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Proposal Details

Proposal ID	1307
Proposal	Establish a Green Party Committee dedicated to Government Transparency and Accountability GTA
Presenter	Wisconsin Green Party
Floor Manager	Charles Ostdiek
Phase	Closed - Failed
Discussion	07-06-2026 - 07-26-2026
Voting	07-27-2026 - 08-02-2026
Presens Quorum	Two Thirds of Active Accredited States/Caucuses
Consens Quorum	Two Thirds of Yes and No Votes

Background

The GPUS has multiple platform planks that highlight the need for vigilant monitoring of multiple issues. In many cases, our position holds that the government is too opaque, centralized, powerful, and unaccountable to citizens. For example, the GPUS calls for investigation into 9/11. A Government Transparency and Accountability Committee is a way for Green Parties to show leadership on difficult topics.
The Green Party, through the four pillars and Ten Key Values, recognizes that achieving and maintaining a healthy republic requires accountability, transparency, free speech, and the ability of whistle-blowers to expose threats to our republic without fear of reprisal or prosecution. Without adequate oversight, malfeasance has become the norm.

The Green principles, especially of non-violence, decentralization, and social justice, impel Greens to call out malfeasance that harms living beings. We recognize the problem of the military industrial complex, the consolidation of the media, the suppression of free speech, and the use of government to commit crimes and discriminate against, even harm, people or inflict environmental devastation.
Many of these issues are not common knowledge due to weaponized propaganda facilitated by some government officials. It is incumbent upon the Green Party, the only national political party that is not bought by or beholden to corporations or special interests, to work on government oversight and demand transparency in government affairs. Most people would know very little of the truth about how our government on any level is serving the people without the tools of citizen participation and reporting including Freedom of Information Act requests, lawsuits, and the reporting of brave whistle-blowers. A Government Transparency and Accountability Committee would serve to support citizen efforts to call out government malfeasance and to petition Congress for investigations, hearings, and ultimately, holding to account, those involved in the malfeasance.
We resolve to recognize the value and need for a standing committee that would vigilantly address issues and concerns raised in the GPUS platform, including:
• "Greens will crack down on political corruption and strengthen the voice of the people at all levels of government (I-A. Political Reform);
• "We demand that our government adhere to international law" (I-D. Foreign Policy); • "We call on congressional intelligence committees to conduct comprehensive public hearings on the development and deployment of weapons of mass destruction by all states in the (middle east) region. (I-D. Foreign Policy);
• "The Green Party calls for a complete, thorough, impartial, and independent investigation of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.." (I-D. Foreign Policy);
• "Development of full and open public debate about the implications of nanotechnology and the fusion of nanotech with biological, materials, and information sciences. (IV-L. Advanced Technology and Defense Conversion)
• "To reverse the private control of issuing our nation’s money; to reverse the immoral and undeserved concentration of national wealth and income resulting from that private control;" (IV-N. Monetary Reform).
These areas and many others require monitoring and vigilant media attention to inform our citizens and protect our country while maintaining the struggle to advance the ideas embedded in our platform.

Proposal

Create a standing committee titled Government Transparency and Accountability or (GTA) Committee.

Proposed Mission Statement:
The Committee is dedicated to uncovering government crimes and corruption both past and present which serve as barriers to achieving the goals set out in our nation's founding documents: that our government is established of, by, and for the people. We seek to prevent future criminal actions and restore trust in our government. We will expose and call for correction of those criminal actions perpetrated by government officials. We will also shine a light on corruption of our government through corporate influence. This Committee will, through meetings, research papers, webinars, forums, social media, and collaborations with other national committees, inform the Green Party about government crimes and corruption, serve as a resource for outside individuals and organizations, as well as grow the Green Party by attracting voters who are interested in government transparency and accountability. This Committee will also propose platform amendments as needed pertaining to government transparency and accountability.

Resources

The GTA will function as a standing committee at the service of the National Green Party. Once recognized, the Government Transparency and Accountability Committee will meet and establish goals and objectives and be informed by its mission. It is anticipated that the Committee will meet monthly as a whole, while groups that work on individual issues will meet more frequently. The GTA Committee will be made up of Green Party members from states across the country who will serve without pay. GTA members will support a website as well as an introductory page on the gp.org website. The website will include current research as well as post any webinars or presentations or news of interest on the topics the Committee is covering. The website will also post links to references and to other websites working to uncover government crimes and corruption.

References

Primary Presenter(s) Rita Maniotis, ritamaniotis@yahoo.com, 708-955-6964 Wisconsin;

GPUS platform, including: I-A. Political Reform; I-D. Foreign Policy; IV-L. Advanced Technology and Defense Conversion; and, IV-N. Monetary Reform
This proposal came out of a workshop at the 2025 Annual National Meeting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwlMX8dtLD4
Authority: The National Committee shall establish this new committee upon its approval by a two-thirds vote of the Mission Statement describing the committee’s general mission and duties and responsibilities. GPUS Bylaw 3-1.1

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