Pacific Green Party of Oregon

by Alan F. Zundel

On November 18th the Maine Secretary of State determined that a state-wide ranked choice voting initiative has enough valid signatures to appear on the ballot in the November 2016 election. Maine voters will decide if ranked choice voting will be used for federal and state offices for the first time in U.S. history.

To read the rest of Alan's fine article please visit his blog at RCV Oregon.

Published in Ballot Access News on November 18, 2015, by Richard Winger.

On November 18, the Maine Secretary of State determined that the initiative for instant runoff voting (for all federal and state office except President) does have enough valid signatures. It will appear on the November 2016 ballot.

I am deciding now if I'll run for the Green Party Presidential nomination. Many deadlines are approaching. I am requesting that state parties provide me information on the requirements for earning delegates and/or qualifying for a primary. Please read my revised platform/manifesto and "like" my facebook page. 

I need your signatures here to achieve recognition from the GPUS as a candidate. I seek your input now!

My platform is below the fold.

Photo and Article by Blair Bobier

Although a number of important—and under-reported—elections just took place in the U.S., the election that might ultimately matter most to Americans happened last month in Canada. There, the Liberal Party executed an ’08 Obama-like ousting of the governing Conservative Party.

Three aspects of the Canadian election are particularly notable and inspiring—if not downright revolutionary. One is the Liberal Party’s promise to change Canada’s winner-take-all elections; two is the re-election to Parliament of Green Party leader Elizabeth May; and three, is the inclusive Cabinet appointed by the new Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau.

President Obama is sending troops into Syria.  This deployment has neither the approval of the Syrian government nor approval from Congress as required by the U.S. Constitution.  The deployment is unconstitutional and an aggressive act of war. The U.S. also has no authority from the United Nations Security Council to invade Syria and thus is committing a war crime which is considered a "grave breach" of international law".  Following World War II Japanese and German leaders were hanged for such grave breaches.  

Where are the antiwar protestors?

A must watch video interview of Ralph Nader posted on Antiwar.com.  Tommy Raskin recently got a chance to discuss American militarism and antiwar politics with Ralph and the Center for Study of Responsive Law created this video in affiliation with the Amherst Political Union.  Click here to view the video.