The foundation of any democratic society is the guarantee that each member of society has equal rights. Greens believe that greater, not lesser public input, oversight and control of prisons is the answer. Historically, America led the world in establishing a society with democratic values such as equal opportunity and protection from discrimination. Green Party on Crime Party Platform Ban private prisons; moratorium on prison construction Ban private prisons. We advocate a diverse system of education that would introduce children early to the wonders of the Great School (Nature), and would cultivate the wisdom of eco-education, eco-economics, eco-politics, and eco-culture. Education has proven to reduce recidivism by 10%. We must address all peoples humanitarian needs as we chart a course toward a less cumbersome pathway to citizenship. Public welfare that depends on hand-outs from the corporate rich reduces democracy by that same amount. As the richest nation in history, we should not condemn millions of children to a life of poverty, while corporate welfare is increased to historic highs. However the supply of affordable housing is not meeting the need, while in an era of increasing deregulation, many tenants are losing important legal protections. Regulate and limit the legal conversion of existing affordable housing into hotels, motels and short-term vacation rentals and establish and enforce laws to prevent illegal conversions. Instead of further victimizing the victims of corporate globalization, create real opportunities and raise labor standards for all! The Green Party will end all Federal military aid to national governments whose laws result in the death, other harm, or imprisonment of its citizens and residents who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual (LGBTQIA). Our tax code favors the wealthy. And while 37% of Republican gun owners say gun laws should be less strict, only 24% of Republican non-gun owners say the same. The Green Party is unalterably opposed to the dissolution of public schools and the privatization of education. Green Party on the Issues Put agricultural practices under the jurisdiction of OSHA. The United States is the only industrialized nation in the world without a national health care system. We must take an uncompromising position that the care and nurture of children, elders and the disabled are essential to a healthy, peaceful, and sustainable society. A majority of non-owners say most people should be able to own guns (56%), but about one-third either say that some, but not most, people should be able to own guns (24%) or say that almost no one should be able to own guns (12%). Nearly as many favor requiring background checks for private gun sales and at gun shows (84%) and barring gun purchases by people on no-fly or watch lists (83%).
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