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  The Greens/Green Party USA
First organized as the Green Committees of Correspondence, The Greens/ Green Party USA is the oldest, continuously active Green organization in America.
The Greens/Green Party USA urges the public, voters, candidates and elected officials to become familiar with these values and be guided by them in their personal life and in public actions and decisions.
The Greens/Green Party USA is a national non-profit membership organization dedicated to advancing the Green Ten Key Values as a guiding force in American society and politics.
www.greenparty.org   (1012 words)

  
  Green Party (United States) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Greens emphasize environmentalism, decentralization and local autonomy, in keeping with the Green commitment to non-hierarchical participatory democracy, so it is perhaps not surprising that the strength of the Green Party does not derive from a central national organization.
John Eder is the highest-ranking Green in the U.S., elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 2002 (and re-elected in 2004).
In the 2004 presidential election, the candidate of the Green Party of the United States for President was Texas attorney and GPUS legal counsel David Cobb, and its candidate for vice-president was labor activist Pat LaMarche of Maine.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Green_Party   (2476 words)

  
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The California Green Party would follow, attaining official ballot status in 1991.
The Green Party is most popular in the far-western and northeastern United States, as judged by percentage vote in the 2000 presidential election [1] and number of candidates elected [1].
The California Green Party has the largest number of greens, receiving 405,722 votes in the 2000 presidential elections, and electing 62 of the 171 office-holding greens nation-wide as of November, 2002.
www.wikiwhat.com /encyclopedia/u/un/united_states_green_party.html   (751 words)

  
 Third party (United States) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Third parties in the United States are secondary political parties that participate in national and state elections.
Other obstacles to success by third parties in the U.S. Aside from the mechanics of winner-take-all, the Electoral College, and the use of primaries, third parties are hampered by restrictive ballot access laws that force them to spend the bulk of their resources just to get on the ballot.
And since the new party rarely seems to have the chance or prospect of electing its candidate for governor of a state or president of the country, the voter is inclined in advance to consider its entire ticket as hopeless.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Third_party_(United_States)   (2948 words)

  
 Green Horizon
In 1990, 20 Green candidates stood for office with 8 victories; in 1994, there were 85 candidates with 16 victories; in 1998, 124 candidates with 27 victories; in 2000, 283 candidates with 47 victories; and in the election cycle of 2002, the Greens ran 545 candidates in 39 states.
The Green Party is positioning itself to become the major voice on issues of ecology, community renewal, an anti-imperial, multilateral foreign policy, racial and social justice, and democracy -- developing a platform and campaigns for office that relate these themes to a broad range of issues facing the country and the planet.
Green Party and candidate platforms regularly call for PR; but they have not as a whole made this a truly top priority, to the disappointment of the organization leading the fight for PR in the United States, the Center for Voting and Democracy.
www.green-horizon.org /archives/000024.shtml   (8452 words)

  
 Republican Party (United States) @ ArtOfTexas.com (Art of Texas)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
The Republican Party was established in 1854 by a coalition of former Whigs, Northern Democrats, and Free-Soilers who opposed the expansion of slavery and held a vision for modernizing the United States.
The Republican Party has advocated reforms in the UN and opposes the Kyoto Protocol because of the Protocol's alleged uneven application to countries around the world, arguing that it is likely to slow economic growth and the reduction of poverty, and disputing the science behind it.
The "moderates" tend to dominate the party in New England, and used to be well-represented in all states.
www.artoftexas.com /encyclopedia/Republican_Party_(United_States)   (6011 words)

  
 Green Party (United States) - Voyager, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
The reason third parties poll poorly may also be due to the country's use of first-past-the-post voting and concerns of third party votes causing a spoiler effect, circumstances predicted by Duverger's law.
The ASGP then changed its name to the "Green Party of the United States," adopted some of the G/GPUSA's structures (identity caucuses, for example), and was granted status as the official National Committee of the Green Party by the FEC in 2001.
John Eder is the highest-ranking Green in the U.S., elected to the Maine state house in 2002 (and re-elected in 2004).
www.voyager.in /Green_Party_(United_States)   (2592 words)

  
 Green Party of the United States - dKosopedia
There are also state Green Parties in almost all states, and they are strong advocates of electoral reform and participatory democracy.
Many Greens view the Party as practicing left-wing politics but there is evidence of an emerging green politics that combines elements of various movements with more specific names: eco-capitalist, geo-libertarian, social democrat, communist, green anarchist, eco-feminism, anarcho-syndicalists and others.
So much so that it is sometimes observed that, position for position, the U.S. Greens often hold the same positions as the Conservative Party in the UK or Canada, who long ago ceded on issues such as universal health care.
www.dkosopedia.com /wiki/Green_Party_of_the_United_States   (930 words)

  
 Green Party News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
The Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts held a state convention in Worcester in June.
The Women's Caucus of the Green Party of the United States, founded in July 2002 in Philadelphia, is taking shape and will soon apply for accreditation.
The Green Party of Washington State is campaigning to place 11 Greens in local offices in this fall's elections.
www.greens.org /media/index.php?location=3::§ion=&startId=1755   (178 words)

  
 Green Party of Nevada | Green Party History
The "Green" movement, its values, and politics can be traced back to the period of August 10-12, 1984, likely a result of inspiration from Green Parties and movements developing internationally (particularly in Germany) at that time, as well as from remnants of the liberal movements in the United States during the 1960s.
The name itself spoke to this division and the attempt to accommodate it - the Greens were the social-activist, dues-paying members, while the GPUSA was the political arm comprised of state parties.
Today, the Green Party of the United States is the third largest political party in the United States.
www.nevadagreenparty.org /gpushistory.html   (607 words)

  
 Politics1 - Guide to the 2004 Green Party Presidential Candidate
Party insiders agreed that Cobb became a frontrunner for the nomination when Nader decided to not run in 2004 as a Green.
Cobb was a leading advocate of the Greens pursuing a "Safe States" strategy in 2004 -- which means that, unlike with Nader in 2000, the Cobb will focus their attempts to win votes only in the states that are not close contests and would not endanger a Democratic national victory over Bush.
As the Green nominee, Cobb is ensured of ballot status in at least 22 states.
www.politics1.com /greens04.htm   (723 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Green Party (United S...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Green party GREEN PARTY [Green party] any of the political parties established in various countries to oppose the destructive environmental effects of many modern technologies and the economic systems and institutions that drive them.
Democratic party DEMOCRATIC PARTY [Democratic party] American political party; the oldest continuous political party in the United States.
Prohibition party PROHIBITION PARTY [Prohibition party] in U.S. history, minor political party formed (1869) for the legislative prohibition of the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages.
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 Green Party of the United States | Press Releases
Green Party endorses the International Tribunal on Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
08.29.2007 WASHINGTON, DC -- The Green Party of the United States has endorsed the International Tribunal on Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, to be conducted in New Orleans, Louisiana, from August 29 to September 2, 2007.
Green Party opposes confirmation of antigay doctor as Surgeon General -- 06.13.2007
www.gp.org /press.shtml   (586 words)

  
 Green Party News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
At a press conference, Green Party mayoral candidate Alice Green gave her heart-felt condolences to the families affected by the recent tragedies.
Darek Shapiro, a political newcomer and architect active in environmental causes, is counting on a grand upset that to help his Green Party end the dominance of the two-party system.
Green Party candidate for Secretary of State, Bill Stant has a vision for a new American democracy.
www.greens.org /media/index.php?location=3:1:§ion=&startId=540   (385 words)

  
 Green Party - Real Progress   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
John Eder, recently elected Green Party Representative for District 31 in Maine, said today that the Bush Administration is headed for war regardless of what happens with UN weapons inspections.
The Green Party of the United States remains adamantly opposed to the war.
In a joint resolution, both Democrats and Republicans in Congress have handed over their power to the President "to use the Armed Forces of the United States as he determines to be necessary and appropriate in order to.
www.greenparty.org.uk /news/292   (773 words)

  
 The Greens/Green Party USA
Greens today still debate the exact meaning of the Ten Key Values: which today are generally listed as Ecological Wisdom, Grassroots Democracy, Decentralization, Community-based Economics, Feminism, Respect for Diversity, Personal and Global responsibility, and Future Focus/Sustainability.
The other, the Green Party of the United States, can trace its roots to the formation of the ASGP in 1996, and is essentially a split of more politically conventional Greens from the GCoC and TG/GPUSA.
This year, the GPUS is running David Cobb as its candidate for pres ident; Ralph Nader is running as an independent; and at the recent Green Congress in Chicago, The Greens/Green Party USA reaffirmed it commitment to the mission of the original American Greens, long-term activist organizing for true democracy and a Green society.
www.greenparty.org /intro.php   (1228 words)

  
 Green Party of the United States | Platform
The official statement from the evolving relationship between the U.S. Greens and the European Federation of Green Parties.
An archive of policy resolutions passed by the voting delegates of the Green Party of the United States.
The Green Party proposes a comprehensive political reform agenda, including full public financing of elections and free and equal radio and television time for all viable candidates.
www.gp.org /platform.shtml   (183 words)

  
 Green Party (United States)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
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 Green Party (United States) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Those who wished to run a candidate for president continued to pursue this possibility.
He chose Winona LaDuke as their vice-presidential candidate.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ten_Key_Values_of_the_Green_Party   (2485 words)

  
 Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts
The Green-Rainbow Party has representatives on several committees of the Green Party of the United States (USGP).
The USGP Coordinating Committee is the principal decision-making (legislative) body of the national Green Party.
Additionally, some other GRP members have sought (and received) the blessing of the GRP state committee to serve on USGP working committees, even though state committee approval (for these committees) is not required by the USGP.
www.green-rainbow.org /USGP   (295 words)

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