New Priorities
Zero Tolerance for Corruption
- Unlike the Democrat and Republican candidates Bob Fitrakis,
Anita Rios, and Tim
Kettler initiated lawsuits and ran the recount effort
against Ken Blackwell and his crooked election in 2006. As
members of the Green Party, they don't accept contributions
from corporate interest groups and they don't take orders
from a party boss. Bob will put people who break the law in
jail, no matter who they know, no matter who they are. The
Green Party will work to cleanse Ohio of the flood of big
business money that is corrupting Ohio politics.
Bring our Troops Home Now - The Ohio National
Guard has been deployed overseas as an occupying force in
an illegal Presidential adventure based on lies. Governor
Fitrakis will recall the Ohio National Guard and refuse to
allow one more Ohioan to die in this conflict.
Developing a Dynamic Economy - The fossil
fuel industry has had a stranglehold on our energy policy
for too long. Our economy is hemorrhaging billions of dollars
a year in an immoral war to control these ever-dwindling resources.
Bob and Anita will nurture a new energy industry in our state
that develops renewable and sustainable energy sources. This
new economic engine can only emerge if the needs of the people
of Ohio are put ahead of the vested interests who are buying
our lawmakers.
Putting People First: Health Care - The
insurance industry currently takes up to 50 cents of every
dollar spent on health care and uses it to pay for stock dividends,
exorbitant CEO salaries, maintaining an army of lobbyists,
political campaigns, lawyers and litigation, advertising,
marketing, and sales. Kicking insurance companies out of Ohio's
health care system and going to a single payer, state administered
plan will result in $11 billion in savings that can be used
to provide universal health care for all Ohioans and bring
health care costs under control. The Green Party supports
the SPANOhio Ballot Initiative.
Putting People First: Education - Green
Party candidates will make sure that there is adequate and
equitable funding for all of Ohio's students.
Putting People First: The Environment -
Our environment is under attack from the toxins that that
the Democratic and Republican policy makers have allowed to
be spread throughout our state. Not only are industrial polluters
getting away with ruining air, land, and water, but Ohio is
accepting millions of tons of waste from other states and
allowing toxin-laden urban sludge to be dumped on our crop
land. We are becoming the nation's sewer. Governor Fitrakis
will not turn a blind eye to those who poison our state's
resources.
Putting People First: Voting Rights - Tim
Kettler has made reforming the way our state runs elections
the cornerstone of his campaign. He has a number of specific
goals under the broad headings of inclusion, representation,
and transparency which he believes are necessary for the conduct
of free and fair democratic elections. "I had the opportunity
to speak to several thousand registered voters while gathering
signatures," said Tim. "I found them to be very
interested in the participation of third parties and independents
in Ohio's elections and especially interested in my campaign
to protect their voting rights."
Inclusion
More neighborhood precincts; More voting booths per precinct.
Register to vote on election day.
Statewide holiday on election day.
Vote anywhere in your county.
Voters cannot be refused absentee ballots.
Reexamine new voter identification provisions.
Appoint independents and third parties to election boards.
Representation
Ease restrictions for getting citizen initiated laws on the ballot, registering citizens to vote, and granting party status.
Allocate Electoral College vote by percentage of popular vote won.
Non-partisan oversight of elections and redistricting.
Transparency
Eliminate computer voting.
Use clear simple paper ballots marked directly by the voter.
Issue durable paper ballot receipts to voters.
Establish non-partisan board to investigate irregularities.
|
