, Michigan

# 54:

5:47 am PST, Apr 1, Name not displayed, Kentucky

# 53:

5:36 am PST, Apr 1, Lydia Brown, United Kingdom

# 52:

5:19 am PST, Apr 1, Tannis Bradford, Oklahoma

# 51:

5:03 am PST, Apr 1, M E DuPrey, Ohio
How about appointing a STATESMAN...

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