[Sosfbay-discuss] Permanent Absentee ballots.

[Wes Rolley]

I received my notice from SCC Registrar of Voters yesterday.  Ballots 
will be in the mail starting Jan. 7, 2008.  Voting is upon us.

Time for procrastination has ended and time for serious thinking has 
begun. 

Some general commments:

It appears that National "approved candidates <http://www.gp.org/>" list 
will end up looking identical to the California list: Ball, Brown, 
Johnson, McKinney, Mesplay, Swift. Brown's name is not there yet, but 
should be shortly.

Will this be an election where identity politics determines the 
outcome?  I hope that you have all taken the time to read Alex's post at 
Green Commons. If not, do it now. http://www.greencommons.org/node/870  
<http://www.greencommons.org/node/870> I mention this because it appears 
that some of the campaigns are based almost solely on identity politics, 
for good and bad.

Right now, significant international attention is focused on two issues: 
Iraq / Afghanistan war (the peace issue) and Global Warming 
(euphemistically called Climate Change).  This is especially true with 
an International Meeting this week in Bali and a seriously flawed energy 
bill having passed the House and now being considered in the Senate.   
It is my opinion that any candidate for the Green Party Presidential 
Nomination must be representing the party on BOTH of these issues.  That 
filter removes some of the candidates from my consideration. It should 
be a question for Dr. Ball this next week.

This is a critical time for the Green Party.  This year, with Peace and 
Climate Change being major issues, Greens must assert ourselves. Make 
sure that  you, and every Green you can contact, votes.

Wes
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"Anytime you have an opportunity to make things better and you don't, then you are wasting your time on this Earth" Roberto Clemente

Wes Rolley
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