Green Party Convention Green Party members and delegates gathered to nominate their

presidential candidate, Ralph Nader, a long-time consumer rights

advocate. Key issues in the party platform include more

environmental awareness, nonviolence, community-based and more

democratic economics and respect for diversity. In his acceptance

speech, he spoke about the need for action by ordinary citizens to

retake control of the U.S. political and economic systems. He also

criticized both major parties for helping businesses control U.S.

society rather than allowing the people to rule in the true sense of

democracy, and for not allowing major third party candidates to be involved in the presidential debates.

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