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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:
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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 September 26, 2002.
Name, District, State, Website or Email
Jim Sykes U.S. Senate from
Alaska website
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
Ken Seaman 1st 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 Email
Eric Borregard U.S. Senate from Michigan Website
Harley Mikkelson 5th U.S. House District of
Michigan votegreen_mi@yahoo.com
John Litle 14th U.S. House District of Michigan johndlitle@yahoo.com
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 Website
Doug Paterson 2nd U.S. House District of Nebraska
Website
W. Lane Startin 1st U.S. House District of Nevada
Website
Aaron Rizzio U.S. Senate from New Hampshire aaron@rizzio.mv.com
Ted Glick U.S. Senate from New Jersey Website
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
Hank Bardel 13th U.S. House District of New York parkhank@aol.com
Elizabeth Shanklin 17th 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
Rachel Treichler 29th 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 Website
Kurt J. Shotko 10th U.S. House District of
Pennsylvania Website
Ben Price 19th U.S. House District of
Pennsylvania
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
Patrick Diehl 2nd U.S. House District of Utah Website
Bern Haggerty 2nd U.S. House District of
Washington Website
Brian Verdin 4th U.S. House District of Wisconsin
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