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Today the Green Party candidates for the United
States Congress announce the Green Commitment to
America to meet the needs of our families, our
communities, our nation and our planet. We promise to
work for a clean economy, a safe environment, and a
strong democracy. We will not accept
contributions from corporate PACs. We will run
our campaigns with integrity, and will unwaveringly
promote issues supported by the American people but
trivialized by the other parties:
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.
The Green Commitment was first
made on July 19, 2002, and has been signed by the
following Green Party Congressional candidates.
Updated August 26, 2002.
Name, District, State, Website or Email
Thomas Higgins * U.S. Senate
from Alaska Website
Jim Sykes * U.S. Senate from Alaska jsykes@ak.net
Russell deForest U.S. House from Alaska deforest@alaska.com
Ken Adams 5th U.S. House District of California
janus@cwo.com
Jay Pond 8th U.S. House District of California Website
Ray Glock-Grueneich 17th U.S. House District of
California
Dave Chandler 7th U.S. House District of
Colorado Website
Charlie Pillsbury 3rd
U.S. House District of Connecticut Website
Adam Eidinger Delegate to the U.S. House from
D.C. Website
Al Herman 7th U.S. House District of Georgia Website
Jeff Melton 9th U.S. House District of Indiana Website
Tim Harthan U.S. Senate from Iowa Website
Bob Auerbach 5th U.S. House District of
Maryland
Eric Borregard U.S. Senate from Michigan Website
Ray Tricomo * U.S. Senate from Minnesota Website
Scott Raskiewicz 4th U.S. House District of
Minnesota
Tim Davis 5th U.S. House District of Minnesota
Doug Paterson 2nd U.S. House District of
Nebraska Website
W. Lane Startin 1st U.S. House District of
Nevada Website
Ted Glick U.S. Senate from New Jersey
Roger Merle 2nd U.S. House District of New
Jersey birdnoir@worldnet.att.net
Richard D. Strong 6th U.S. House District of
New Jersey
Joseph A. Fortunato 8th U.S. House District of
New Jersey JFortun845@aol.com
Henry Faulkner 13th U.S. House District of New
Jersey Email
John Keenan 2nd U.S. House District of New York
Elizabeth Shanklin 17th U.S. House District of
New York Website
Rachel Treichler, 29th U.S. House District of New
York Website
Margaret Lewis 20th U.S. House District of New
York lewishuman@yahoo.com
Steve Greenfield 22nd U.S. House District of
New York Email
Donald L. Hassig 23rd U.S. House District of
New York canceraction@hotmail.com
Mark Dunau 24th U.S. House District of New York
Website
Frank Doden 7th U.S. House District of Ohio Website
Mike Ewall 1st U.S. House District of
Pennsylvania catalyst@envirolink.org
AnnDrea M. Benson 3rd U.S. House District of
Pennsylvania
Kurt J. Shotko 10th U.S. House District of
Pennsylvania Website
Ben Price 19th U.S. House District of
Pennsylvania Website
Dr. Jonathan Farley 5th U.S. House District of
Tennessee Website
Roy H. Williams U.S. Senate from Texas Website
Thomas J. Kemper 5th U.S. House District of
Texas Website
B.J. Armstrong 6th U.S. House District of Texas
bja46@aol.com
Joel West 22nd U.S. House District of Texas Website
Ed Scharf 23rd U.S. House District of Texas Website
John Petersen 31st U.S. House District of Texas
Website
Carla Hubbell 32nd U.S. House District of Texas
Website
Craig Axford 1st U.S. House District of Utah Website
Bern Haggerty 2nd U.S. House District of
Washington votehaggerty@yahoo.com
Brian Verdin 4th U.S. House District of
Wisconsin
* Indicates that the candidate is
currently seeking the nomination of his or her state
Green Party.
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