Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2004 03:04:28 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Greens For Nader Update: Rigged Convention Divides Green Party
(((( Greens For Nader Update: Rigged Convention Divides Green Party ))))
2004.08.08 00:04:27
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http://greensfornader.net/archives/2004/08/rigged_conventi_1.html
Please forward and act immediately:::
The nomination of David Cobb as the Green Party presidential candidate in Milwaukee was due to a well organized campaign to turn a minority view in the Green Party into what appeared as a "majority" decision at the convention. To correct this injustice, the Coordinating Committee of the Green Party of California will vote on Monday August 9 on whether to hold a Special General Assembly to let California Greens decide if they want to put Nader/Camejo on the our ballot line.
If you believe that the Green Party should continue to challenge the two-party "duopoly" and should not compromise it principles, then please sign the following proposal and email it to one (or all) of the CC members listed below. Time is of the essence!
Peggy Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sharon Peterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gerry Gras [EMAIL PROTECTED] Michael Borenstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jo Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED] Matt Leslie [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alex Brideau III [EMAIL PROTECTED]
PROPOSAL TO HOLD A SPECIAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO PUT NADER/CAMEJO ON THE GREEN PARTY BALLOT IN CALIFORNIA
Whereas:
1. A grossly undemocratic process was used at the national convention of the US Green Party, as described in the article, "Rigged Convention Divides Green Party," by Carol Miller and Forrest Hill (see www.greensfornader.net);
2 Each state Green Party should have the right to nominate candidates supported by a majority of its members because the results of the national Green Party Convention do not represent the views of a majority of Greens in California, indeed, they represent the views of a small minority;
3. An overwhelming majority of Greens in the United States and California support the presidential ticket of Ralph Nader and Peter Miguel Camejo;
4. The Democratic Party has devoted huge resources to harass canvassers, to keep Nader/Camejo off the ballot in California
5. Ralph Nader would hold fundraisers to support local candidates if nominated by the Green Party of California,.
6. Nader and Camejo are the only candidates supporting Green values that have a chance of getting in the national televised debates.
7. The Green Party of California is a recognized Party in California and has a ballot line;
Therefore be it resolved that:
We the undersign urge the Coordinating Committee of the Green Party of California to show leadership and hold a Special General Assembly too place Ralph Nader on the California state ballot for President of the United States and Peter Miguel Camejo on the California state ballot for Vice President of the United States.
Signed
-- Yoshie
* Critical Montages: <http://montages.blogspot.com/> * Greens for Nader: <http://greensfornader.net/> * Bring Them Home Now! <http://www.bringthemhomenow.org/> * Calendars of Events in Columbus: <http://sif.org.ohio-state.edu/calendar.html>, <http://www.freepress.org/calendar.php>, & <http://www.cpanews.org/> * Student International Forum: <http://sif.org.ohio-state.edu/> * Committee for Justice in Palestine: <http://www.osudivest.org/> * Al-Awda-Ohio: <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Al-Awda-Ohio> * Solidarity: <http://www.solidarity-us.org/>
