We must address all peoples humanitarian needs as we chart a course toward a less cumbersome pathway to citizenship.The Green Party stands firmly for social justice for all living in this country regardless of immigration status. The nearly universal, though largely unspoken nature of this policy makes piecemeal reforms not accompanied by public discussion of the larger policy ineffective outside the context of a broad social movement. Forced sex is rape and a serious crime. Discourage stereotyping of the mentally and physically challenged by the entertainment industry and the media. A smaller majority backs shortening waiting periods to buy guns (61%), and about two-in-five favor concealed carry without a permit (43%). Freedom of speech is vital to democracy. Rural residents are generally more skeptical of proposals to toughen gun laws than are people who live in suburban and urban areas. Strengthen cultural competency requirements for teachers. Current practices holding individuals legally to all the terms of their military service contract should also apply to the government. Increase funding for rape and domestic violence prevention and education programs. About half of gun owners (53%) say the NRA has the right amount of influence and 29% say it has too much. Racist policies must be abolished. Our members across the country are demanding that Congress enact sensible gun control legislation that will help safeguard people from mindless mass killings. Undocumented immigrants who are already residing and working in the United States, and their families, should be granted legal status which allows a pathway to citizenship. Allocate adequate funding to support community-based programs that provide out-patient medical services, case management services and counseling programs. This means there are guaranteed sales of very expensive drugs. Pre-1996 screening criteria for legal permanent residency and citizenship applications should be restored. Abolish all student and parent loans taken out to finance post-secondary and vocational education. Greens oppose the increasingly widespread privatization of prisons. A3 - Thomas Green Case. We support the right of workers, without penalty, to inform other workers on the premises of a union being formed. There is broad support among gun owners and non-gun owners in both parties for the bans on gun sales to the mentally ill and people on no-fly or watch lists, as well as for background checks on private gun sales. We believe that the best educational experience is guaranteed by the democratic empowerment of organized students, their parents and communities along with organized teachers. To ensure a livable income for all people, we support additional measures such as implementing a universal basic income [see Chapter IV, Section D, of this platform for more information]. Service members serving in combat zones are subjected to assorted variations of permanent physical and mental damage and are entitled to treatment by the Veterans Administration. Mediation as the first available solution to labormanagement disputes, with an agreed-upon time limit. The Green Party unequivocally condemns these evils, which continue to be a social problem of paramount significance. We believe it is very important to teach our children how to ask good questions. The Green Party must consider immigration issues from an international standpoint, taking into account international labor and environmental standards, and human rights. We commit to full and complete reparations to the African American community of this nation for the past four hundred plus years of genocide, slavery, land-loss, destruction of original identity and the stark disparities which haunt the present evidenced in unemployment statistics, substandard and inadequate education, higher levels of mortality including infant and maternal mortality and the practice of mass incarceration. The same snare they want the government to use against undocumented workers can easily be used to repress them. We seek to protect our children from the corrosive effects of mass culture that trains them to regard themselves first and foremost as consumers. We must take action that will end these brutal mass killings., According to media sources, the El Paso shooter used an AK-47, a military weapon, to commit the heinous bloodbath. A majority of Americans (64%) say most people should be able to legally own guns, but some people should not. Establish elected or appointed independent civilian re-view boards with subpoena power to investigate complaints about prison guard and community police behavior. Those who are required to carry out militaristic policies, often with great hardship to themselves, their families, and even the risk of their lives, deserve our respect and our commitment to adequate compensation and benefits. Such support must not be given grudgingly; it is the right of those presently in need and an investment in our future. These measures will also help temporary residents from Mexico and Canada to secure driving privileges and liability insurance. Defend and expand cities' ability to enact affordable housing inclusionary ordinances that fit the needs of their communities, so that the private sector will contribute its share of affordable housing construction. Oppose the administration of public schools by private, for-profit entities. Ensure that the Pentagon takes all steps necessary to fully diagnose and treat the physical and mental health conditions resulting from service in combat zones, including post-traumatic stress disorder. INHUMANE TREATMENT OF IMMIGRANTSImmigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), local police, and for-profit/private prison corporations such as GEO Group and CoreCivic have taken advantage of the increase in anti-immigrant legislation and created a symbiotic relationship. Permanent residency should not be denied based on political views, racial or national origin, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, disability, or any other arbitrary basis. Protect victims' rights. The mentally ill are people with serious mental problems who often need social support networks. A larger share of Republican gun owners support each of the proposals to loosen gun laws than any other group. Legalize possession, sale, and cultivation of cannabis/marijuana. We also call attention to the results of a quarter century of corporate funding from the likes of the Bradley and Wal-Mart Family Foundations and a decade of No Child Left Behind and its repackaged new offspring, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)a vast, well-endowed and lucrative sector which seeks to dismantle, privatize, or militarize public education and destroy teachers unions. The Green Party will be inclusive of language in local, state and federal anti-discrimination law that ensures the rights of intersex individuals and prohibits discrimination based on gender identity, characteristics, and expression as well as on sex, gender, or sexual orientation. Provide treatment to parolees and probationers who fail a drug test instead of re-incarceration. 1, 2019, Nearly 40,000 People Died From Guns in U.S. Last Year, Highest in 50 YearsMervosh, Sarah. Anything less would be inconsistent with our Green Values, and with our nations values.The Green Party strives for a world in which persons can freely choose to live in and work in any country they desire. Restore the right to hold public office to felons who have completed their prison sentence. Conversely, four times more non-owners (20%) than gun owners (5%) say people should be able to carry almost nowhere. We condemn the stance of secrecy taken by the Atomic Energy Commission during this era and its subsequent claim of government immunity, taken knowingly and immorally at the expense of Native people. Employers have a responsibility to protect workers from those hazards. (Jan 2014) We advocate a diverse system of education that would introduce children early to the wonders of the Great School (Nature), and would cultivate the wisdom of eco-education, eco-economics, eco-politics, and eco-culture. PO Box 75075, Washington, DC 20013[emailprotected]202.319.7191. It is imperative that employees enjoy workplace democracy, which includes the following: The right to elect representatives to sit equally with management on the Board of Directors. Contraception and abortion must be included in all health insurance policies in the U.S., and any state government must be able to legally offer these services free of charge to women at the poverty level. In part, these gaps reflect differences in partisanship and gun ownership in these communities. The New YOrk Times, Aug. 4, 2019, The House passed 2 gun control bills, but Democrats arent in a rush to do moreMcPherson, Lindsey. This mission is executed through the enforcement of more than 400 federal statutes and focuses on immigration enforcement and combating transnational crime, subscribes to the belief that every Latin American citizen is a criminal. We oppose the provision of current law which allows local police to become agents of the immigration agency. Implement and fully-fund restorative justice programs as an alternative to suspension and police referral. A majority of the public (64%) says that most people, but not all, should be able to legally own guns; however, there is a 24-percentage-point gap between owners and non-owners on this question. We stand firmly opposed to privatization and contracting-out of public services. We must keep faith with our commitment to the United Nations, to assist in the resettlement, including to our own country, of refugees currently stranded in refugee camps in other parts of the world. Give K-12 classroom teachers professional status and salaries commensurate with advanced education, training and responsibility. The "morning-after" pill and option of a safe and legal abortion need to remain available. Security personnel should also demonstrate cultural competency and refrain from enforcing white supremacist oppressive tactics. The Green Party supports the irreducible right of working people, without hindrance, to form a union and to bargain collectively with their employer. Labor's first right to buy out a company that is for sale or is going bankrupt, or being outsourced to another state or another country. And as union membership falls, so do the wages of all working people, union and non-union alike. We call for implementing innovative programs that work with the particular and special needs of motherhood. The Green Party affirms the right of all persons to self-determination with regard to gender identity and sex. According to Human Rights Watch, in all cases coercive tactics including deception, fraud, intimidation, isolation, threat and use of physical force, or debt bondage are used to control women. Limiting the discussion to population numbers and birthrates diverts attention from over-consumption in the industrial world and historic patterns of exploitation of developing countries. Anything less would be inconsistent with our Green Values, and with our nations values. Millions of people are living and working in the U.S. with no legal status, making them subject to extreme exploitation and abuse. Require that communities that receive federal housing funds provide evidence that their housing policies are affirmatively furthering fair housing. This is an in depth documentary on the green party views of gun control Break up largest banks so that none is too big to fail. In slavery's aftermath, people of color have borne the brunt of violence and discrimination. Yet how will state legislatures and agencies, under pressure from more powerful interests, react? Fund public and non-profit tenant-related counseling and legal assistance for renters. Close the Private Gun Sale Loophole, Finally. 12 stats to help inform the gun control debate. The current system of quotas and preferences has to be thoroughly and realistically reformed. If you mean the views of the Democrat Party- in general, they are liberal, and in favor of gun control. Particular attention should be given to those minorities who are political exiles and refugees and those whose lives would be at risk if asylum is not granted, All those who are issued work permits must have the option to come and go from the U.S. as they desire. Funding for methods of peer education for sex workers and those who may share needles, and to supply them with condoms, dams, gloves, and needles & syringes. This will further intensify the human rights disaster our immigration policy has become, as well as seriously harm border ecosystems. The United States has the highest incarceration and recidivism rates of industrialized countries, while our nation's criminal justice system in general is too often inhumane, ineffective, and prohibitively expensive. Community-funded programs employing local artists to enrich their communities through public art programs, including public performances, exhibitions, murals on public buildings, design or re-design of parks and public areas, storytelling and poetry reading, and publication. Repeal "three strikes" laws. We believe the following policies should be enacted: Recognizing that a just reform of immigration policy may take some time, the Green Party supports: Measures to allow undocumented immigrants to obtain drivers licenses if they can prove their identity and pass the required tests. Reduce wait lists and make the system work more efficiently: current numeric caps on immigrant visas must be increased. Publicly funded work training and education programs should have a goal of increasing employment options at finding living-wage jobs. Those convicted of non-violent offenses should be handled by alternative, community-based programs including halfway houses, work-furlough, community service, electronic monitoring, restitution, and rehabilitation programs. On several issues, there are wide differences between Republican and Democratic gun owners and even larger differences between members of both parties who do not own guns. However the supply of affordable housing is not meeting the need, while in an era of increasing deregulation, many tenants are losing important legal protections. Support non-profit agencies that do the same. Our current situation has created extreme social injustice. Substantial majorities also favor creating a federal government database to track all gun sales (71%), banning assault-style weapons (68%), and banning high-capacity magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition (65%). But when interaction with the government is limited to the English speaking, persons are put at additional risk of exploitation. About eight-in-ten Black adults (82%) say gun violence is a very big problem - by far the largest share of any racial or ethnic group. The victims of trafficking should have the option of permanent residence in the U.S. or return to their home countries, according to their own choice. Libertarian Party Green Party Reform Party Natural Law Party Tea Party Constitution Party Former Presidents: Barack Obama(D,2009-2017) George W. Bush(R,2001-2009) Bill Clinton(D,1993-2001) George Bush Sr.(R,1989-1993) Ronald Reagan(R,1981-1989) The Green Party supports a holistic approach to justice, recognizing that environmental justice, social justice and economic justice depend on and support each other. high school equivalency diploma) and higher education. Among non-gun owners who are open to the possibility of owning a gun in the future, 51% favor stricter gun laws. We support effective enforcement of the Voting Rights Act, including language access to voting. Provide researched-based drug, tobacco, and alcohol abuse prevention, as well as evidence-based information about the true effect of recreational or medicinal substances such as cannabis on the developing brain. Enforce corrective justice, ensuring the rights of communities and local agencies to seek judicial redress. We must ensure they have an upbringing that allows them to take their place as functioning, productive, and self-actualized members of their community. Ensure the First Amendment rights of prisoners, including the right to communicate with journalists, write letters, publish their own writings, and become legal experts on their own cases. The institution of slavery had as its underpinnings the belief in white supremacy, which we as Greens condemn. that have assumed the responsibility of storing these vital records. Provide free college tuition to all qualified students at public universities and vocational schools. Public health agencies operating abroad should be allowed to offer family planning, contraception, and abortion in all countries that ask for those services. Other proposals draw less support from both groups, though about half of gun owners (53%) favor shorter waiting periods on gun sales, compared with 29% of non-gun owners. There are similar differences among people in different types of communities in views of allowing teachers and school officials to carry guns in K-12 schools. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. Ending the use of religion as a justification to deny children necessary medical care or subject them to physical and emotional abuse. Far fewer non-owners say this (12%). We do not believe our public school system, as it presently operates, helps us reach that goal. That the insurance will act as a mechanism by which we can have officers with histories of brutality and misconduct removed from duty, thereby keeping that person from committing crimes under the protection of the police department; this functions through the insurance company, which will increase premiums and eventually determine that rogue officers are uninsurable. A great challenge facing the people of the United States is to educate ourselves to build a just, sustainable, humane and democratic future, and to become responsible and effective citizens of the local and global communities we share. We support the State Department's annual Trafficking in Persons Report as an important document to begin to combat this abuse. Ensure that public agencies devoted to job creation are active in providing job training and work opportunities for homeless residents. Our goal is for the many diverse immigrant communities to possess true freedom and equality. In the wake of the relentless string of mass shootings, the Green Party of New York is releasing this statement on gun violence to kick off an organizing campaign to engage voters and partner with other organizations in an effort to pressure legislators to act decisively. The Equal Employment Opportunities Commission should actively investigate and prosecute sexual harassment complaints. Physically and mentally challenged people have the right to live independently in their communities. Flexible working schedules so employees can arrange their own time to deal with personal and family concerns. We advocate an end to employer sanctions, which have been shown to hurt not only undocumented workers but also U.S.-born workers (especially those of color). These groups are divided on expanding concealed carry to more places and allowing teachers to carry guns in schools: about three-in-five Republicans non-owners favor them, compared with two-in-five Democratic owners a gap of about 20 percentage points on each. Policy ReformIn many countries economic policies, military actions of the U.S. government or U.S. based corporations, and natural disasters have caused extreme hardships. We believe that prevention and justice are at the heart of consumer protection. Preventive diplomacy, a strong economy and humane trade relations are our best defense. We affirm the right of each individual to the exercise of conscience and religion, while maintaining the constitutionally mandated separation of government and religion. Alternative, community-based systems treating neither the artwork nor the artist as a commodity. We support legal, political, and grassroots efforts by, and on behalf of, Native Americans to protect their traditions, rights, livelihoods, and sacred spaces. The majority of prisoners are serving terms for non-violent, minor property and drug addiction crimes, or violations of their conditions of parole or probation, while the poor, the under-educated and various racial and ethnic minorities are over-represented in the prison population. Politicians have constantly stirred up anti-immigrant sentiment among sections of the U.S. population. Minimum pensions for all workers, fully vested and portable, that do not reduce social security benefits. We also support other programs such as a universal. Our public schools, from kindergarten through college, are forced to cut back countless programs and services. We support efforts to broadly reform the Bureau of Indian Affairs to make this vast agency more responsible and more responsive to tribal governments. The negative effects of imprisonment are far-reaching. Fund in-home support services to allow the differently abled to hire personal care attendants while remaining at home. Full reparations for historical injustices in adoption. Declare a no-pre-emptive strike policy. It is already invading our privacy. The Green Party recognizes the full civil rights of sexual and gender minorities. The Green Party calls for military spending to be cut by 50% over the next 10 years, with increases in spending for social programs. We oppose the provision of current law which allows local police to become agents of the immigration agency. Among Republicans who do not own guns and Democratic gun owners and non-gun owners each of these proposals draws majority support. Republicans generally are more likely than Democrats to own guns: 44% of Republicans and Republican leaners say they own at least one gun, compared with 20% of Democrats and Democratic leaners. We call for restoration of a federally funded entitlement program to support children, families, the unemployed, elderly and disabled, with no time limit on benefits. Communities and local agencies must not be required to show or prove "intent to discriminate" to achieve redress for problems of disproportionate and/or racist environmental impacts. Proposals for easing gun laws draw much less support. This will further intensify the human rights disaster our immigration policy has become, as well as seriously harm border ecosystems. The Libertarian Stance on 'Gun Control': A Beginner's Guide. Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen who served during U.S. Wars in recent decades have been exposed to nuclear, chemical and possibly biological warfare agents. We must enshrine in law the basic principle that women have the same rights as men, and promote gender equality and fairness in the work force to ensure that women receive equal pay for jobs of equal worth. Our current health care system lets tens of thousands of people die each year by excluding them from adequate care, while its exorbitant costs are crippling our economy. A call for open dialogue among all residents of Hawai'i on the sovereignty option of full independence. This nation has a moral obligation to provide health care services and disability entitlements to its veterans. Clinics must be accessible and must offer advice on contraception and the means for contraception; consultation about abortion and the performance of abortions, and; abortion regardless of age or marital status. Some who said people should be able to carry guns most, but not all, places were asked what are some of the places people should not be able to legally carry guns? Many mentioned crowded public places, schools, movie theaters and places that serve alcohol. The Green Party supports real reforms to end poverty and return dignity and opportunity to all mothers.
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