Ecology Democracy Party
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The Ecology Democracy Party is a minor political party in Minnesota
. Founded in 2010 by Ken Pentel
, the party advocates a "shift from a human-centered to an ecological view of the world."
The party's founder, Pentel, had previously run for Governor of Minnesota
as a candidate for the Green Party
. Pentel has said his motivation for founding a new party was due to "the lack of discipline and low expectations among the movements and organizations I have worked with."
organizing. The party attempts to offer guidance for the necessary structural changes in the economy, the way we vote, and who influences our government. These structural changes will be accomplished through the party's three mandates:
1.)The establishment of an ecology
-based economy.
2.)The implementation of proportional representation
for the Minnesota House of Representatives. 3.)The removal of private money and corporate interference in the peoples’ public government.
The Ecology Democracy Party advocates ecology
, campaign finance reform
, proportional representation
, ending corporate personhood
, holism
, public funding of elections and establishing a tax-refundable Minnesota currency with zero interest.
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. Founded in 2010 by Ken Pentel
Ken Pentel
Ken Pentel is an American politician, and a candidate for Governor of Minnesota for the Ecology Democracy Party. Pentel was the gubernatorial candidate for the Green party three previous times, in 1998, 2002, and 2006.-Biography:...
, the party advocates a "shift from a human-centered to an ecological view of the world."
The party's founder, Pentel, had previously run for Governor of Minnesota
Governor of Minnesota
The Governor of Minnesota is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Minnesota, leading the state's executive branch. Forty different people have been governors of the state, though historically there were also three governors of Minnesota Territory. Alexander Ramsey, the first territorial...
as a candidate for the Green Party
Green Party (United States)
The Green Party of the United States is a nationally recognized political party which officially formed in 1991. It is a voluntary association of state green parties. Prior to national formation, many state affiliates had already formed and were recognized by other state parties...
. Pentel has said his motivation for founding a new party was due to "the lack of discipline and low expectations among the movements and organizations I have worked with."
Ideology
The purpose of the Ecology Democracy Party is to restore a sustainable relationship with the Earth through education and grassrootsGrassroots
A grassroots movement is one driven by the politics of a community. The term implies that the creation of the movement and the group supporting it are natural and spontaneous, highlighting the differences between this and a movement that is orchestrated by traditional power structures...
organizing. The party attempts to offer guidance for the necessary structural changes in the economy, the way we vote, and who influences our government. These structural changes will be accomplished through the party's three mandates:
1.)The establishment of an ecology
Ecology
Ecology is the scientific study of the relations that living organisms have with respect to each other and their natural environment. Variables of interest to ecologists include the composition, distribution, amount , number, and changing states of organisms within and among ecosystems...
-based economy.
2.)The implementation of proportional representation
Proportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
for the Minnesota House of Representatives. 3.)The removal of private money and corporate interference in the peoples’ public government.
The Ecology Democracy Party advocates ecology
Ecology
Ecology is the scientific study of the relations that living organisms have with respect to each other and their natural environment. Variables of interest to ecologists include the composition, distribution, amount , number, and changing states of organisms within and among ecosystems...
, campaign finance reform
Campaign finance reform
Campaign finance reform is the common term for the political effort in the United States to change the involvement of money in politics, primarily in political campaigns....
, proportional representation
Proportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
, ending corporate personhood
Corporate personhood
Corporate personhood is the status conferred upon corporations under the law, which allows corporations to have rights and responsibilities similar to those of a natural person. There is a question about which subset of rights that are afforded to natural persons should also be afforded to...
, holism
Holism
Holism is the idea that all the properties of a given system cannot be determined or explained by its component parts alone...
, public funding of elections and establishing a tax-refundable Minnesota currency with zero interest.