{news} 3rd Party COMMON AGENDA statement- please pass this along!

[Tim McKee]

Please pass this along to all your emails lists!!

The Republican/Democrat duopoly has, for far too long, ignored the most
important issues facing our nation.  However, alternate candidates Bob
Barr, Chuck Baldwin, Cynthia McKinney, and Ralph Nader agree with Ron
Paul on four key principles central to the health of our nation. These
principles should be key in the considerations of every voter this
November and in every election.

We Agree

Foreign Policy: The Iraq War must end as quickly as possible with removal
of all our soldiers from the region. We must initiate the return of our
soldiers from around the world, including Korea, Japan, Europe and the
entire Middle East. We must cease the war propaganda, threats of a
blockade and plans for attacks on Iran, nor should we re-ignite the cold
war with Russia over Georgia. We must be willing to talk to all countries
and offer friendship and trade and travel to all who are willing. We must
take off the table the threat of a nuclear first strike against all
nations.

Privacy: We must protect the privacy and civil liberties of all persons
under US jurisdiction. We must repeal or radically change the Patriot
Act, the Military Commissions Act, and the FISA legislation. We must
reject the notion and practice of torture, eliminations of habeas corpus,
secret tribunals, and secret prisons. We must deny immunity for
corporations that spy willingly on the people for the benefit of the
government. We must reject the unitary presidency, the illegal use of
signing statements and excessive use of executive orders..

The National Debt: We believe that there should be no increase in the
national debt. The burden of debt placed on the next generation is unjust
and already threatening our economy and the value of our dollar. We must
pay our bills as we go along and not unfairly place this burden on a
future generation.

The Federal Reserve: We seek a thorough investigation, evaluation and
audit of the Federal Reserve System and its cozy relationships with the
banking, corporate, and other financial institutions. The arbitrary power
to create money and credit out of thin air behind closed doors for the
benefit of commercial interests must be ended. There should be no
taxpayer bailouts of corporations and no corporate subsidies.
Corporations should be aggressively prosecuted for their crimes and
frauds.

We support opening up the debates beyond the two parties and the
Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), a private corporation
co-chaired by former chairmen of the Republican and Democratic Party. It
is time for our Presidential Debates to once again be hosted by a truly
non-partisan civic-minded association.

ShareThis



******************************************
Tim McKee, Manchester CT, main number cell-860-778-1304, 860-643-2282
 National Commitee member of the Green Party of the United States and is a spokesperson for the Green Party of CT.
BLOG-http://thebiggreenpicture.blogspot.com


-- Be Yourself @ mail.com!
Choose From 200+ Email Addresses
Get a Free Account at www.mail.com!



******************************************
Tim McKee, Manchester CT, main number cell-860-778-1304, 860-643-2282
 National Commitee member of the Green Party of the United States and is a spokesperson for the Green Party of CT.
BLOG-http://thebiggreenpicture.blogspot.com

-- 
Be Yourself @ mail.com!
Choose From 200+ Email Addresses
Get a Free Account at www.mail.com

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://pairlist10.pair.net/mailman/private/ctgp-news/attachments/20080911/34cd94cb/attachment.html>