What Party?

[Lunatic Goofballs]

*throws a Pudding Party; primarily by throwing pudding*

[Panopticoncept]

I voted Green for shits and giggles. I find that enforcing social morality... *cough* Christian right...to be a bigger infringement of individual rights than a little income tax. I'm Canadian though, but I assumed this was in the US context. I'm too lazy to Google the Constitution Party and the Libertarian Party probably wants to put a billboard on my lawn.

[Sel Appa]

Registered independent. I vote Republican (or myself) locally more often than not. Voted for Obama and plan to vote for him again. Voted for Daggett last year here in NJ. Ultimately, I'm trying to work with some friends to build a third party from the ground up, similar to Canada's NDP.

[WhatchaTalkinBout]

De bump! De bump!

[Wallonochia]

I find your lack of "Independent" disturbing.

Probably because unless you're in Delaware or Oregon it's not a party.

In Michigan we don't register our party affiliation with the government, but I became a card carrying member of the Michigan Green Party in 2006 because I really liked Doug Campbell's platform for Governor. I really liked his combination of lefist politics and antifederalism, even if his plan to tax non-Michigan goods is unconstitutional. The only thing I didn't like about his platform was the "OMG teh J00z control Washington!" part.

Platform Summary: Peace, Jobs, & Justice

(1)PEACE – The Green Party calls for peace abroad, and peace at home. We must challenge our corrupt and dysfunctional federal government, which is a cause of so many global problems:

(a)A just peace in the Middle East is absolutely essential. We call for:
An immediate end to the illegal and undeclared ‘war’ in Iraq.
An immediate return of all US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.
We will recall Michigan National Guard troops; Michiganders should not suffer and die for Bush’s and the neocon’s war.
Support global movements toward true freedom and self-determination. Immediate divestment of all state funds supporting the occupations of Palestine and Tibet.

(b)Peace at home is possible only through grassroots political self-determination:
Reclaim a state’s right to self-governance. We need to develop our own decentralized, human-scale, transparent system of government.
Reduce the influence of PAC’s and lobbyists. Both major parties have become corrupted—especially by the Israel Lobby, which supplies the majority of their funds; hence their lack of enthusiasm in ending the war in Iraq, the occupation of Palestine, and the invasion of southern Lebanon. We will severely restrict all PAC’s and lobbyists.

(2)JOBS – Stable jobs with living wages can only occur in a stable and self-reliant economy. Global commerce has wreaked havoc on Michigan’s economy, extracting jobs and wealth. This will only worsen as the global environment deteriorates, oil supplies diminish, and the US dollar declines to a second-rate currency. We need a stable and self-sustaining local economy:

(a)Local currency. We will launch a state-wide local currency, as a complement to the US dollar. This is a proven and legitimate method of developing a local economy; it encourages stability and retains wealth within the state. Targeting 5% of state GNP in local currency within 4 years.

(b)Local production for local consumption:
Tax ‘imported’ (i.e. non-Michigan) goods, to encourage in-state production.
Agricultural and water exports will be taxed and/or restricted.
Organic CSA’s (Community-Supported Agriculture) will be promoted as an optimal and sustainable food supply.

(3)JUSTICE – True justice demands justice for people, and for nature (eco-justice). We must meet our material needs without compromising the long-term sustainability of our bioregion:

(a)Sustainable environment: Michigan today is only 0.7% wilderness (250,000 acres). This must be dramatically increased for the long-term health of our bioregion. We are targeting an additional 1 million acres of true wilderness (no paved roads, no permanent structures, free-burning fires, limited human presence) within 4 years. Strictly regulate industrial farms and CAFO’s.

(b)Live within the carrying capacity of our state: Our 10 million people use 7 times as much land
as we have (per WWF). We must either (1) reduce consumption, (2) reduce population, or both. Targeting a 10% reduction in ‘ecological footprint’, and a population decrease of 400,000 (4%).

(c)A fair and sustainable standard of living for all.

[Free Soviets]

i'm a libertarian socialist who takes advantage of election laws to vote in whatever primaries i think i could do the most good in - 'good' in this case also covers creating mischief for my enemies if it seems electorally plausible. and then in actual elections i vote for either the greens (if they have a chance and doing so won't help the republicans get elected - multi-member non-ranked votes for city and county positions when i live in college towns, mainly) or otherwise democrats as a matter of self defense.

so, uh, democrat, i guess?

[WhatchaTalkinBout]

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[The Black Forrest]

De bump! De bump!

A word to the wise, that is frowned on here.....

[Tokos]

If I were an American I wouldn't bother voting.

[The Black Forrest]

If I were an American I wouldn't bother voting.

That attitude is a large contributor to the reason we have such talented legislators in office.....