Williamson unveils plan to create cabinet-level Department of Peace

[left-of-center2012]

Author and Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson on Monday proposed the creation of a cabinet-level Department of Peace as president.

The department would have to be created through an act of Congress and would "work actively and interactively with every branch of government on policy matters related to both international and domestic peace issues,” according to Williamson’s campaign.

The proposal would also establish a “Peace Academy” modeled after military academies that would require five years of service in public service programs geared toward nonviolent conflict resolution. The secretary of peace responsible for oversight would serve on the National Security Council, according to Williamson.

The department’s domestic duties would include educational programs for children as well as addressing the so-called school-to-prison pipeline and improving relations between police and local communities. Internationally, it would collaborate with other governments to resolve international conflicts, emphasizing areas such as education, health care and food insecurity, according to Williamson.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/458049-williamson-unveils-plan-to-create-cabinet-level-department-of-peace

[democratisphere]

1. Peace? Impossible.

We are dealing with humans.

[RKP5637]

2. Also, won't work. There won't be money for MIC big profits if peace. n/t

[rampartc]

3. not the first to suggest it

most recently dennis Kucinich in 2008.

while "peace" may be impossible, why shouldn't our candidate take "defense" seriously and withdraw from all of the countries that are not an immediate threat?

[NNadir]

9. It wouldn't be a real Democratic open primary...

...without a Kucinich type candidate to alert us to "light beings" and "alien encounters" and seances.

https://www.matthewbooks.com/february-8-2004/

I kind of miss the guy.

I like the department of Peas too. Peas are very good for you.

[dalton99a]

4. What we also need is a Department of Love

with a Love Academy to train people for love positions

[George II]

5. Who would she appoint as Secretary of Rock and Roll?

[NNadir]

6. It's called the State Department.

The last thing we need is another amateur who is unfamiliar with government.

[genxlib]

7. You beat me to it

Just because Republicans appoint Chickenhawks to run it, doesn't mean that it doesn't exist for the purpose of keeping the peace.

[pangaia]

8. I would NOT necessarily call the State department the Peace Department...