If You're Thinking of Voting for Nader, Read This

[Harold Schiffman]

If You're Thinking of Voting for Nader, Read This

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This is Nader's Green Party Official Stance on "Social Justice"
according to their website:

http://www.gp.org/platform/2004/socjustice.html#999015


Quote:

The development of the United States has been marked by conflict over
questions of race. Our nation was formed only after Native Americans
were displaced. The institution of slavery had as its underpinnings
the belief in white supremacy, which we as Greens condemn. In
slavery's aftermath, people of color have borne the brunt of violence
and discrimination. The Green Party unequivocally condemns these evils
which continue to be a social problem of paramount significance.


a. We support efforts to overcome the effects of over 200 years of
racial discrimination.
b. We call for an end to official support for any remaining symbols of
slavery and specifically call for the removal of the Confederate
battle flag from all government buildings.
c. 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.
d. We condemn the practice of racial profiling by law enforcement
agencies, which are guilty of stopping motorists, harassing
individuals, or using unwarranted violence against suspects with no
other justification than race or ethnic background.
e. We favor strong measures to combat official racism in the forms of
police brutality directed against people of color.
f. We support effective enforcement of the Voting Rights Act,
including language access to voting.
g. We oppose discriminatory English-only pressure groups. We call for
a national language policy that would encourage all citizens to be
fluent in at least two languages. [See section K. Immigration /
Emigration in this chapter]
h. We strongly support the vigorous enforcement of civil rights laws,
the aggressive prosecution of hate crimes, and the strengthening of
legal services for the poor.

http://www.stormfront.org/forum/showthread.php?t=463243

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