In this interview, which aired on the al-Jazeera network a couple days ago, Democratic congressman and presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich outlines his plan for the future of America, including the creation of a “Department of Peace”. Although such a department would be dismissed as New Age nonsense by a certain popular “liberal” blogger, the original idea to create a Department of Peace dates back to George Washington.

In July 2001, Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich introduced Department of Peace legislation to Congress though it is unclear how similar his version of a Department of Peace would be to that of the founding fathers. The September 11 attacks several months later put the idea on hold.

Kucinich proposed a Peace Department again (House Resolution 1673) in April 2003; the legislation currently enjoys the support of 75 co-sponsors and is endorsed by groups including Amnesty International and the National Organization for Women. Highlights of the legislation include tying the budget of the department to a fixed percentage of the budget of the Defense Department and creating a “Peace Academy” parallel to the U.S. military academies.

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Don’t waste your vote. Vote for peace. Vote liberal. Vote Kucinich.