Vote Green -- Green Party candidates announce the Green Party 2004 Unity Statement to stand together in campaigning for our families, our communities, our nation and our planet. We promise to work for a fair economy, a safe environment, a strong democracy and a sane foreign policy. - see Press Release on GPUS site: <http://gp.org/press/pr_09_27_04.html>
GET THE US OUT OF IRAQ We are squandering the wealth of our nation on war, not in defense of our country but to gain control of the resources of another sovereign nation. Instead of fighting for oil, we need to make the transition to renewable sources of energy. We need to work for peace by cooperative non-violent ways. We need to export the values of the constitution not bullets or bombs.
SECURITY THROUGH PEACE AND JUSTICE Crimes against humanity must be dealt with swiftly and justly, in accord with international law and without violating or curtailing civil rights. Peace will be attained through diplomacy, commitment to human rights, and by reducing the gulf between the rich and the poor. The Patriot Act must go, and a Department of Peace must be created. We will end weapons sales to repressive governments, and will demand compliance with UN resolutions as a starting point for peace negotiations.
HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR ALL AMERICANS That so many Americans remain uninsured is intolerable in the most medically and economically advanced nation in the world. An uninsured person is far more likely to die than someone with health care coverage, at any age. The Greens' single payer universal health care plan will not only provide care for all: it will save money and save lives. Provide full funding for, and guarantee access to, all reproductive health and family planning services.
RESTORATION OF DEMOCRACY Allow a voice for all people, understanding that corporations are not people! Provide public campaign financing and access of third parties to government, by revising election laws and implementing Instant Runoff Voting and Proportional Representation. Enforce the Voting Rights Act; end election fraud.
ENERGY INDEPENDENCE Turn the tide of global warming and assure a safe, uninterrupted supply of energy by drastically reducing fossil fuel use and supporting production of decentralized, renewable energy sources. Fund the rapid shutdown of nuclear power plants; include funds for retraining displaced workers. Jump-start the renewables market through investment policies. Restore conservation measures, including meaningful automobile fuel efficiency standards.
CORPORATE REFORM Mandate corporate accountability. End corporate personhood. Get a fair share of taxes from corporations and stop corporate flight to off-shore tax havens. End corporate welfare as we know it. Eliminate trade treaties like GATT, NAFTA, and FTAA: they are abominations that undermine national sovereignty. Implement new treaties that protect communities, business, labor, the environment, and national sovereignty. Require rigorous clinical safety and environmental impact testing of pharmaceutical and cosmetic products.
FAIR TRADE, FAIR LABOR Abolish slave labor and the corporate practice of paying sub-poverty level wages. Refuse trade where sweatshop or prison labor is involved. Protect workers' right to organize; repeal Taft-Hartley. Reform the tax code to promote sustainable productivity. Tax unearned wealth before income. Develop jobs programs and an inviolable social safety net to protect people during low points in the economic cycle.
PREVENTIVE SOCIAL SPENDING AND POLICIES End the failed War on Drugs and fund prevention and treatment. Fund public education for all, including vocational and post-secondary schooling. Provide equal opportunity for minorities and women. Abolish the death penalty. Make restitution to historically oppressed groups by providing funding for infrastructure in minority neighborhoods and by committing to eradicating institutionalized racism. Bring back the Equal Rights Amendment. Protect a woman's right to control her own body.
PREVENTIVE FOREIGN SPENDING AND POLICIES No trillion dollar first-strike space weapons; no more nonfunctioning helicopters. Drastically reduce the military budget, eliminating all expenditures for offensive weapons. Allocate a portion of the savings to relieve debt in developing countries. Commit our funds to humanitarian, not military aid.
SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES AND FAMILY FARMS Rewrite corporate charters. Promote local development in order to ensure long-term economic health. Replace petrochemical-based fertilizers with organics, to protect our water supply from toxic runoffs. Ban use of genetically modified agricultural products.
SURVIVAL OF THE PLANET Sign the Kyoto protocol, and adhere to it. Strengthen and enforce environmental regulations. Restore the Clean Air Act standards on coal-generating emissions. Fund studies to identify, and eliminate, the environmental causes of cancer. Fully fund the Toxic Waste Superfund through renewed corporate taxation. Ensure the health of the planet for survival's sake, and to ensure the health of human beings today. Outlaw patenting of genetically engineered life forms. Include pollution remediation costs in production costs ("eco-taxing"), and phase out non-sustainable production. Repeal the Price-Anderson Act.
Signatories (by state): * Terry Baum 8th U.S. House Dist. of California <http://www.TerryBaum.com> * Stuart Bechman 24th U.S. House Dist. of California <http://www.ventura.cagreens.org/bechman> * Patrick Driscoll 5th U.S. House Dist. of California <http://www.driscollforcongress.org> * Raymond Glock-Grueneich 17th U.S. House Dist of California <grws at baymoon.com> * Patricia Gray 12th U.S. House Dist. of California <http://www.patgray.org> * Philip Koebel 29th U.S. House Dist. of California <http://www.peace29.com> * Thomas Lash 46th U.S. House Dist. of California <http://www.TomLashforCongress.org> * Larry R. Mullen 19th U.S. House Dist. of California <http://www.crockford.org/mullen> * Adam Eidinger At-Large U.S. House Dist. of Columbia <http://www.adam4shadow.com> * Bob Kinsey 4th U.S. House Dist. of Colorado <http://www.kinseyforcongress.org> * Daryl Northrop U.S. Senate from Iowa <http://www.NorthropforSenate.org> * Patsy Allen 3rd U.S. House Dist. of Maryland <http://www.mdgreensforcongress.org/patsy_allen.htm> * Maria Allwine U.S. Senate from Maryland <http://www.mdgreensforcongress.org/maria_allwine.htm> * Harley Mikkelson 5th U.S. House Dist. of Michigan <http://www.harleymikkelson.com> * David Newland 1st U.S. House Dist. of Michigan <http://www.newlandforcongress.org> * Jay Pond 5th U.S. House Dist. of Minnesota <http://www.votejaypond.org> * Van Presley 8th U.S. House Dist. of Minnesota <http://www.votevan.org> * Steve Larrick 1st U.S. House Dist. of Nebraska <http://www.votelarrick.org> * Dante Salvatierra 2nd U.S. House Dist. of Nebraska <http://www.votedante.org> * Jose David Alcantara 2nd U.S. House Dist. of New Jersey <http://www.cumberlandcountygreenparty.org/david_alcantara_for_u.htm> * Joseph Fortunato 8th U.S. House Dist. of New Jersey <josephfortunato at comcast.net> * Toy-Ling Washington 9th U.S. House Dist. of New Jersey <topoet at aol.com> * Howie Hawkins 25th U.S. House Dist. of New York <http://www.hawkins4congress.org> * David McReynolds U.S. Senate from New York <http://www.mcreynoldsforsenate.org> * Teresa Keane U.S. Senate from Oregon <http://www.votekeane.org> * Dorothy Schieber 6th U.S. House Dist. of Pennsylvania <moonirams at yahoo.com> * Efia Nwangaza U.S. Senate from South Carolina <http://www.peacecandidate.org> * Faye Walters 4th U.S. House Dist. of South Carolina <http://www.fayewalters.com> * Patrick Diehl 2nd U.S. House Dist. of Utah <http://www.greenpartyofutah.org/diehlforcongress.html> * Robert Losey 9th U.S. House Dist. of Washington <http://www.wagreens.us/RobertLosey.html> * Mark Wilson U.S. Senate from Washington <http://www.votemark.org> * Mike Miles 7th U.S. House Dist. of Wisconsin <http://www.milesforcongress.com> * Carol Ann Rittenhouse 6th U.S. House Dist. of Wisconsin <http://www.rittenhouseforcongress.com>
* If you oppose the war, be counted -- register Green, vote Green. * Say NO to the immoral, illegal Bush Doctrine of 'preventive' wars! * Build Democracy at Home: Instant Runoff Voting -- go to <http://gp.org/action/>.
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PDF: <http://peacecandidate.org/04us.pdf> -- Yoshie
* Critical Montages: <http://montages.blogspot.com/> * Greens for Nader: <http://greensfornader.net/> * Bring Them Home Now! <http://www.bringthemhomenow.org/> * OSU-GESO: <http://www.osu-geso.org/> * Calendars of Events in Columbus: <http://sif.org.ohio-state.edu/calendar.html>, <http://www.freepress.org/calendar.php>, & <http://www.cpanews.org/> * Student International Forum: <http://sif.org.ohio-state.edu/> * Committee for Justice in Palestine: <http://www.osudivest.org/> * Al-Awda-Ohio: <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Al-Awda-Ohio> * Solidarity: <http://www.solidarity-us.org/>