Green Political Party

Energy

1. Advocate for a rapid reduction in energy consumption through national energy efficiency standards. 2. Believe in a transition away from fossil and nuclear power to cleaner, renewable energy sources.

Economy

1. Believe in an economic system that puts human and ecological needs alongside profits to measure success. 2. Advocate for a reduction of the economic and political power of large corporations. 3. Support decentralization and community-based economic

Tax Reform

1. Believe in strongly progressive state and federal taxes and the elimination of loopholes for the rich. 2. Call for government to have a tax policy that encourages small and socially responsible business.

Immigration

1. Believe that all residents of the U.S. regardless of immigration status have the right to social justice. 2. Support the granting of legal status to undocumented immigrants currently working in the United States.

Campaign Finance Reform

1. Believe that the campaign finance system is inherently corrupt. 2. Tend to rely on relatively small contributions to fund campaigns.

Philosophy

1. Green Politics 2. Social Democracy 3. Civil Libertarianism

Legal Reform

1. Oppose tort reform and medical malpractice reform. 2. Believe in the strengthening of legal rights for labor and legal services for the poor.

Abortion

1. Support a woman's right to reproductive choice. 2. Believe that legal abortion procedures be available on demand and be included in all U.S. health care coverage.

Education

1. Support equal access to high-quality education and sharp increases in financial aid for college students. 2. Oppose the dissolution of public schools and privatization of public education.

Gun Control

1. Support more local regulations and background checks. 2. Believe in the reduction of violence through mental health and legal drugs.

Environment

1. Support tax policy and market incentives that improve environmental sustainability and reduce carbon emissions. 2. Support a strong international climate treaty under the auspices of the UN. 3. Oppose attempts to roll back federal environmental protection laws."

Abortion restrictions

No

Capital punishment

No

Immigration restrictions

No

Description

The Green Party of the United States (or GPUS) is a federation of state green parties in the mold of the leftist, environmentalist European Greens movement. Along with the Libertarian Party, it is one of the two largest third parties in the nation. The GPUS was founded on the ""Four Pillars of the Green Party"" - Ecological Wisdom, Social and Economic Justice, Grassroots Democracy, and Nonviolence and Peace - and party members generally embrace environmentalism, non-hierarchical participatory democracy, social justice, and respect for diversity, peace and nonviolence. Until 2001, the Greens were largely a collection of fairly autonomous state/local based political entities with only a weak (and sometimes splintered) national leadership structure that largely served to coordinate electoral activities. That faction -- formerly named the Association of State Green Parties (ASGP) -- was the larger and more moderate of the two unrelated Green parties vying for control of the green movement at that time. The ASGP voted in 2001 to convert from an umbrella coordinating organization into a formal, unified national party organization, leaving the other party - the Greens/Green Party USA (G/GPUSA) - to operate independently. The Green Party made a name for itself in the 2000 presidential election when it fielded Ralph Nader, a prominent consumer rights advocate, as its candidate. Nader raised millions of dollars, mobilized leftist activists and grabbed national headlines with his anti-corporate campaign message. As a result of his successes, he was accused of siphoning important votes away from Al Gore's campaign and delivering the presidency to George Bush. Although the party currently holds no federal or state-wide elected positions, it regularly fields candidates for local, state and federal office. Several Greens around the United States hold positions as city and town council members and mayors.

Civilian gun control

Yes

Drug liberalization

Yes

Legalization of same-sex marriages

Yes

Limiting private financing of campaigns

Yes

Non-interventionist foreign policy

Yes

Progressive taxation

Yes

Universal government health care

Yes

Platform

http://www.gp.org/committees/platform/2010/Platform2010.pdf

Ideals

• Belief in grassroots democracy. • Promotion of environmentalism, non-hierarchical participatory democracy, social justice, respect for diversity, peace, and nonviolence.

Security and Defense

• Believe in reducing arms stockpiles and promoting collective security.

Faith

• Firmly support the separation of church and state, but affirm the right of each individual to practice their religion.

Death Penalty

• Oppose the death penalty in the U.S. and worldwide.

Social Security

• Oppose the privatization of Social Security.

Gay Rights

• Support full legal and political equality for all persons regardless of sex, gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

Foreign Policy

• Support promoting sustainable development, human rights, and economic justice across the globe.

Healthcare

• Support single-payer universal health care and preventive care for all.

Jobs

• Support the right of workers to organize unions, bargain freely, and strike when necessary.