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Proposal Details

Proposal ID	472
Proposal	PLATFORM: Foreign Policy: Human Rights
Presenter	Platform Committee presenter, Green Party of Michigan sponsor
Floor Manager	David Strand
Phase	Closed
Discussion	07/05/2010 - 07/25/2010
Voting	07/26/2010 - 08/01/2010
Result	Adopted
Presens Quorum	31 0.6666
Consens Quorum	83 0.6666 of Yes and No Votes

Background

GPUS Bylaws Article IX. Platform

9-1.1 The GPUS Platform represents policies upon which most Greens would agree and serves as a basis for Green Presidential and Congressional campaigns. The Platform may only be amended as provided by this Article.

9-1.3 In even numbered years in which there is no Presidential Nominating Convention, the National Committee shall be the decision-making body responsible for amending the platform. The process shall be as established in the GPUS Rules and Procedures.

9-1.4 Amendments to the Platform may be submitted for consideration by any accredited state party or caucus, or any committee whose Mission Statement authorizes it.

Proposal

Add a new subsection to “Foreign Policy” in Chapter 1 called “Human Rights.” The text of the new subsection shall read as follows.

Human Rights

The following proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States is supported by the Green Party:

1. The rights established by this Constitution and the laws of the United States of America are exclusively the rights of living, breathing humans, citizens of this country or residing therein. No corporation or other type of association or organization can have the status of a “legal person,” and thus cannot derive rights from such status.

2. These organizations have no permanent, constitutionally protected rights, though they may have such powers or immunities as are explicitly granted to them by legislative actions at either the federal or the state level. These powers or immunities may be modified or removed by later action of the same legislative bodies. In no case can these powers or immunities override the constitutionally protected rights of human beings.

Resources

none

References

http://www.gp.org/committees/platform/comments/?p=546
http://www.gp.org/platform

CONTACTS:
Marnie Glickman marnie - at - greenchange.org
Bruce Hinkforth bhinkforth - at milwpc.com
Art Myatt amyatt - at - buckeye-express.com

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