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Peter Camejo was an American author and political activist known for his contributions to socialism and ecology, particularly in the Green Party activities in California. He was active in politics for many years and held various public offices, including serving as a California state senator and lieutenant governor. Camejo also ran for office multiple times as the Green Party candidate, including for governor of California.

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“A Green Party candidate would be very different from a Democrat or Republican and should be heard. I was the candidate first time a Green or any progressive third party has ever been in a national televised debate. I was in five of them. And the response from the public was overwhelming.”

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“Deep down, the Iraqi people want the United States out. And their self-determination should be respected.”

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“A Green Party candidate would be very different from a Democrat or Republican and should be heard.”

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“All electoral laws in Europe are more democratic than they are in the United States.”

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“No one in their right mind can say to me with a straight face that the Patriot Act has not aggregated the Fourth Amendment.”

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“The Green Party represents that majority point of view within the U.S.”

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“You know, the same percentage of people are gay and lesbian as are left-handed. Let's try to figure that out. How can it be that a left-handed person can get married to another left-handed person. Left-handed people can do anything they want. . . . I say, give homosexuals the same rights we give left-handed people.”

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“The United States is not for democracy in Iraq, it's for setting up a puppet government.”

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“The Greens have every right to run, that's what democracy is, and they should argue their point by saying how they think people should vote, not by telling us to be silent.”

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“Much of what we see in America, what most people feel has been progress and good things, have been brought about by the existence of third parties.”

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Born: December 31, 1939
Died: September 13, 2008
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