My Platform
- Immediate Congressional impeachment hearings for Richard Cheney and George W. Bush.
- Public Congressional hearings on the events of Sept. 11, 2001, with all witnesses, including Cheney and Bush, under oath.
- De-privatize voting. All voting and counting systems to use open-source software, with paper ballots, verified by the voter, secured and available for recounts.
- Bring U.S. troops home from Iraq and Afghanistan, saving hundreds of billions of dollars for infrastructure and human needs in America. No U.S involvement in war anywhere. Stop U.S. torturing and conspiring to torture. National respect for international law.
- Publicly funded health care for all, with no insurance company profiteers.
- Stop government seizure of native and Hispanic land on the Mexican border for a 'security fence.'
- Public financing of election campaigns.
- Freedom for Leonard Peltier, Mumia Abu Jamal, and all political prisoners. Drop federal charges on the San Francisco eight.
- Federal minimum wage of $14 per hour, indexed to future inflation.
- Legislate an individual right of access to banking services in America, without excessive and usurious fees.
- Forbid destructive agricultural and mining practices. Drastic increase in new car miles-per-gallon standards. Legalize and promote the use of industrial hemp to nourish the soil and provide sustainable alternatives to cotton, corn-based ethanol, and some petroleum products. No subsidies for non-organic farming. Require all chemicals to be proved safe before being produced for public use.
- Stop foreclosures on workers' homes, 'subprime' and otherwise.
- End the No-Child-Left Behind program, and its obsession with endless standardized testing and punishing of students and teachers. Stop building prisons, release non-violent drug offenders and spend the money on improving public schools.
- No immigration 'reforms' at the expense of workers and their families.