Travis County Green Party
"We are not the alternative. We are the imperative" -- Rosa Clemente, 2008 Green VP Candidate
McCain's appalling, bald-faced hypocrisyAugust 17, 2008 Recently, presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain told reporters that "In the 21st century nations don't invade other nations." With McCain's unwavering support of the Bush administration's illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq, this statement is shockingly hypocritical. Read more at the Huffington Post. At August meeting, Travis County Green Party organizes for actionAugust 10, 2008 At the meeting held on August 10, 2008, the Travis County Green Party decided to organize itself into four areas of action, and appointed a person to take charge of each area: International Community Outraged at U.S. Stubbornness at WTO TalksJuly 31, 2008 State Ministers from around expressed anger at the U.S. for its stubborn resistance to negotiation at the WTO talks. Read the details here. DemocracyNow! Interview With Cynthia McKinney and Rosa ClementeJuly 21, 2008 Today, Democracy Now! interviewed Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney and vice-presidential candidate Rosa Clemente. Read on for links to streaming media of the interview. Support Single-payer Health Insurance. H. R. 676!July 1, 2008 US Representative John Conyers (D-MI) has authored a true single-payer health insurance coverage bill, and it needs our support! The bill is House Resolution 676. It creates a non-profit health care authority for every resident of the United States, covering all medically-necessary treatment including drugs, mental health, dental health, durable medical equipment and more. Health care would be publicly funded and privately delivered. You continue to go to your doctor. Does Obama Really Support Diplomacy with Iran?June 11, 2008 In a speech last week before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Sen. Obama said, "I will do everything in my power to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Everything in my power. Everything." Sen. Obama has also said that no options are off the table, including military action, to prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Bush & Co. Seeking Secret Deal for Indefinite Iraq ControlJune 6, 2008 The Independent of London reports today that the Bush administration is seeking to forge a secret deal that will perpetuate the occupation of Iraq indefinitely. Green Party leaders in Texas and all around the US continue to call for the immediate impeachment and removal of Dick Cheney and George W. Bush. Senate War Machine Marches OnMay 22, 2008 Reuters reports that today the Democratically-controlled U.S. Senate passed a $165 billion supplemental spending bill for military operations in Afghanistan and the occupation of Iraq. The vote was 70-26. When will the Democrat Party embrace peace and get us out of Iraq the way we got out of Vietnam: by de-funding an unpopular war and occupation? 
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