Press release hot off the presses. Darrell Gerber Kingfield
------------------------------------------------------------ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stephen Eisenmenger Chair, 5th Congressional District Green Party 612-747-2854 [EMAIL PROTECTED] GREEN PARTY STATEMENT REGARDING FBI INVESTIGATION OF DEAN ZIMMERMANN September 12, 2005 Minneapolis, MN - Greens believe all public officeholders should be held accountable to the public, directly and transparently. The Green Party holds its elected officeholders and candidates to the highest ethical standards. Greens actively work to reduce corruption in government and the undemocratic influence of money over public decisions. Many Greens know and respect Council Member Dean Zimmermann for upholding Green values while serving the public. Dean has given enormously of his time and passion to improving people's lives, ending war, and creating new, ecologically-wise ways to live. That's a fact. The fact also remains that the FBI has not charged Zimmermann with any crime. The purpose of any FBI investigation is to render transparent a claim of wrongdoing. So far, the FBI has created a media sensation just days before a primary election, releasing an affidavit full of cut-and-pasted quotations from unrevealed sources, providing little context and no proof of 'quid pro quo'. The FBI must expedite its investigation and release its evidence, including the full recordings and transcripts it claims to have. If the FBI has the facts behind its allegations, it should make them public and make a criminal charge. Delaying, or refusing to do so is a disservice to the residents of Ward 6 and all Greens, who take the Green endorsement very seriously. Until this happens, citizens can only rely on the fact of Dean Zimmermann's long and humble service to social, economic and environmental justice. The 5th Congressional District Green Party is an affiliate of the Green Party of Minnesota, which is rooted in the Four Pillars of Grassroots Democracy, Nonviolence, Social & Economic Justice and Ecological Wisdom. The Party is established in 44 states and in over 90 countries across the globe. The 5th Congressional District Green Party endorsed 10 candidates in this year's elections in Minneapolis; Farheen Hakeem for Mayor, Cam Gordon for City Council in Ward 2, Aaron Neumann for City Council in Ward 3, Natalie Johnson Lee for City Council in Ward 5, Dean Zimmermann for City Council in Ward 6, Reggie Birts for City Council in Ward 8, Dave Bicking for City Council in Ward 9, Annie Young for City Wide Park Board, Ian Stade for Library Board, and Dave Berger for Board of Estimation and Taxation. Further information can be found on the web: http://5cd.mngreens.org/ http://www.mngreens.org/ ### REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@mnforum.org Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
