Letter to the editor in Chiago Daily Herald: ‘It’s time to vote Green’

The latest report indicates that nearly 17 percent of our workers are either unemployed or underemployed. Our infrastructure, and school and health care systems are failing. We are trillions in debt, but our elected leaders from both parties can send trillions in bailouts to their banking and Wall Street buddies. The richest of the rich have become more so while the majority of workers have fallen behind to inflation over the last 20 years.

Sixty-five percent of the people in a recent USA Today poll said they think most members of Congress don’t deserve re-election. The poll shows that only 28 percent of voters identify themselves as Republicans and only 32 percent as Democrats. Thirty-nine percent have declared themselves as independents.

It is obvious that voters are abandoning hope that either of the two major parties can lead the country in the right direction. We have been disappointed too many times by both major parties. Illinois voters now have the unique opportunity to send the message to the rest of the country: We all deserve better!

We no longer have to vote for the “lesser of two evils.” The Green Party has become an established party in Illinois and has candidates in most Congressional races. LeAlan Jones is the senatorial candidate and Rich Whitney is the party’s choice for governor. Illinoisans can lead the country by voting the Republicans and Democrats out of office.

For details, go to ilgp.org or do a web search for the Illinois Green Party.

Jeffrey Walsma

Geneva