Subject: [OMJP] Petition
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 16:34:42 -0700 (PDT)
From: Marco Rosaire Rossi


Below is the next draft of the petition for comments. It will propably go
through one more draft after I talk some of it up with TJ


   PETITION TO DECLARE THE CITY OF OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON A NUCLEAR FREE ZONE



Since the end of World War II, the United States has played a significant
role in developing, producing, transporting, storing, processing,
proliferating and using nuclear weapons. Far from meeting its objective of
ensuring greater global security, these policies have failed to resolve
global conflicts and have contributed to further violence in the world. We,
the undersigned citizens of Olympia, WA, support our council in adopting
"The City of Olympia Nuclear Free Zone Act." We believe that it is possible
to create global security through peaceful means and encourage the Olympia
City Council to use the following guidelines in drafting our law.

       1. The Olympia City Council will prohibit the developing, producing,
          transporting, storing, processing, disposing of, and use of
          nuclear weapons within the City of Olympia. No facility,
          equipment, components, supplies or substance for the development,
          production, transportation, storage, processing, disposal or use
          of nuclear weapons shall be allowed in the City of Olympia. Nor
          shall person, corporation, laboratory or institution or other
          entity in the City of Olympia knowingly and intentionally engaged
          in development, testing, evaluation, production, maintenance,
          storage, transportation and/or disposal of nuclear weapon or the
          components of nuclear weapons shall commence any such work within
          the City of Olympia.
       2. The Olympia City Council shall grant no awards or contracts for
          any purpose to any person, firm, corporation or entity which is
          knowingly or intentionally engaged in the development, research,
          production, maintenance, storage, transportation and/or disposal
          of nuclear weapons or their components.
       3. The City of Olympia will prohibit the use any substance that
          contains byproducts of nuclear waste, including but not limited to
          use of depleted uranium (DU), in the construction of its roads,
          sidewalks, buildings, parks, or any other public space or venue
          owned by or under the jurisdiction of the City of Olympia.
       4. The Olympia Fire Department and the Olympia Police Departments
          will be notified at least 48 hours in advance if there is the
          transporting of any nuclear substance of any materials that
          contains nuclear waste as a byproduct through city limits.
       5. The Olympia City Council will make it part of its on-going duties
          to investigate and attempt peaceful alternatives to global
          conflicts and work to foster greater international security
          through trust and solidarity.