[GPCA-SGA-Votes] Discuss ID 155: Endorsement Policy Amendment: GPCA Endorsements for General Election Candidates

Thu Feb 22 10:07:51 PST 2018

I have an example: Bernie Sanders

On Thu, Feb 22, 2018, 10:06 Nicole Castor <nmcastorsilva at gmail.com> wrote:

> I cannot recall any examples of politicians we have railed against for
> putting party over principles. I do not think this is a major concern in
> our struggles for political reforms, etc.
>
> Our main objective within the internal party structure, is to promote the
> Green Party through our pillars and values, not to exhaust resources
> helping others who may or may not help us in return.
> On Feb 22, 2018 9:56 AM, "Jeff Lebow" <jlebow at socal.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> I’m for endorsing candidates that share Green values. We rail against
>> politicians that put party over principles. We should not do the same.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Feb 20, 2018, at 2:00 PM, james clark <faygodrinkit at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Missed the "part of a party that excepts corporate donations" part. Lol.
>>
>> On Feb 20, 2018 1:59 PM, "james clark" <faygodrinkit at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I would be able to support this only if it included restrictions against
>>> endorsing Democrats and Republicans, and all endorsements be presented to
>>> registered voters to decide.
>>>
>>> On Feb 15, 2018 12:44 PM, "GPCA Votes" <gpca.votes at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> *Please send your discussion comments to gpca-votes at sfgreens.org
>>>> <gpca-votes at sfgreens.org>*
>>>>
>>>> Discussion has begun for the following GPCA SGA ranked choice vote:
>>>>
>>>> Ranked Choice Vote ID #155
>>>> Ranked Choice Vote *Endorsement Policy Amendment: GPCA Endorsements
>>>> for General Election Candidates*
>>>> Ranked Choice Vote Administrators: Victoria Ashley, Brian Good, Laura
>>>> Wells, Eric Brooks, Mike Goldbeck
>>>> Discussion  02/12/2018 - 03/25/2018
>>>> Voting  03/26/2018 - 04/01/2018
>>>> Voting ends at Midnight Pacific Time
>>>>
>>>> *Background*
>>>>
>>>> The Green Party of California is currently prohibited from endorsing
>>>> candidates who have good Green values and who take no corporate money: the
>>>> GPCA needs visibility, in a positive way, and putting our name on
>>>> endorsement lists of good candidates is one way to get the Green Party name
>>>> in the public eye.  The GPCA wants to help voters vote for good candidates,
>>>> even in races where we have no candidate.  For instance, the Peace and
>>>> Freedom Party can and does endorse Green Party candidates in state and
>>>> federal races, but the GPCA is prohibited from endorsing Peace and Freedom
>>>> candidates.  The GPCA currently cannot endorse candidates with No Party
>>>> Preference or any other voter registration, even when we have no candidate
>>>> running in the race.  The GPCA cannot help voters differentiate between
>>>> good candidates who are aligned with Green values and take no corporate
>>>> money and bad candidates (who may speak well) from the two-party system.
>>>> The current endorsement policy is confusing: county parties are not
>>>> prohibited from endorsing candidates who are not Green, but the state party
>>>> is; in addition, it precludes a possible endorsement even in the face of
>>>> grassroots interest.  The current endorsement policy was promulgated in the
>>>> pre-Top-Two era, and, if left unreformed, will further hobble
>>>> party-building efforts in California.
>>>>
>>>> Changing the endorsement policy would advance the party’s attempts to
>>>> implement Proportional Representation so that we can have a multi-party
>>>> system and not a two-party system. By expanding our endorsement options, we
>>>> will demonstrate that we will work in coalitions and will endorse
>>>> candidates who have green values, but who choose other political party
>>>> affiliations.  As it stands, people who want to “throw their hat in the
>>>> ring” and yet who have no track record with the Green Party or allied
>>>> organizations are able to register Green and use our ballot line, and get
>>>> an automatic advantage in the endorsement process, even though they may not
>>>> be the best candidate.  Moreover, given that there are many public
>>>> perceptions over which Greens have very little control, such as being
>>>> marginalized or cast as “spoilers” or “third-party” candidates who “can’t
>>>> win,” the endorsement area is one we can control.  We can avoid
>>>> marginalizing ourselves as people who are only interested in the label
>>>> “Green Party,” not the green values that we share with millions of ordinary
>>>> folks in the nation and certainly in California.
>>>>
>>>> Furthermore, it is common advice in social media, for example (and even
>>>> in life), that if you want likes, followers and friends, you’ve got to
>>>> like, follow and friend others, as long as you stay true to your values. We
>>>> need to reciprocate and be proactive, not sit back and wait for everyone to
>>>> switch to “team Green Party,” while we display an unwelcoming attitude.
>>>> People want a new party, but our current restrictive endorsement procedures
>>>> make us look as if we do not want to be an “umbrella party” or “big tent”
>>>> for all people who are aligned with our values and stances. It looks like
>>>> we want to remain a small, exclusive “third” party with a narrow
>>>> “sectarian” view of how change happens.
>>>>
>>>> Accordingly, we recommend the following changes to the GPCA Endorsement
>>>> Policy.
>>>>
>>>> *Proposal*
>>>>
>>>> That the current GPCA Endorsement Policy be amended as follows:
>>>>
>>>> That the policy be amended from its current text:
>>>>
>>>> GPCA CANDIDATE ENDORSEMENT POLICY FOR GENERAL ELECTIONS (approved by
>>>> the GPCA General Assembly, June 25, 2006, 43-6-2)
>>>>
>>>> 2. The GPCA shall not make any endorsements of General Election
>>>> candidates who are not Green Party members.
>>>>
>>>> To read as follow:
>>>>
>>>> GPCA CANDIDATE ENDORSEMENT POLICY FOR ELECTIONS
>>>>
>>>> 2. The GPCA shall not make endorsements of candidates who accept
>>>> corporate campaign contributions or who belong to any political party that
>>>> accepts corporate campaign contributions.
>>>>
>>>> Sponsors: This proposal has been endorsed and sponsored by the Green
>>>> Party of Yolo County.
>>>>
>>>> Full details will be available at:
>>>> http://www.sjcgreens.org/sga_vote_bylaw_interpretations
>>>>
>>>> *Please send your discussion comments to gpca-votes at sfgreens.org
>>>> <gpca-votes at sfgreens.org>*
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