Congratulations to the UK Greens and Ms. Lucas

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By Stephen LaFrenie on 27 February 2011 - 2:50pm

http://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/green-party-says-yes-in-vote-to-strip-pm-of-war-powers.html

"Following a conference vote today, the Green Party will campaign to transfer the power to declare war from the Prime Minister to MPs, opening responsibility for military decisions up to the democratic process. Dr Joseph Healy, Green Party representative on the national steering committee of the Stop the War Coalition, proposed the motion calling for any future military action to be fully and openly costed and approved by Parliament in advance and throughout the conflict."

"Gordon Brown proposed a change to the legislature in his first prime ministerial statement 2007, but failed to deliver. The first parliamentary debate and vote on troop involvement in Afghanistan came only in September 2010, when Green leader Caroline Lucas was one of only 14 MPs who voted against continued involvement."

Congratulations to the UK Greens for taking this important step forward.  It's needed here in Canada. 

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Congratulations again to UK Greens & Caroline Lucas' leadership

Submitted by Stephen LaFrenie on 31 May 2011 - 4:53pm.

http://www.greenparty.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/2010-12-13-uk-must-not-protect-war-criminals.html

"We are joining the chorus of voices against government proposals (contained in the police reform and social responsibility bill) to give the director of public prosecutions a power of veto over arrest warrants for war crimes suspects who are visiting the UK."

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