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Fusion Green Liberty Party 2016 Presidential Campaign

by End Terror and Drug Rackets
The Green Liberty Party is a fusion party that combines both Green and Libertarian concepts. Primarily the GLP is concerned with ending the rackets called "war on drugs" and "war on terror". GLP candidate Mark Paul Miller will use the Office of President to research, expose and stop these two government rackets that have taken lives and money from U.S. voters. It is possible for a write-in candidate to win the election if they get enough votes.
The Green Liberty Party seeks to win the U.S. Presidential election with Mark Paul Miller running as a write in candidate. The current choices between madman Trump and corrupt Hillary are not representative of a democracy. Then there is Dr. Jill Stein and Gary Johnson who are both "too far" left or right respectively for most moderates to support them. Stein is too socialist for most libertarians while Johnson is too libertarian for most socialists. This leads to the problem of centrists feeling obligated to vote for either status quo "mainstream" candidate despite both of them being hopelessly corrupt.

Am using my father's name Paul as there are several other politicians named "Mark Miller" so I don't want to be confused with them. Am also using my father's name because as a veteran he was exposed to Agent Orange against his knowledge and these sort of injustices need to be addressed. His memory is running along with me in this election. Modern veterans returning from Iraq face serious health challenges after dealing with their exposure to depleted uranium. As President I would make sure that ALL veterans had access to medical cannabis despite their states prohibitionist policies. The plant "Cannabis sativa" would be made available to all sick veterans in hospitals free of charge and made legal for all others on the federal level. The GLP would also encourage local universities to further research the study from Spain's Complutense University that discovered THC kills cancer cells while leaving healthy cells intact. The GLP sees this discovery by Dr. Christina Sanchez and her team as a medical breakthrough and something that should be shared with everyone in the U.S. and beyond.

To be realistic and honest I admit that I've never held office before and have no experience in politics other than historical and current events research. My college training is in science and biology, my jobs were varied. Am well traveled and familiar with many of the local issues people face throughout the U.S., and understand that each region has their own needs and one approach doesn't fit all. I would argue that this lack of political experience also results in a lack of corruption. Basically my "beginners mind" prevents me from being influenced by the "business as usual" corruption that plagues the two mainstream candidates. Though I cannot claim to be "incorruptible", I have my own interest at stake as a citizen and also that of everyone else. By fixing our collective mistakes the U.S. can be free from the rackets discussed below.

The only "promises" that I will make are to end the corrupt rackets of the "war on drugs" and the "war on terror". These are monumental goals yet can be accomplished by someone with no ties to the military weapons contractors or the prison guard unions. Other hopeful goals include "repeal and withdraw from NAFTA" and no more government subsidies to the following; tobacco, corn, wheat, beef, poultry, dairy, soy, pork, sugar, etc... These agribusiness corporations have relied on government subsidies for decades and produced less nutritious products over time. Some like tobacco and sugar were never healthy to begin with, yet are made more dangerous by chemical additives. Local small organic farmers would be encouraged, citizens who want to take up small scale farming will receive government support to help them on their feet. Once they become successful they would only need help in times of drought, though most should be self sustaining and not require any government assistance.

The GLP drug policy would include legalization of safe plants like cannabis for taxation and regulation. The hard drugs such as cocaine, heroin, meth, crack, etc... would be decriminalized though destroyed if found. If a cop were to pull over someone transporting cocaine the people would be released though the cocaine would be seized and destroyed. Those with addiction problems can choose to enter rehab if they wish voluntarily. If they are in a state of ill health to where their life is in danger rehab can be mandatory for mental health "danger to self" reasons. Another option is to legalize coca leaf and opium poppy in it's unrefined plant state and encourage people with addiction problems to use the natural versions instead. The refining process of coca leaf and poppy into cocaine and heroin is what makes them so addictive, so having a natural plant available would deter many from using the harder refined versions.

GLP foreign policy is one of voluntary outreach in the event of natural disasters, not hostile military interventions or meddling in governments. For the last several decades since WW2 the U.S. has played the role of global police force and this cannot continue. The only beneficiaries of the military occupations are military weapons contractors and some corporations like Halliburton. Far from being isolationist, the GLP will encourage the military to help people after natural disasters. Overseas military bases will be shut down and returning soldiers will be trained for defense only. The CIA will no longer meddle in foreign governments by establishing puppet dictators loyal to U.S. corporate interests. We can better ensure peace domestically and abroad by not stepping on the toes of other nations. The war on terror racket will end as ISIS and other terrorist groups are no longer created. The GLP will further investigate how both Al Queda and ISIS were created by U.S. funding them to fight the Soviets and Syria's President Bashar al Assad.

Further details on GLP foreign policy are similar to General Smedley Butler's book "War is a Racket";

https://archive.org/stream/WarIsARacket/WarIsARacket_djvu.txt

"CHAPTER ONE

War Is A Racket

WAR is a racket. It always has been.

It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one
international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the
losses in lives.

A racket is best described, I believe, as something that is not what it seems to the majority of
the people. Only a small "inside" group knows what it is about. It is conducted for the benefit
of the very few, at the expense of the very many. Out of war a few people make huge
fortunes.

In the World War [I] a mere handful garnered the profits of the conflict. At least 21,000 new
millionaires and billionaires were made in the United States during the World War. That
many admitted their huge blood gains in their income tax returns. How many other war
millionaires falsified their tax returns no one knows.

How many of these war millionaires shouldered a rifle? How many of them dug a trench?
How many of them knew what it meant to go hungry in a rat-infested dug-out? How many of
them spent sleepless, frightened nights, ducking shells and shrapnel and machine gun
bullets? How many of them parried a bayonet thrust of an enemy? How many of them were
wounded or killed in battle?"

The GLP campaign is more about what we won't do than what we will do. Using the internet free websites means that we don't rely on campaign contributions from lobbyists. For cynical people who won't vote for Hillary or Trump the GLP is the best option. The GLP is centrist in outlook other than being against corruption, we represent the "militant middle". Just dismantling the war on terror and war on drugs rackets will be accomplishment enough, that doesn't leave room to push either socialist or libertarian policies.

Currently there is no GLP vice president candidate though if possible drafting Bernie Sanders or Jesse Ventura would be first choices. In the unlikely event that I were to win, I will try to dismantle these two rackets. That is my present to the people, including myself. Though I cannot promise much else, better to just accomplish those two outlined goals. Other issues will need to be handled on a local level, the federal government will remain intact for general programs like Social Security, food stamps, regulation, etc...

http://greenliberty.weebly.com/
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by DEA Says Meth is Safer than Cannabis?
One question for the DEA's recent decision to not remove cannabis from schedule 1 status is;

Did DEA scientists make it past 3rd grade science classes? Or do they have a third grader making their drug scheduling decisions? Maybe cannabis looks too much like broccoli and meth looks more like sugar sprinkled on a donut? That could motivate a third grader to say that cannabis is worse than meth, because cannabis looks like broccoli and we all know how third graders hate broccoli and love sugar sprinkled donuts! ; )

The reason for these smart aleck questions is that DEA has methamphetamine as schedule 2 while cannabis is still on schedule 1 status. Meaning no recognized medical value and potential for addiction. The ranking improves with increasing numbers, so according to DEA logic schedule 1 drugs have less medical value and more potential for addiction than schedule 2 and so on. By having meth as schedule 2 they are literally telling people that meth has more medical value than cannabis and less potential for addiction than cannabis. Have they even looked at how rapidly meth users age and lose their teeth? Are these DEA scientists mad or what?

Or is there a method to their madness, perhaps pharma profiteering plays a role in the DEA's obliviousness to science. What doctor would recommend meth over cannabis to a sick person? Dr. Mengele?

So the end result is DEA mad scientists will be seen as crazy clowns and not be taken seriously by most people of reasonable intelligence. Other nations like Spain already have research (Dr. Christina Sanchez, Complutense University, Madrid) showing THC from cannabis killing cancer cells while leaving healthy cells intact. That beats chemo because too much chemo kills the cancer yet also kills the patient in the process. Cannabis can be given in unlimited dosages to kill cancer cells as needed without causing any damage to the patient. That means cannabis beats chemo hands down and the pharma cartel is scared of losing profits. The DEA decision not to reschedule cannabis could be tied to the pharma corporations putting pressure on them to not remove it from schedule 1.

Just wondering if in their zeal to protect people from accidental exposure to cannabis the DEA aren't making more people die premature deaths from cancer as Benton Mackenzie of Iowa. Benton Mackenzie who was successfully treating his angiosarcoma skin cancer with homemade THC oil from his own plants until he was stopped from doing so by local police. Benton soon died during the trial after the interruption of THC oil caused his cancer to rapidly regrow. Judge Henry Latham did not even allow Benton to declare his cancer to the jury under threat of returned to jail. So the jury never even knew the real reason why Benton had all those cannabis plants that he was being charged for possessing and growing. If the "war on drugs" is "for our own good", why is it killing so many people while denying them a fair trail and giving honest testimony?

"DAVENPORT, Iowa — An eastern Iowa man who was convicted late last year of growing marijuana that he used to treat his rare form of cancer has died.

Benton Mackenzie, 49, died Monday at his home in Long Grove, near Davenport, his mother Dottie Mackenzie confirmed Tuesday.

He had been growing marijuana to create cannabis oil that he consumed and applied to tumors caused by his angiosarcoma, a rare cancer of the blood vessels that he was diagnosed with seven years ago.

Mackenzie said his self-treatment from the oil had prolonged his life and made some of the skin lesions disappear. Little research has been conducted on the effect of cannabis oil on this form of cancer, though doctors don’t discredit Mackenzie’s claims. But Iowa only allows medical marijuana to be used to treat intractable epilepsy, meaning further research of the drug’s benefits is obstructed in the state.

“He didn’t ask for this fight,” Dottie Mackenzie said. “It came to him.”

http://www.thecannabist.co/2015/01/14/iowa-man-fought-use-cannabis-oil-treat-cancer-dies/27296/



by Another Perspective
There are other reasons besides science to view a reaction to the DEA decision. According to this article, moving cannabis to Schedule 2 would be bad for the cannabis businesses because then they would be subjected to more FDA regulations and forced to compete with big pharma on the same playing field.

"The real concern among those in the industry is what happens if the FDA and DEA reschedule marijuana as a Schedule II drug. FDA regulation experts say if pot is placed in the same category as legal pharmaceutical formulations of opioids like oxycodone and stimulants like amphetamine the burden of keeping up with regulatory compliance might be too costly for many of today's small marijuana companies.

"Schedule II would be a nightmare for the cannabis industry," says Andrew Ittleman, a lawyer and partner at Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph in Miami. His firm helps companies navigate FDA's laws and regulations. 

Right now, since marijuana is classified as an illegal drug with no medical benefits, the drug's prohibition is policed by the Drug Enforcement Administration and other law enforcement agencies. But if it is reclassified as a drug with medical benefits, the FDA would lead the charge in regulating its manufacture, distribution, sale, and use.

What's more, under the Schedule II classification, every cannabis-derived product would be subject to the kind of scrutiny typically reserved for drugs like Adderall and OxyContin. If, for instance, a brand says its Cannabidiol (CBD) oil cures seizures or Tetrahydrocannabinol edibles (THC) relieve pain, the products will be targeted for testing. If the claims turn out to be unproven, that company could be charged with criminal misbranding, says Ittleman. So rather than just going back to the drawing board, a company's operators might face prison time or fines.

Further, if a company's manufacturing facilities aren't up to FDA standards, the products made in those facilities would be considered an "adulterated drug," or impure and unfit for consumption, under federal law, says Ittleman.

http://www.inc.com/will-yakowicz/nightmare-of-schedule-ii-cannabis.html


So maybe those third grader scientists at the DEA may not be so bad after all. At least we won't have the FDA shutting down local cannabis dispensaries for a while. Just remember that meth is 100x worse than cannabis no matter what any third grader in a DEA uniform tells you.
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