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So, 155 proposes that we may endorse candidates who support Green values and who don't take corporate donations even if they are not registered Green.
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<div class="">But then, what if said independent candidate, endorsed by the Green Party, in turn endorses a Democrat instead of a Green?</div>
<div class="">Where is our integrity? How do we reconcile this inconsistency? Aren't we then indirectly endorsing a Democrat, a corporate party candidate?</div>
<div class="">What message does that send to left leaning voters?</div>
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<div class="">Also, again, we Greens "give up" an endorsement to a non Green who in turn does not reciprocate, but instead endorses a Democrat.</div>
<div class="">I don't see how that is building our Green Party, nor promoting our values; in fact, it seems to do the opposite.</div>
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<div dir="auto" class="">I never mentioned being confused by this pretty basic and straight-forward proposal. I’m not sure where the impression of “fear” comes from, as I’m using good old fashioned logic to come to the conclusion that the proposal does not take much of anything into account. It seems like a rash and impulsive response to a temporary circumstance. The arguments I’ve seen for it seem to be emotion-based and naively enthusiastic about the possible outcomes. <br class="">
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<div dir="auto" class="">The specific language is the part where the word, “Green,” disappears in reference to who we endorse. We are Green Party. Anyone involved in GP at the county, state, national, etc. levels are volunteering their time to promote GREEN PARTY. I don’t know why this is such a difficult concept to grasp. </div>
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<div dir="auto" class="">I’ve already voted NO on 155 and hold hope that during the next voting period, a better proposal comes which would enable us to help good candidates in a way which doesn’t defeat our purpose in being a legitimate political party.</div>
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<div class="">Nicole, what specific language leads you to this perception? It seems to be more fear based arguments not rooted in reality. I genuinely want to know what is confusing so we can avoid it in the future. It wad never intended to be our main objective and I don't believe it is written as such.</div>
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<div dir="auto" class="">What I’m saying is the proposal is asking to leave our rules always open for non green endorsements as if it’s our main objective rather than having our main objective to be to support greens except in specific circumstances. Our green agenda should be in the forefront because this is how we represent our party. We’re not a coalition, we are a political party. </div>
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<div dir="auto" class="">Nicole. Right now We CAN NOT make specific exceptions for candidates. We are explicitly forbidden. All this proposal does it let us choose on a CASE BY CASE basis who we endorse while also shutting the door on any candidate in a Party that accepts corporate money at any level. It in NO WAY obligates us to endorse and that will still be a consensus/democratic decision.
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d" class="">There isn’t a piece of legislation or ballot measure for Proportional Representation, precisely because we haven’t built nearly enough respect and interactive
solidarity with other parties and activists to make that possible. Our connections with them are far too loose and sporadic to empower an effective organizing coalition.<br class="">
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<b class="">To:</b> GPCA-SGA-Vote discussion <<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="mailto:gpca-votes@sfgreens.org" class="">gpca-votes@sfgreens.org</a>><br class="">
<b class="">Subject:</b> Re: [GPCA-SGA-Votes] Discussion On Items ID 144, 146, 148, 150, 151, 152 & 155: Endorsing Non-Green Candidates For Statewide Office<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">If there were a specific case of getting legislation passed at a certain time- it would make sense to form a coalition with other parties to pass specific legislation by rallying
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">Instead, it sounds more like a mission statement from Movement for a People’s Party. It sounds good in theory but essentially ends up turning into a “Melting Pot” of ideology where
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">As Greens, we are free to join coalitions and do so when an issue arises which we agree on. We don’t have to forfeit our unique party identity in the process.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">If we want special circumstances, we should propose that specifically instead of making it our policy and writing it in our bylaws. I’ve mentioned more than once on these threads
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">The Green Party was not created, and its ballot lines do not exist, to provide a political vehicle for a pan-Leftist movement for electoral reform (or anything else). It exists
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">violent overthrow of the apparatus of the state; the differences are myriad. On a practical political basis there are very clear and distinct differences historically, both domestically,
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(let alone the Green Party). </span>We can work on a tactical level, with conventional leftists, particularly in a corporate capitalist context where ideological differences are immaterial in the face of organized state violence via predatory crony capitalism,
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">Coalitions are the only way we grow. What many people have yet to grasp is that the Green Party is the inevitable vehicle for installing Proportional Representation. Every 3rd Party
needs us because we are the only ones with the structure to run in every state. We need to open up our doors to the anti-corporate, anti-capitalist left... once we install Proportional Representation those that aren’t “Green Enough” will be free to build their
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">Socialists run as Peace and Freedom Party candidates, and Socialist Alternative, etc., BECAUSE THEY ARE SOCIALISTS. The Green Party specifically IS NOT A SOCIALIST PARTY. It never
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">Linda and Jane. The idea is to form alliances. Greens have an image problem and I know a lot of movers and shakers who are choosing independent or Socialist Alternative or other.
The idea is that to break the two party dictatorship we have to form alliances. It is a great symbolic act to endorse a P&F etc. I would rather endorse a qualified candidate in another left party than some of the candidate that run as Greens, whether based
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">If a candidate is supportive of our values and doesn’t take corporate donations, that candidate should run as a Green! We will dilute the incentive we have to offer potential recruits
if 155 passes. It’s hard enough to vet people who ARE in the Green Party before endorsing them, this will make it even harder if they are not even in our party and this could leave us open to those who would co-opt our ballot line either for their own selfish
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">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.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">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
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">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.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">Accordingly, we recommend the following changes to the GPCA Endorsement Policy.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></div>
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