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Update on Emily’s List decision and other campaign finance matters

Posted on December 18, 2009 by kwilder

KW: The Green Party believes that one way to free our government from corporate control, is to tighten up campaign finance laws, for example not taking money from corporations or taking soft money from PACS. If I understand it, the position of some Libertarians is that any person or entity should be able to give […]

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Green Party Supports Huntington, NY Council District Vote 12/22/09

Posted on December 17, 2009 by iwilder

Update: According to Newsday, the pro-council district proposal failed. The Town of Huntington will still vote for council members in an at-large system. “The Green Party of Suffolk supports the proposition to bring council districts to Huntington town,” said its chair Roger Snyder, a Huntington resident. “A key value of the Green Party is Grassroots […]

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Tonight in Illinois: Rich Whitney attends Green Holiday Party

Posted on December 17, 2009 by kwilder

Announced via a press release from the Rich Whitney campaign: Gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney to attend campaign event in Cicero, Illinois.| Who: Green Party Gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney What: Meet the candidate event/fundraiser When: Thursday, December 17th – 7 PM Where: Serenata Restaurant & Bar 6009 W. Cermak Rd Cicero, IL.

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News and commentary: Boston Globe supports exclusion of third parties in debate

Posted on December 16, 2009 by kwilder

KW: Two stories, then, comments by Ian Wilder at the bottom… from Ballot Access News Massachusetts Democratic Nominee for U.S. Senate Wants 3-Candidate Debates December 15th, 2009 The Boston Globe has this story, which says that in the upcoming special election for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts, the Democratic nominee, Martha Coakley, wants all the debates […]

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Video of Green Party Prez cand McKinney @ 12/12/09 peace rally

Posted on December 13, 2009 by iwilder

On Sat., Dec. 12, 2009, ex-Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) was one of the speakers at the emergency “End-the-U.S.-Wars” rally. See for background: http://www.enduswars.org/ The event was held in Lafayette Park, directly opposite the White House. Rep. McKinney ran for President of the United States in the 2008 election on the Green Party ticket.

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Green Party Prez cand McKinney anti-war speech 12/12/09

Posted on December 13, 2009 by iwilder

Cynthia McKinney Emergency Anti-Afghanistan Escalation Rally December 12, 2009 My fellow Americans, Millions of us are drinking dirty and contaminated water; 4 million of us will get foreclosure notices by the end of this year; 25 million of us are un- or underemployed; 47 million of us have no health insurance and millions more are […]

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Oral arguments scheduled for: Democratizing the Electoral College Civil Action

Posted on December 9, 2009 by kwilder

Excerpts from the actual civil suit at the readmore… Asa Gordon is Chair of the DC Statehood Green Party Electoral College Task Force and Executive Director of Douglass Institute for Government. Gordon’s civil suit concerning reform of the Electoral College will have oral arguments in the United States Court of Appeals on January 14, 2010. […]

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GP Guv cand Whitney Maintains Pledge to Keep Illinois National Guard at Home

Posted on December 4, 2009 by iwilder

Green Party candidate for Governor Rich Whitney issued the following statement today in response to President Obama’s address committing an additional 30,000 or more U.S. troops to Afghanistan: As my friends and I in the peace movement protest the latest escalation of the occupation of Afghanistan, I take this opportunity to remind Illinois voters that […]

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Green Party to Obama: No escalation; withdraw US troops from Afghanistan instead

Posted on December 1, 2009 by iwilder

Green Party opposes escalation, urges Obama to announce US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in his Dec. 1 speech 2008 Green presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney and 2010 Maine Green gubernatorial candidate Lynne Williams will speak at Dec. 12 Emergency Anti-Escalation Rally outside the White House (http://www.enduswars.org) Green Party leaders called on President Obama to reverse his […]

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Nassau County: Suozzi concedes to Mangano

Posted on December 1, 2009 by kwilder

(excerpt from) Nassau News Live Suozzi Concedes Election to Republican Challenger Written by Timothy Robertson Nearly a month after Election Day, incumbent Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi conceded the election Tuesday to his Republican challenger, Nassau Legislator Edward Mangano.

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Money Into The Working Families Organization Buys Influence Over Ballot Lines For The Working Families Party

Posted on December 1, 2009 by iwilder

from City Hall Nothing demonstrates the connection between the Working Families Party and the Working Families Organization like the power the non-profit has over the Party’s political decisions. The Organization’s confidential New York City Coordinating Council Constitution & Rules and a not-for-distribution voting memo obtained by City Hall—backed by interviews and other documents—lay out a […]

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NY Times asks for financial reform in Albany

Posted on November 30, 2009 by kwilder

An overview of campaign finance and funding concerns in New York State government: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/30/opinion/30mon1.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2 Just one small item from a detailed article: “The average national limit for contributions in governor’s races is around $7,500 per election. In New York, the limit, if you can call it that, is $55,900 per person, more than the average […]

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Update: Mangano/Suozzi recount in Nassau

Posted on November 30, 2009 by kwilder

Update, Dec 1st: Suozzi concedes to Mangano. Democrat incumbent defeated by challenger. Story: here. _______________________________________________________________________ Thanks to the Times Union, New York state political blog, for the link. (Excerpt from) The New York Times Vote Recount in Nassau Approaches Completion By Angela Macropoulos / November 29, 2009 MINEOLA, N.Y. — Nearly three weeks after Election […]

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You Get What you Vote For!

Posted on November 28, 2009 by iwilder

from Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox The so-called anti-war movement currently finds itself in somewhat of a quagmire: What to do when the man you raised money for, volunteered for, and yes, even voted for, actually fulfills one of his most repulsive campaign promises? First of all, I never understood why, or how, peace people could support […]

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