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1 . U S o u t o f I ra q - Th e 1 2 Th e re is a com pe l l ing ne e d for a ne w dire ction in Iraq , one th at re cognize s th e pl igh t of th e m pe opl e of Iraq , th e fal s e and il l e galbas is of th e Unite d State s w ar agains t Iraq , th e re al itie s on th e ground w h ich m ak e a m il itary re s ol ution of th e confl ict unre al is tic and th e urge nt re s pons ibil ity of th e Unite d State s , w h ich caus e d th e ch aos , to us e th e proce s s of dipl om acy and inte rnationall aw to ach ie ve s tabil ity in Iraq , a proce s s w h ich w il le s tabl is h pe ace and s tabil ity in Iraq al l ow our troops to re turn h om e w ith dignity. 2 . U n i ve rs a lH e a l th Ca re W e m us t e s tabl is h s tre am l ine d nationalh e al th ins urance , "Enh ance d M e dicare for Eve ryone ."It w oul d be publ icl y finance d h e al th care , private l y de l ive re d, and w il lput patie nts and doctors back in controlof th e s ys te m . Cove rage w il lbe m ore com pl e te th an private ins urance pl ans ;e ncourage pre ve ntion;and incl ude pre s cription drugs , de ntalcare , m e ntalh e al th care , and al te rnative and com pl e m e ntary m e dicine . 3 . Jo b s a n d W i th d ra w a lfro m N A FTA a n d W TO I h ave a Jobs Pl an th at w il lput 2 m il l ion Am e ricans back to w ork at a l iving w age in s uch e nte rpris e s as re buil ding s ch ool s , de s igning roads , re furbis h ing e nvironm e ntalproje cts , and m anufacturing s te e lfor w ate r s ys te m s . Th e Kucinich jobs pl an w il lal s o incre as e th e q ual ity of l ife in Am e rica, by m ak ing h igh w ays s afe r, w ate r cl e ane r, and s ch ool s m ore conducive to l e arning. Unl e s s w e cance lth e W TO and pul lout of NAFTA, corporations w il lcontinue to m ove jobs out of th e country and produce goods in de ve l oping and th ird-w orl d nations (w ith gre at cos ts to th os e countrie s ' w ork e rs and e nvironm e nt). In orde r to buy Am e rican, w e h ave to as s ure th at goods are s til lbe ing produce d in Am e rica. Th at's w h y w e m us t firs t cance lth e W TO and pul lout of NAFTA, w h ich h ave l os t us m il l ions of jobs and s purre d a s oaring trade de ficit. 4 . R e p e a lth e Pa tri o t A ct W ith out a w arrant or probabl e caus e , th e FBI can now s e arch your private m e dical re cords or acce s s your l ibrary re cords . Your doctor or l ocall ibrary is forbidde n from notifying you w h e n th e s e s e arch e s tak e pl ace . Th e gove rnm e nt m ay s e arch your h om e w h il e you are aw ay and in s om e cas e s e ve n confis cate your prope rty. Judicialove rs igh t of th e s e m e as ure s is virtual l y none xis te nt. Th e s e are onl y a fe w of th e PATRIO T Act's provis ions th at com prom is e our civill ibe rtie s . I be l ie ve th e onl y w ay to s top th e s e uncons titutionalinfringe m e nts on bas ic Am e rican fre e dom s is to re vok e th e e xorbitant pow e rs th e PATRIO T Act h as grante d th e gove rnm e nt. I vote d agains t th e PATRIO T Act. I am w ork ing to re pe alit. 5 . G u a ra n te e d Q u a l i ty E d u ca ti o n , Pre - K Th ro u g h Co l l e ge Th e righ t of e ve ry Am e rican ch il d to a h igh -q ual ity fre e publ ic e ducation is one of Am e rica's m os t tre as ure d principl e s . W e m us t im prove th e q ual ity of publ ic e ducation in th os e s ch ool s th at are s truggl ing and e xpand publ ic e ducation to incl ude pre k inde rgarte n be ginning at age 3 for any fam il ie s th at w ant it, as w e l las tuition-fre e col l e ge for m il l ions of s tude nts .

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6 . Fu l lS o ci a lS e cu ri ty B e n e fi ts My pl atform is ce nte re d upon a non-ne gotiabl e com m itm e ntto pre se rve SocialSe curity against al lassaul ts. I stand to re turn ful lSocialSe curity be ne fits to se nior citize ns atage 65 -- a rol l back from th e pre se ntage of67. In addition, I staunch l y oppose al le fforts to privatize SocialSe curity, th us dive rting payrol ltax dol l ars into individualaccounts. Th e re is no q ue stion th atAm e rica can afford to uph ol d its socialcom pactw ith its se nior citize ns. Th e fund is sol id th rough 2042 w ith no ch ange s w h atsoe ve r. 7 . Th e W a r o n D ru g s h a s Fa i l e d In fact, th e drug w ar drive s up th e price , e ncourage s viol e nce , & cre ate s th ousands and th ousands ofAlCapone s. Prison sh oul d be for pe opl e w h o h urtoth e r pe opl e , notth e m se l ve s. W e don'tjailpe opl e for m e re l y drink ing. W e jailpe opl e w h e n th e y drink and drive or h urt anoth e r h um an. Th e supporte rs ofth e drug w ar h ave onl y one sol ution to th is de bacl e -- m ore m one y for l aw e nforce m e nt, m ore pe opl e , m ore pow e r, m ore prisons -- w ith no e nd in sigh t. Th e sh re dding ofour righ ts to privacy and prope rty prom ote d by th e Drug W ar is inconsiste ntw ith a fre e socie ty. 8 . R e tu rn to D e m o cra cy & Fa i r E l e cti o n s w i th Pa p e r B a l l o ts (A) Th e State sh al lconductth e e l e ction using onl y pape r bal l ots. (B) Th e State sh al le nsure th atth e num be r ofbal l ots castata pre cinctor e q uival e ntl ocation w h ich are pl ace d inside a singl e box or sim il ar containe r doe s note xce e d 500. (C) Th e bal l ots castata pre cinctor e q uival e ntl ocation sh al lbe counte d by h and by e l e ction official s atth e pre cinct, and a re pre se ntative ofe ach pol iticalparty w ith a candidate on th e bal l ot, as w e l las any inte re ste d m e m be r ofth e publ ic, m ay obse rve th e official s as th e y count th e bal l ots." 9 . E n vi ro n m e n ta lR e n e w a la n d Cl e a n E n e rg y To re pair th e e arth , Am e rica m ustl e ad. W e m ustre ve rse course on m ostBush Adm inistration pol icie s and supportth e Kyoto Tre aty th atBush re je cte d. W e m uststre ngth e n e nvironm e ntal l aw s and incre ase pe nal tie s on pol l ute rs. W e sh oul d provide tax and oth e r ince ntive s to busine sse s th atconse rve e ne rgy, re trofitpol l ution pre ve ntion te ch nol ogie s, and re de sign toxins outofth e ir m anufacturing proce sse s. Nontoxic, safe substitute s for h azardous ch e m ical s m ust be com e pe rm ane nt. I w oul d initiate a "Gl obalGre e n De al "to use our country's l e ade rsh ip in sustainabl e e ne rgy production to provide jobs ath om e , incre ase our inde pe nde nce from fore ign oil , and aid de ve l oping nations w ith ch e ap, de pe ndabl e , re ne w abl e e ne rgy te ch nol ogie s l ik e w ind and sol ar. 1 0 . R e s to re d R u ra lCo m m u n i ti e s a n d Fa m i l y Fa rm s Initiate a m ajor ne w program ofinve stm e ntin ruralAm e rica, putting th ousands to w ork re buil ding inval uabl e publ ic asse ts such as sch ool s, h ospital s, l ibrarie s, sw im m ing pool s, and park s. Te ach e rs, doctors, ve te rinarians, and oth e r im portantse rvice provide rs w oul d be offe re d ince ntive s to w ork in unde r-se rve d are as. Sh iftUSDA funding and focus aw ay from th e prom otion ofconce ntrate d inte nsive and industrial agribusine ss. Th e ne w focus m ustbe ne fitfam il y farm e rs, ruralcom m unitie s, th e e nvironm e nt, and consum e rs, w ith pol icie s crafte d to e nabl e farm e rs to e arn a fair price and to provide safe , nutritious food to al lpe opl e.

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