Jocelyne Jesenof

John Stossel’s column in the Aug. 6 Press & Sun-Bulletin would have us believe there is only one alternative to the Democratic and Republican parties — the Libertarians.

But that is not true. There’s another alternative — the Green Party, with the ticket of Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka for president and vice president.

The first and most important real difference between the Green Party and the two major parties is that the Greens are funded only by donations from average Americans like you and me — meaning there is no corporate money.

Although we have a seemingly never-ending presidential election season, a majority of Americans want a new major political party — one that will empower us, truly represent us and make our issues and needs its number one priority.

To that end, the Green Party proposes to:

•Create a Green New Deal, providing millions of jobs creating 100 percent clean renewable energy by 2030.

•Provide a living-wage job and workers’ rights for every American.

•Make health care a human right through an improved Medicare for All system.

•Provide education, from prekindergarten through college, as a free right.

•End student debt, high-stakes testing and the attack on public schools.

•End poverty and guarantee economic human rights.

•Expand immigrants’ rights and provide a welcoming path to citizenship.

•End institutional racism, police brutality and mass incarceration.

•Restore out Constitutional rights and protect the Earth.

•Pay for all of the above by ending our wars of aggression, close foreign bases and cut military expenditures 50 percent, because over 60 percent of the federal flexible budget is spent by the military.

Wouldn’t you prefer to reject the politics fear and vote your hopes? Isn’t it time to reject the idea of voting for the lesser evil and rise up to the greater good?

There is another party, Mr. Stossel — the Green Party — Jill Stein for president, and human rights activist Ajamu Baraka for vice president.

Jocelyne Jesenof is chairwoman of the Broome-Tioga Green Party.

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