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Iraq War Withdrawal strongly supports The Green Party has made repeated calls for immediate withdrawal of American troops from Iraq. |
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Universal Health Care strongly supports The Green Party supports a single-payer health care system similar to that found in Canada. |
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Public Campaign Financing strongly supports The Greens generally support public financing in an effort to level the playing field for all candidates running for office. |
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Same Sex Marriage strongly supports Same sex marriage is the highly contentious governmental recognition of an intimate, and sometimes sexual, relationship between two members of the same gender. Civil unions, an almost identical recognition, is often debated concurrently. |
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Industrial Hemp Legalization strongly supports Hemp is related to the marijuana plant but cannot be used as a recreational drug. Although hemp has a number of practical uses, its cultivation is illegal in the U.S. because law enforcement may mistake it for marijuana. |
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Animal Welfare Significant protection regulation and funding for enforcement of laws (livestock, wild, lab, entertainment, pets) Animal Welfare in the US is regulated by 3 federal laws and state statues. Currently, pets and wildlife are protected from acts of cruelty. Livestock and lab animals are granted limited protections and there is no legislation for purpose-bred birds. |
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Minimum Wage strongly supports The Green Party supports a living wage for all Americans. |
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Slavery Reparations strongly supports from the Green Party Platform, "People of color in this country have legitimate claims to reparations in the form of monetary compensation for centuries of discrimination. We also uphold the right of the descendants of African slaves to self-determination, as we do for all indigenous peoples." |
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Capital Punishment strongly against Studies have shown that capital punishment is applied arbitrarily and problems with administering lethal injections has left the state courts and legislatures to grapple with the law or cease executions altogether. |
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Legalization of Drugs supports The anti-drug effort in the U.S. has criminalized a large part of society and at significant costs, with little regard for the impact drugs have on human health. Legalization would give the government the ability to tax and regulate. |
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Privatization of Social Security strongly against Full or partial privatization of social security would divert revenue to private accounts. S.S. would instead be owned and managed by workers who would pay less payroll taxes. |
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Militarization of Space strongly against from the Green Party platform, "The Green Party calls for the end of Space militarization and opposes any form of space-based military aggression. We embrace peaceful Space exploration as a means for all people on this planet to work together. The benefits of inspired education are well worth the investment in peaceful Space exploration." |
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Genetically Engineered Foods against from the Green Party platform, "Applying the Precautionary Principle to genetically modified organisms (GMOs), we support a moratorium until safety can be demonstrated by independent (non-corporate funded), long-term tests for food safety, genetic drift, resistance, soil health, effects on non-target organisms, and cumulative interactions." |
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Fuel Efficiency Regulation supports from the Green Party platform, "Support ambitious increases in motor vehicle fuel efficiency, including the use of hybrid electric designs. Legislate a "gas guzzler" tax on new vehicles that get a lower MPG than the CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standards and offer "gas sipper" rebates for vehicles that get a higher MPG." |
