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USA “Tea Party” campaign against nuclear weapons control

conservative nationwide campaign to convince ordinary Americans to actively oppose the new nuclear reductions treaty with Russia

Tea Party activists come out against START  The Cable,  By Josh Rogin Friday, July 23, 2010 – A lobbying group affiliated with the Tea Party has joined the effort to derail President Obama’s new arms-control agreement with Russia, launching a grassroots campaign by spreading misleading information about the pact to the general public.

Former governor Mitt Romney kicked off the conservative nationwide campaign to convince ordinary Americans to actively oppose the new nuclear reductions treaty with Russia. He is even trying to raise money off of it. The Heritage Foundation has a new grassroots lobbying arm that has made opposition to New START one of its core activities. Other right-leaning issues organizations are now following suit.

The latest salvo is being launched by a Tea Party-affiliated group called Liberty Central, a 501c4 lobbying organization that has started a letter-writing campaign entitled, “TAKE ACTION: Tell Your Senators to Oppose START Treaty.”…………..

“This group is trying to come up with any argument they can and so they came up with several that aren’t even relevant to the treaty,” said John Isaacs, executive director of the Council for a Livable World. “It’s even more troubling when we see these same arguments repeated by some GOP senators.”….

Multiple attempts to contact Field or Liberty Central garnered no response….

Tea Party activists come out against START | The Cable

July 24, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons