2008 Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader Wins the Nomination for the Peace and Freedom Delegate Convention in California, August 2nd, 2008. After a hard-fought campaign, Ralph Nader captures the Party Nomination for the Peace and Freedom ...See more2008 Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader Wins the Nomination for the Peace and Freedom Delegate Convention in California, August 2nd, 2008. After a hard-fought campaign, Ralph Nader captures the Party Nomination for the Peace and Freedom Party in California, securing his candidacy a place on the ballot there. Thus, 10's of millions more Citizens will have a non-Corporate choice to to vote for in this crucial national election. Going head to head with Rep. Cynthia McKinney, Ralph Nader won over the Party Delegates with his platform of Government reforms including: The immediate, organized withdrawal of US Troops, mercenaries and contractors from Iraq and Afghanistan, stemming the flow of trillions of dollars from the public coffers into the pockets of corporate profiteers; Adapting a Medicare-style, not-for-profit, single-payer national health care system for all Americans; Repealing of the Union-busting Taft-Harley Act, strengthening the ability of average workers to join in collective bargaining and increasing pay scales and worker protections; Raising the minimum wage to $10 per hour; Forcing the corporations out of Washington, repealing their legal basis for "Corporate Personhood"; Making Corporations subservient to The People rather than vice verse; Trying the Bush/Cheney administration in a court of Law for war crimes, and much much more.
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