PEACE PARK ANTINUCLEAR VIGIL
                           P.O. Box 27217
                        Washington, DC 20038
                        (202) 462-0757

                            March 6, 1989

President George Bush
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, Dc

Dear President Bush:

Enclosed is a Petition for Presidential pardon which we submit to
you with confidence that your actions will match your compassion-
ate words.

It seems particularly ironic that a person as gentle and generous
as Sunrise S. Harmony should be sentenced to federal prison, at
enormous taxpayer expense, because he has given up comfort~~ to
communicate that we must stop killing each other.  Meanwhile
murderers walk the streets, in part because of an overburdened
prison system.

Your pardon would be more than an act of kindness. It would be a
logical extension of your campaign promises to reduce unnecessary
expenditure of taxpayers' dollars and to eliminate burdensome
regulations, and would send a signal that a regulation which is
used to stifle harmless First Amendment religious expression* is
NOT acceptable to the Bush administration.

This matter needs to be addressed quickly. Sunrise is due to
enter prison as soon as space is found for him, or March 17,
whichever comes first. We will be happy to answer any questions
and provide any documents you need. Our phone number is 462-
0757,

With prayers for a swift and positive reply, we are         
                                 Your friends,              

                                                            
                                 William and Ellen Thomas   

Enclosure: Information packet
c! Mrs. Barbara Bush

* We will be happy to provide information on how the 1982
  "camping" regulation has been used selectively to criminalize
  vigils in Lafayette Park, which historically had previously
  been protected by the First Amendment, the Senate, and legal
  precedent.
(Receipt, datestamp, 09 MAR 6  p5:48)