As I explained in my 3rd Party Project entry, I’m sharing a summary of what I think the key policies are for each third party candidate. In the interest of fairness, I haven’t added additional context to the candidates’ positions. Still, this summary probably leaves a lot to be desired, so if you are interested in what you see, I encourage you to visit the candidate’s site at voterocky.org.
The Justice Party ticket: Rocky Anderson; Luis Rodriguez
Rocky Anderson, Justice Party
Summary of Rocky Anderson – On the Issues
WAR
- Ban the death penalty
- End indefinite detention of foreign and U.S. citizens
- End sanctions against Iran
- Close down all overseas military bases that are not critical to our security
- Close Guantanamo Bay
- Lead reduction of nuclear arms for the UN
- Nuke-free Middle East
- Withdraw support regimes that abuse human rights and suppress democracy
- End torture immediately
- Eliminate militarism and empire-building
- Support an immediate end to all hostilities between Israel and Palestine
DOMESTIC ISSUES
- End federal agencies’ right to spy on US citizens without a warrant
- End warrantless searches
- Campaign Finance Reform
- Legalize industrial hemp
- Replicate a successful healthcare model that cuts our expenses and expands access.
LABOR
- Enhance union protection
- Strengthen labor laws
- Raise minimum wage to $10/hour
- Promote fair trade.
TAXES & SPENDING
- Oppose retroactive immunity for individuals or companies that violated federal law.
- Reduce Pentagon budget by 50%
- Support progressive taxation
- Tax incentives for local manufacturers
IMMIGRATION
- Make integration of illegals a priority
- Streamline immigration processes
- Put illegals on a path to citizenship
ENVIRONMENT
- Ensure fracking poses no threat to groundwater quality.
- Support Low-Carbon Sustainable energy
- Sound investment in global initiatives to prevent waterborne disease and provide water for crops.
- Protect and recharge our nation’s aquifers
- Use technology to lessen the nutrient discharge from wastewater treatment plants
- Mitigate global climatic change that will affect water quality and quantity
- Review and update the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
To learn more about Rocky and the Justice Party, visit voterocky.org.
Rocky Anderson is my choice. When he left office after two terms in Salt Lake City, he even left behind a budget surplus!!!~ So much for the presupposition he would be a big spender:-)
Glad to hear you’re voting third party!
It’s interesting to hear from someone who has seen Rocky Anderson’s policies in action. I didn’t know much about him until I started researching to write this blog, and I like a lot of what he says about supporting fair trade, building our infrastructure, outlawing government spying, and ending the wars. He sounds like a thoughtful leader with solid ideas.
I’m voting for Gary Johnson this election, and he shares a lot of these ideas. I wish Rocky the best of luck!
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