The Green Party Is Really Different Than The Major Parties

Greens vs. Democrats & Republicans – The Real Difference

US	THEM
Abortion
Support full access to abortion, with funding, for all women in the U.S. and around the world.	Republicans: Oppose abortion Democrats: Support abortion rights. Sometimes.
Banking
Bail out the people	Republicans: No Bailouts Democrats: Bail out the banks
Jail for Banksters	Republicans: Reject Democrats: Will Not Act
Campaign Finance
Refuse to accept corporate contributions. Demand an end to special rights for corporations & an end to big money elections	Republicans & Democrats: Accepts donations from corporations, including defense contractors, oil companies, insurance and drug firms, etc. Republican officials indicted or under investigation of bribery, perjury, etc.
Corporations
Oppose Corporations as Persons	Republicans: Support Democrats: Support
Refuse Corporate Campaign Contributions	Republicans: Support with open hands Democrats: Support with open hands
Support labeling of genetically modified organism	Republicans: Oppose Democrats: Thinking, Thinking ...
Death Penalty
Oppose the death penalty citing racial bias, failure to deter crime, widespread errors, and humanitarian objections.	Republicans: Overwhelmingly support it Democrats: Lukewarm support for it
Electoral Reform
Support electoral reform including Instant Runoff Voting and public financing of elections. Open debates.	Republicans & Democrats: Works for us, why change anything
Global Warming
Oppose Keystone XL Pipeline	Republicans: Support Democrats: Lukewarm opposition
Reduce emissions NOW Convert to renewable energy sources such as low-cost wind and solar power.	Republicans: Bush withdrew the U.S. from the Kyoto Treaty to reduce greenhouse gases and fossil fuel use (oil, coal). Wants to lower emissions standards to try to reduce gas prices. Democrats: Willing to weaken emissions standards to lower gas prices. Promotes subsidies to corporate agriculture as a way to reduce petroleum consumption.
Military
Oppose Drone Warfare & Assassinations	Republicans: Support Democrats: Support
Oppose Israeli takeover of Palestine	Republicans: Support Democrats: Support
Reduce the military budget	Republicans: Increase the budget Democrats: Increase the budget
Social Security
Fully support the Social Security system	Republicans: Cut it to the bone Democrats: Will accept cuts
Students
Support a Jubilee for Student Debt	Republicans: Oppose Democrats: Oppose
Unions
Support a living wage and the right to organize	Republicans: Oppose Democrats: Weak support
Universal Health Care
Demand real universal health care: Single-payer national health insurance, with guaranteed treatment and medicine regardless of age, ability to pay, employment, prior medical condition, including choice of doctors and hospitals.	Republicans: Oppose guaranteed universal health care; Support health policy based on corporate profits for insurance, HMO, and drug companies instead of human need. Democrats: Support health policy based on corporate profits; Deleted plans for universal health care from the Democratic platform.