CA Green candidate for Controller Laura Wells. Image courtesy of AnnGarrison.com
GPUSA fundraiser David Sacks is obviously excited, and not just because he recently became a father for the first time (congratulations David!). Describing what the Green Party has in store for the coming 2014 elections, Sacks explains, “California already has its 2014 statewide slate of candidates selected, and Texas has lined up over 50 candidates to run for every level of office. Dozens of Green Congressional candidates are coming forward from around the country for the mid-term elections. So don’t just make a New Year’s resolution to help the Green Party – take action, donate today, and keep fighting for this generation and the next.”
It isn’t just election candidates getting Green Party voters fired-up this year. Social, political and economic causes are bringing activists together where party supporters are using their numbers to make a difference in the fight over numerous hotly debated issues. Just as one example, the Green Party of Michigan unanimously adopted a resolution two weeks ago opposing the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement and any attempt to ‘fast-track’ it’s approval through Congress.
‘GPMI urges all Greens and all voters in Michigan to call on their US Senators and Congresspeople to vote “no” on fast-track for TPP,’ a recent announcement from the Michigan Greens read, ‘That procedural maneuver, promoted by Rep. Dave Camp (R, MI-04) among others, has been re-branded as “Trade Promotion Authority”. But just as it greased the skids for NAFTA, fast-track for TPP would still block all amendments, limit Congress’s oversight, and make it harder for the people to hold their members of Congress accountable.’
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I sometimes forget that there are some people here that do not already know this.
Yes, “Green Party Vter” is not a Green at all. I think their spam is mostly abt trying to maintain the appearnace of not being some cult/sectlette.
I just now realized that when you click GPV’s name, it takes you to the website of the Independent Greens of Virginia, who are in no way affiliated with the national Green Party.
There is a great deal of Green Party energy, and Green Party growth in 2014. You could see that Green Party optimism, and growing Green Party strength last night. There were a record number of Green Party viewers, and participants in the Green Party web cast, and commentary on the State of the Union Address. 2014 is shaping up to be a great year for the Green Party, and if that holds true for U.S. politics.