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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.
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):
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