[Peace-discuss] Party Change

[Walter Pituc]

I'm glad to see more contested Green Party primaries. We Greens try to make
our internal contests transparent and democratic.

I hope you are familiar with the Green Party's 10 Key
Values<http://www.gp.org/tenkey.shtml>.


Good luck Matt.

-Walter Pituc

On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 3:58 PM, Matt Reichel <mattreichel at hotmail.com>wrote:

>  I am forwarding the following press release through progressive listservs
> in the state of Illinois.
>
>
>
> For Immediate Release!
>
>
>
> The Committee to Elect Matt Reichel to Congress in Illinois's 5th District
> has changed its party affiliation from Democrat to Green.
>
>
>
> The Democratic Party of Illinois has purposely made it near impossible for
> non-established candidates to achieve ballot access by allotting less than
> two weeks to accrue the requisite 970 signatures in blizzards and frigid sub
> zero wind chills. Furthermore, the signatures would likely face legal
> challenges by the right wing mainstream of the party. By the time said legal
> challenges were completed, there would remain a mere few weeks to discuss
> the issues with the other candidates. This would be a great disservice to
> the working majority of the 5th district.
>
>
>
> Matt Reichel was born and raised in a solidly Democratic household, with a
> mother who is still active in 49th ward Democratic politics. Matt himself
> recently worked for Dennis Kucinich's presidential and congressional
> campaigns. He remains a supporter of the Ohio Congressman, though believes
> that he is the last of the decent Democrats.
>
>
>
> It is very unlikely that young progressives will ever be able to accomplish
> anything within the Democratic Party, because the cards are intentionally
> stacked against them. In an era of perpetual war of Empire, the Democrats
> have done nothing to change our foreign policy posture in the Middle East.
> In an era of economic malaise brought on by Wall Street greed, the Democrats
> have pushed for scandalous handouts to the crooks that created this mess in
> the first place.
>
>
>
> The future of this Republic lies in other parties. The Greens have been
> extraordinarily active throughout the country building a sustainable
> presence as an alternative to the two parties of war, greed and Empire.
> Meanwhile, their supporters are decidedly younger and much more passionate
> about their desire to make this country a better place.
>
>
>
> Reichel will oppose Alan Auguston in the March 3rd Green Primary. Alan was
> the Green candidate in this same race in November, and won 4% of the vote
> against Rahm Emanuel.
>
>
>
> While the Democrats are wasting their time with petty legal challenges,
> corrupt back scratching and vile pay-to-play politics, Reichel and Auguston
> will run spirited and intelligent campaigns rooted in the issues most
> pressing in today's society.
>
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