The Green Party is an attempt to challenge corporate power and the power of money by building a grassroots political movement. This means the Green Party can only succeed if its supporters come get involved. Democrats and Republicans might be able to support their candidates by watching TV ads and just voting on election day. But the Green Party, by its very nature has to ask for more from its supporters. The Green Party can't talk to people by purchasing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of TV ads. The Green Party has to do politics the old fashioned way. We have to talk to people.

Two stories currently in the news lead to this conclusion.

Supreme Court upholds terrorism support law
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Probe: US Tax Dollars May Be Funding Taliban

This first is the law that outlaws any support of any kind to a 'terrorist' organization. Even advice on non-violent conflict resolution is subject to charges under this law.