LeftyHenry
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Communist League Action Platform
1)Abolition of the two-chamber federal legislature. In its place, we call for an expanded, single-chamber Congress, with half of the body elected on the basis of one Representative for every 100,000 people and the other half elected on the basis of proportional representation.
2)Abolition of the presidency, with its imperial war powers and unchecked executive authority. All executive Cabinet officers, including the chief executive of the United States, should be elected by and from the Congress.
3)Abolition of the appointed judiciary. Direct election of all federal judges and justices, up to and including the Supreme Court of the United States. Panels of judges and justices to replace one-person decision-making. Extension of the jury system to all federal levels.
4)Elimination of all special privileges and immunities for elected officials. No salary of an elected official should exceed the average wage of a skilled worker. The right to recall an elected official at any time must be universal.
Public control of all elections through the creation of a non-partisan National Electoral Council, which shall be responsible for creating an electoral system that includes all parties in the process. Creation of “blind” electoral districts and the abolition of gerrymandering.
5)Universal suffrage (the right to vote) for all persons beginning at the age of 14.
6)Abolition of all laws that give corporations the same rights as citizens.
7)Abolition of all laws that restrict the right of working people to participate directly, either individually or collectively, in the political process.
An end to the “state’s rights” federal system and for final union of the country. Standardization of all laws and regulations that affect citizens. Federalization of all civil liberties and civil rights legislation and enforcement.
8)Full political, economic and social equality for all, regardless of race/nationality, gender, sexuality, age or ability. Comprehensive civil rights protection for all, enforced by the federal state. “Comparable worth” laws enforced at all levels of society.
9)Fully funded and enforced affirmative action programs, including quotas and timetables, in housing, education, employment and public services, enforced by local councils of working people. Comprehensive reparations program for descendents of those held as slaves or indentured servants in the United States.
10)The right of self-determination for all nationalities imprisoned within the borders or jurisdiction of the United States, including U.S. possessions (Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, etc.), the District of Columbia and Native American/First Nation territories. Full representation in Congress for all autonomous territories under U.S. jurisdiction.
11)Comprehensive domestic care programs, including childcare, meal preparation and delivery, and cleaning and maintenance services, to free women from domestic slavery and servitude.
12)Abolition of laws that favor heterosexual nuclear families, including special taxation privileges and preferences in state services. Extension of the common rights associated with marriage to any pairing that requests them.
13)Free, comprehensive public education from pre-kindergarten to post-graduate studies. Abolition of all private educational institutions, including “charter” and parochial schools. Addition of mandatory vocational curriculum to all academic studies. Full stipends at a living wage for all students. Nullification of all existing student loan debt.
14)Complete separation of church and state, and of church and school. Full freedom for both religious and anti-religious writings.
Free legal services for all, regardless of ability to pay. Abolition of all private legal services.
15)Abolition of existing police forces in favor of volunteer units organized by neighborhood or workplace. Administration of such units under worker/community control through elected councils. Free training in the care and use of weapons for all who desire it; mandatory training for those volunteering for neighborhood or workplace defense, and for those wishing to possess firearms.
16)Disbanding of the military officer corps (including non-commissioned officers). Abolition of all ranks and orders, replaced by elected task- or unit-designated positions. Organization of all military personnel into unit councils to administer organization. Demobilization and immediate recall of all overseas military units. Universal arming and training of the people for self-defense.
17)A minimum weekly wage of $560, adjusted to the cost of living and tied to the rate of inflation. Raising of unemployment benefits to the minimum wage. A sliding scale of wages and hours to aid in the elimination of unemployment and poverty.
18)Mandatory price freezes on all staple goods and services. Massive penalties, up to and including seizure of all assets, for companies violating price regulations. Price freezes on all rental properties. Cancellation of all mortgage debts below $100,000.
19)Massive public works programs to rebuild public service and recreation facilities, residential neighborhoods and communities, schools, workplaces, and societal infrastructure. All programs to be organized and controlled by councils or assemblies of workers.
20)A heavily graduated and progressive income tax structure. Abolition of all tax loopholes and breaks for corporations and the wealthy (“corporate welfare”). A 100-percent “capital flight” tax to be imposed on any capitalist or corporation seeking to move assets out of the U.S. Abolition of the payroll tax and all “sin taxes” on articles of consumption.
21)Reinstatement and strengthening of the estate tax. Curtailing of the right of inheritance of personal possessions and financial assets, based on a sliding scale. Abolition of the right of inheritance of land and means of production.
22)Immediate withdrawal from all so-called “free trade” agreements and institutions.
23)Immediate placement of all essential services and utilities currently privately owned into public ownership, under the control of elected workers’ councils or assemblies. All state-provided services placed under the control of elected workers’ councils.
24)Immediate placement of all banking and financial institutions into public ownership, under the control of elected councils of financial service workers and customers. Consolidation of banking services into a single, national banking service.
25)Free, universal health care from pre-birth to death. All medical and related health services placed into public ownership, under the control of councils of health care workers and patients. Nullification of all previous medical debts.
http://www.communistleague.org/new/page.php?7
1)Abolition of the two-chamber federal legislature. In its place, we call for an expanded, single-chamber Congress, with half of the body elected on the basis of one Representative for every 100,000 people and the other half elected on the basis of proportional representation.
2)Abolition of the presidency, with its imperial war powers and unchecked executive authority. All executive Cabinet officers, including the chief executive of the United States, should be elected by and from the Congress.
3)Abolition of the appointed judiciary. Direct election of all federal judges and justices, up to and including the Supreme Court of the United States. Panels of judges and justices to replace one-person decision-making. Extension of the jury system to all federal levels.
4)Elimination of all special privileges and immunities for elected officials. No salary of an elected official should exceed the average wage of a skilled worker. The right to recall an elected official at any time must be universal.
Public control of all elections through the creation of a non-partisan National Electoral Council, which shall be responsible for creating an electoral system that includes all parties in the process. Creation of “blind” electoral districts and the abolition of gerrymandering.
5)Universal suffrage (the right to vote) for all persons beginning at the age of 14.
6)Abolition of all laws that give corporations the same rights as citizens.
7)Abolition of all laws that restrict the right of working people to participate directly, either individually or collectively, in the political process.
An end to the “state’s rights” federal system and for final union of the country. Standardization of all laws and regulations that affect citizens. Federalization of all civil liberties and civil rights legislation and enforcement.
8)Full political, economic and social equality for all, regardless of race/nationality, gender, sexuality, age or ability. Comprehensive civil rights protection for all, enforced by the federal state. “Comparable worth” laws enforced at all levels of society.
9)Fully funded and enforced affirmative action programs, including quotas and timetables, in housing, education, employment and public services, enforced by local councils of working people. Comprehensive reparations program for descendents of those held as slaves or indentured servants in the United States.
10)The right of self-determination for all nationalities imprisoned within the borders or jurisdiction of the United States, including U.S. possessions (Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, etc.), the District of Columbia and Native American/First Nation territories. Full representation in Congress for all autonomous territories under U.S. jurisdiction.
11)Comprehensive domestic care programs, including childcare, meal preparation and delivery, and cleaning and maintenance services, to free women from domestic slavery and servitude.
12)Abolition of laws that favor heterosexual nuclear families, including special taxation privileges and preferences in state services. Extension of the common rights associated with marriage to any pairing that requests them.
13)Free, comprehensive public education from pre-kindergarten to post-graduate studies. Abolition of all private educational institutions, including “charter” and parochial schools. Addition of mandatory vocational curriculum to all academic studies. Full stipends at a living wage for all students. Nullification of all existing student loan debt.
14)Complete separation of church and state, and of church and school. Full freedom for both religious and anti-religious writings.
Free legal services for all, regardless of ability to pay. Abolition of all private legal services.
15)Abolition of existing police forces in favor of volunteer units organized by neighborhood or workplace. Administration of such units under worker/community control through elected councils. Free training in the care and use of weapons for all who desire it; mandatory training for those volunteering for neighborhood or workplace defense, and for those wishing to possess firearms.
16)Disbanding of the military officer corps (including non-commissioned officers). Abolition of all ranks and orders, replaced by elected task- or unit-designated positions. Organization of all military personnel into unit councils to administer organization. Demobilization and immediate recall of all overseas military units. Universal arming and training of the people for self-defense.
17)A minimum weekly wage of $560, adjusted to the cost of living and tied to the rate of inflation. Raising of unemployment benefits to the minimum wage. A sliding scale of wages and hours to aid in the elimination of unemployment and poverty.
18)Mandatory price freezes on all staple goods and services. Massive penalties, up to and including seizure of all assets, for companies violating price regulations. Price freezes on all rental properties. Cancellation of all mortgage debts below $100,000.
19)Massive public works programs to rebuild public service and recreation facilities, residential neighborhoods and communities, schools, workplaces, and societal infrastructure. All programs to be organized and controlled by councils or assemblies of workers.
20)A heavily graduated and progressive income tax structure. Abolition of all tax loopholes and breaks for corporations and the wealthy (“corporate welfare”). A 100-percent “capital flight” tax to be imposed on any capitalist or corporation seeking to move assets out of the U.S. Abolition of the payroll tax and all “sin taxes” on articles of consumption.
21)Reinstatement and strengthening of the estate tax. Curtailing of the right of inheritance of personal possessions and financial assets, based on a sliding scale. Abolition of the right of inheritance of land and means of production.
22)Immediate withdrawal from all so-called “free trade” agreements and institutions.
23)Immediate placement of all essential services and utilities currently privately owned into public ownership, under the control of elected workers’ councils or assemblies. All state-provided services placed under the control of elected workers’ councils.
24)Immediate placement of all banking and financial institutions into public ownership, under the control of elected councils of financial service workers and customers. Consolidation of banking services into a single, national banking service.
25)Free, universal health care from pre-birth to death. All medical and related health services placed into public ownership, under the control of councils of health care workers and patients. Nullification of all previous medical debts.
http://www.communistleague.org/new/page.php?7