Nuclear Parts Ballot Access Court Case

Kansas City Peace Planters

August 31, 2011

Contact:

Rachel M. MacNair, Ph.D. (Plaintiff in the lawsuit),

Phone: (816) 753-2057

Ann Suellentrop, (913) 271-7925

KC Peace Planters would like to thank all the parties involved in its pending suit on ballot access for the courteous manner in which they have handled a difficult situation and issue.

According to Rachel MacNair, petition coordinator and Plaintiff in the legal case: “Our differences of opinion about the issue of nuclear weapons are great, but in a rare display of civility in our seemingly ever-too-contentious society, we were able to dialogue candidly with the parties and share important information.”

The group has reviewed certain documents provided to it by the interested parties today. The documents are classified as “sensitive” by the Federal Government, and are, therefore, subject to dissemination restrictions.

Based on a review of the documents, KC Peace Planters has concluded that even if they were to prevail in the action currently pending in the Jackson County Circuit Court, all parties involved would necessarily be embroiled in litigation for the foreseeable future.

MacNair explained: “Of course, litigation is not the group’s intent. Our intent is to be active in the legislative process in a constructive way. We believe we can impact society more positively in the months and years ahead if we are able to focus our energy and resources on peace initiatives, rather than litigation that may be framed by pre-existing contracts.”

To that end, the Committee of Petitioners is dismissing the Petition for Writ it filed in the Jackson County Circuit Court August 26, 2011. Future plans are still in preparation and will be announced when they are ready.