Essay:New Progressive Party manifesto
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I have devised the following platform for the New Progressive Party:
- The complete removal of corruption from government and elections.
- The end of any corporate influence on public matters.
- The banning of outsourcing and sweatshops.
- Stricter controls on business and the punishing of businesses that hurt the environment.
- Huge tax hikes on the wealthy.
- The general redistribution of wealth.
- The elimination of nuclear weapons.
- The end of any foreign aid to Israel.
- The endorsement of a Palestinian state.
- The legalization of same-sex marriage.
- The legalization of prostitution and sex work.
- The abolition of the death penalty.
- An end to the War on Drugs and full amnesty for anyone imprisoned on drug charges.
- The elimination of the Patriot Act.
- A complete end to all imperialist wars abroad. Apologies to the people of Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and all other imperialist victims.
- The rollback of all anti-civil liberties legislation.
- Criminal justice reform: an end to the prison-industrial complex.
- Mandatory affirmative action policies for women, minorities and LGBT people.
- A just war crimes trial for Bush, Obama and all others involved in illegal wars of aggression.
- The end of any capitulation to Islamophobia: build the Ground Zero mosque now!
- An investigation into the real events of 9/11.
- The freeing of Mumia Abu-Jamal, Bradley Manning and all other poltical prisoners.
- The legalization of assisted suicide.
- A constitutional amendment regarding racial, gender and sexual equality.
- Universal health care and higher education.
- The legalization of all immigrants: no one is illegal.
- The removal of all Christian-centric language from public documents.
- The banning of hunting for sport. Animals should be given similar rights as people.
- The harvesting of solar energy as well as hemp oil.
- The banning of offshore drilling.
- The rollback of "welfare reform".
- The normalization of relations with Iran and North Korea.
- Leaving NATO. It is a terrorist group.
- The closing of Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib.
- The removal of special funding for religious charities.
- The end of a corporate-controlled two-party system.
- The institution of an LGBT history month.
- Comprehensive sex education for all ages in all states.
- The overturning of unconstitutional state immigration laws.
- The abolition of the Federal Reserve.
- Much greater regulation for banks.
- The right to abortion and contraception for women of all ages.
- An amendment giving consenting adults the right to do whatever they want in their bedrooms.
- The lowering of the age of consent to 14.
A fair an just society is needed. The New Progressive Party is the only answer.