[Peace-discussion] Speaking of Nader...
Joni LeViness
myths16@cox.net
Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:50:32 -0500
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Will you be there Michael?
Message: 3
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:10:58 -0400
From: "Julia Aires" <julia.aires@verizon.net>
Subject: [usgp-dx] Ralph Nader at Annual Meeting in PA
To: <natlcomaffairs@green.gpus.org>
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sorry if this is a dupe - I had not seen it posted.
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Hillary Aisenstein, 267-971-3559
David Kurzweg, 610-823-5770
Ralph Nader to Speak at Green Party Annual Meeting
Consumer Activist will speak about Ballot Access at Reading meeting this
July
GREEN PARTY OF PENNSYLVANIA
<http://www.gpofpa.org/> http://www.gpofpa.org
Reading, PA - The Green Party of Pennsylvania announces that longtime
consumer advocate and three-time Presidential candidate Ralph Nader will
speak at the party's national convention this summer. Nader will
headline an event on the evening of Saturday, July 14, at the Sovereign
Performing
Arts Center.
Nader will speak as part of a series of evening events aimed at
attracting new people to the Green Party and its "10 key values" which
include democracy, ecology, social justice, and nonviolence. Nader's
talk will focus on "ballot access," a term which describes the
procedures which allow or block potential candidates' ability to get
their names on the ballot.
In 2004, Nader was forced off the Pennsylvania ballot by the Democratic
Party and charged fines close to $90,000. He was trying to qualify as an
independent for President.
Capital University Law Professor Mark Brown studied the 2004 legal
wrangling that took Nader off the ballot in Pennsylvania and recently
published a law review article on the affair. Brown discovered that the
Democrats were aided by a judge who may have been motivated by animus
towards Nader's
candidacy.
Carl Romanelli, last year's Green Party Senatorial Candidate, will also
speak at Saturday's event. Like Nader, he was also kicked off the
Pennsylvania ballot by Democrats. Romanelli commented on his experience
with the Democratic Party and Pennsylvania judiciary, "More than the
nasty politics, the inexcusable behavior of the Pennsylvania court
system must be reviewed. The fact that the Pennsylvania Commonwealth
Court and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court are blatant partisans is cause
for an investigation and sanction."
After an 8-week signature review process last fall, Democrats were able
to find enough loop holes and technicalities to disqualify tens of
thousands of legitimate voters' signatures from Romanelli's petitions.
Furthermore, Romanelli was also ordered to pay fines close to $90,000.
Romanelli has vowed to fight this verdict and has taken his case all the
way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Said Romanelli, "I will pursue this
matter to its highest levels in order to right this injustice. 2006 is
not an isolated case. It is part of a distinct, evolving Democratic
strategy. Ralph Nader and I shatter the myth that the Democrats are the
good guys."
Supporters of ballot access are worried that if the tactics employed in
Pennsylvania are ultimately successful, Democratic legislators around
the country will likely introduce similar punitive election laws in
other states particularly "swing states", in a preventive effort to keep
independents and newer political parties off the ballot.
Earlier this year, Pennsylvania was singled out by European human rights
groups for particularly bad ballot access laws.
DC-based hip hop act Head Roc will also perform on Saturday. Thursday
and Friday nights' line ups will feature more local bands. The
convention, which will attract close to 200 Green Party delegates from
all over the country and the world, will take place at the Abraham
Lincoln Wyndham hotel in Reading July 12-16.
For more information and to buy tickets, visit
<outbind://123/www.gpanc.org> www.gpanc.org.
The Green Party of Pennsylvania is an independent political party that
stands in opposition to the two corporate parties. The Green Party of
Pennsylvania stands for grassroots democracy, sustainable economics,
nonviolence, and ecology. The Green Party of Pennsylvania stands in firm
opposition to the War in Iraq and has always advocated for energy
conservation and sustainable energy policies.
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<P>Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:10:58 -0400</P>
<P>From: "Julia Aires" <julia.aires@verizon.net></P>
<P>Subject: [usgp-dx] Ralph Nader at Annual Meeting in PA</P>
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<P>sorry if this is a dupe - I had not seen it posted.</P>
<P>For Immediate Release</P>
<P>Contact:</P>
<P>Hillary Aisenstein, 267-971-3559</P>
<P>David Kurzweg, 610-823-5770</P>
<P>Ralph Nader to Speak at Green Party Annual Meeting</P>
<P>Consumer Activist will speak about Ballot Access at Reading meeting =
this </P>
<P>July</P>
<P>GREEN PARTY OF PENNSYLVANIA</P>
<P></FONT><A href=3D"http://www.gpofpa.org/"><U><FONT color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D2>http://www.gpofpa.org</U></FONT></A></P><FONT size=3D2>
<P>Reading, PA - The Green Party of Pennsylvania announces that longtime =
</P>
<P>consumer advocate and three-time Presidential candidate Ralph Nader =
will </P>
<P>speak at the party's national convention this summer. Nader will </P>
<P>headline an event on the evening of Saturday, July 14, at the =
Sovereign </P>
<P>Performing</P>
<P>Arts Center.</P>
<P>Nader will speak as part of a series of evening events aimed at </P>
<P>attracting new people to the Green Party and its "10 key values" =
which </P>
<P>include democracy, ecology, social justice, and nonviolence. Nader's =
</P>
<P>talk will focus on "ballot access," a term which describes the </P>
<P>procedures which allow or block potential candidates' ability to get =
</P>
<P>their names on the ballot.</P>
<P>In 2004, Nader was forced off the Pennsylvania ballot by the =
Democratic </P>
<P>Party and charged fines close to $90,000. He was trying to qualify as =
an </P>
<P>independent for President.</P>
<P>Capital University Law Professor Mark Brown studied the 2004 legal =
</P>
<P>wrangling that took Nader off the ballot in Pennsylvania and recently =
</P>
<P>published a law review article on the affair. Brown discovered that =
the </P>
<P>Democrats were aided by a judge who may have been motivated by animus =
</P>
<P>towards Nader's</P>
<P>candidacy.</P>
<P>Carl Romanelli, last year's Green Party Senatorial Candidate, will =
also </P>
<P>speak at Saturday's event. Like Nader, he was also kicked off the =
</P>
<P>Pennsylvania ballot by Democrats. Romanelli commented on his =
experience </P>
<P>with the Democratic Party and Pennsylvania judiciary, "More than the =
</P>
<P>nasty politics, the inexcusable behavior of the Pennsylvania court =
</P>
<P>system must be reviewed. The fact that the Pennsylvania Commonwealth =
</P>
<P>Court and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court are blatant partisans is =
cause </P>
<P>for an investigation and sanction."</P>
<P>After an 8-week signature review process last fall, Democrats were =
able </P>
<P>to find enough loop holes and technicalities to disqualify tens of =
</P>
<P>thousands of legitimate voters' signatures from Romanelli's =
petitions. </P>
<P>Furthermore, Romanelli was also ordered to pay fines close to =
$90,000. </P>
<P>Romanelli has vowed to fight this verdict and has taken his case all =
the </P>
<P>way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Said Romanelli, "I will pursue this =
</P>
<P>matter to its highest levels in order to right this injustice. 2006 =
is </P>
<P>not an isolated case. It is part of a distinct, evolving Democratic =
</P>
<P>strategy. Ralph Nader and I shatter the myth that the Democrats are =
the </P>
<P>good guys."</P>
<P>Supporters of ballot access are worried that if the tactics employed =
in </P>
<P>Pennsylvania are ultimately successful, Democratic legislators around =
</P>
<P>the country will likely introduce similar punitive election laws in =
</P>
<P>other states particularly "swing states", in a preventive effort to =
keep </P>
<P>independents and newer political parties off the ballot.</P>
<P>Earlier this year, Pennsylvania was singled out by European human =
rights </P>
<P>groups for particularly bad ballot access laws.</P>
<P>DC-based hip hop act Head Roc will also perform on Saturday. Thursday =
</P>
<P>and Friday nights' line ups will feature more local bands. The </P>
<P>convention, which will attract close to 200 Green Party delegates =
from </P>
<P>all over the country and the world, will take place at the Abraham =
</P>
<P>Lincoln Wyndham hotel in Reading July 12-16.</P>
<P>For more information and to buy tickets, visit </FONT><A=20
href=3D"outbind://123/www.gpanc.org"><U><FONT color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D2>www.gpanc.org</U></FONT></A><FONT size=3D2>.</P>
<P>The Green Party of Pennsylvania is an independent political party =
that </P>
<P>stands in opposition to the two corporate parties. The Green Party of =
</P>
<P>Pennsylvania stands for grassroots democracy, sustainable economics, =
</P>
<P>nonviolence, and ecology. The Green Party of Pennsylvania stands in =
firm </P>
<P>opposition to the War in Iraq and has always advocated for energy =
</P>
<P>conservation and sustainable energy policies.</P>
<P> </P>
<P> </P>
<P> </P>
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