The GreenParty, with well-known presidential candidate Ralph Nader, offers Americans whotend to have different views on certain issues a voting alternative.
The Green Partycame to the United States in 1984, after environmental activists held aconference in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Based on someof the same values as the German Green Party, they formed a union that waspro-environment and anti- nuclear warfare.
According tothe Green Party web site, the party is against hate crimes, harassment and alltypes of discrimination.
There are 10 key values that the GreenParty stands by. They believe in a grassroots democracy and working to increasepublic participation in politics.
Social justice and ecological wisdomensures that everyone benefits from natural resources and protects them.
The eliminationof nuclear weapons and the demilitarization of the country is necessary tocreate a non-violent America.
The party alsobelieves in diversity, feminism, personal, global responsibility, a communitybased economic system with a higher minimum wage and focusing on the futurewill lead our country to success.
“I think the Green Party has a lot tooffer to young adults since their views are better suited for our generation,”said Tameka Cunningham, a freshman Political Science major from Anaheim, Ca.
Issues that the party opposes includethe war in Afghanistan, NAFTA, the Patriot Act and the death penalty.
