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McKinney cited the war in Iraq, poverty, homelessness, and other issues
as “Hurricane America” and showed a graphic photo of an illegal
immigrant who died in a border-crossing accident.McKinney said all immigrants should receive amnesty, because coming to
America to support their families should not be a crime and these
workers are an economic necessity.

During a question-and-answer session following her speech, one
supporter asked McKinney what caused her to leave the Democratic Party.

“When the Democrat majority could have voted to stop war funding, they
didn’t,” McKinney said. “When the Democrat majority could have
instituted a ‘livable’ wage, they didn’t. When the Democrat majority could have
rolled back the Patriot Act, the Secret Evidence Act, and the Military
Tribunal Act, they didn’t.

“I’d had enough of ‘didn’ts’ and wanted to be with people who would,”
she added.

Another supporter asked McKinney how she would fund her proposed
“Department of Peace.”

“It’s called Department of State,” she said, adding that she would not
only change the name but the purpose of the department.

Hip Hop artist Head Roc performed throughout the event, rapping songs
that berated the two-party system, corporate greed and social injustice.

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