Saturday, September 24, 2016

Neither corporate candidate is talking about peace

Jill Stein is the Green Party's presidential nominee.




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  • We need fair trade - not free trade which exports American jobs, depresses wages, and undermines the sovereign rights of American citizens.
  • We cannot drink oil. We cannot drink natural gas. Why then do we allow these toxic substances to threaten our priceless water supplies?
  • Presidential candidates locked out of debates, people of color routinely killed by police, healthcare $ skyrocketing, this is a democracy?
  • Democracy is not about cowardly corporate elites trying to suppress voter choice. But all over this country that is what we are seeing.
  • Neither corporate candidate is talking about peace. In fact, they're both talking about increasing tensions and making our world less safe.
  • The Green Party's success on the local level supports the case for proportional representation with multi-seat districts.
  • Hey : Don't forget other races. You can support down-ticket Green candidates too, some of whom can WIN.
  • 5,249 Greens have run for office since the first Green ran in 1985 — 663 during 1985-1999 + another 4,586 between 2000-2016.
  • On Monday, while others go at each other on the debate stage, I will ! Watch my livestreams:
  • 240 Greens are running for office in 2016, giving Americans the option to vote for people who don't answer to special interests.
  • Must we keep building more pipelines or can we all agree to transition to a 100% clean energy system in the U.S.?
  • About 140 Greens currently hold local elected offices across the United States.
  • The Verdict: A Call for International Oversight of U.S. Police Killings
  • There is only one choice on your ballot 📝 that will abolish student debt: ✔️ / 🗳
  • Greens have run in 3,268 local races + have clinched 1,013 seats — that's 1 victory for every 3 runs!
  • I wouldn't have voted for or . Without choice I wouldn't have voted. My vote is for & only her.
  • The first Green was elected to public office in 1987. Since then, 1,000+ Greens have won elected seats.
  • Ask commission member to do a public vote for ! Call: 609.258.2900. Email: smt@princeton.edu
  • you told us to vote our conscience right? That's why I'm voting for hands down.
  • Reject the propaganda that tells you that resistance is futile. That lie only serves the interests of the establishment billionaire class.
  • The is here for the long haul. The largest block of voters has rejected both corporate parties.
  • Trump received $4B in free news coverage, and Hillary got $2B. Why? They are the most hated candidates of all time.
  • The number of people stuck in student debt — 43 million — is enough to win in a 3-way race.
  • The Commission on Presidential Debates is a private corporation that silences opposition.
  • We should have a minimum wage of at least $15/hour. Nothing less.
  • Citizens United allows corporations and billionaires to buy our political system. This must end.
  • The government should not be involved in backroom deals with corporations.
  • Indigenous people in North Dakota are defending their land from destruction — not construction — equipment.
  • For WWII, we transformed the economy for war in 6 months. Climate change makes Pearl Harbor look like small potatoes.
  • The real vandal is the Dakota Access Pipeline company for trying to ruin our climate and violating native land.
  • It took us just 6 months to transition to a war-time economy. We can get to 100% clean renewable energy by 2030.
  • We're not going to take guns away from people. Instead, let's get automatic weapons off the streets and do background checks.
  • We have international law for a reason. If we abide by it, the world will be a safer place.
  • When you are in debt and the economy is stalled, the worst thing you can do is impose austerity and hurt the 99%.
  • Let's teach the whole student to stimulate life-long learning, not just to help them pass high-stakes tests.
  • Osama bin Laden should have been brought to trial to face charges, not killed.
  • Let's bring back the 9/11 Commission to complete its investigation. This should not be controversial.
  • I would absolutely legalize marijuana. Let's start treating substance abuse like a public health issue, not a criminal one.
  • We need our communities to oversee our police, not the other way around.
  • It's not healthy when our economy is controlled by the very few. We need to use our anti-trust laws to ensure this ends.
  • We need to demilitarize + hold our police forces accountable. This means using community oversight and de-escalation tactics.
  • The most important thing we need to do to stop our immigration crises is to stop destabilizing other countries.
  • How do we create ? Get corporations out of the business of writing our healthcare policies.
  • We need a jobs program that creates Green jobs through small businesses, non-profits and co-ops.
  • Let's stop invading and destabilizing other countries if we really want to deal with our immigration problem.
  • Hillary may talk the talk, but if you look at the walk, it's not been good. For instance, look at Iraq and other wars.
  • We need small classroom sizes, well-paid teachers and strong teachers' unions.
  • In the Great Depression, we created a New Deal. Now we need a , a jobs plan to move the U.S. to 100% clean energy by 2030.