[Sosfbay-discuss] Fair Elections Act

[Palm Haven Handyman]

Wes,

You rock!  Thanks for giving me ammunition, at least a simplified
understanding of what is going on.

If anyone has a substantially different take on this, I would love to also
have that in my back pocket, so to speak, for going to this meeting...

Also, I DO still like the idea of presenting a bit of imagery for the crowd
- a group of greens, dressed somewhat alike, standing in physical proximity
- as a show.  Hey, look, the green party is here!

I still think that our best chance for recruiting is at mainstream
democratic events, capture the hearts and minds (and voter registrations) of
left-leaning demos....

Roy III



On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 10:13 AM, Wes Rolley <wrolley at charter.net> wrote:

> Palm Haven Handyman wrote:
>
>> Wes,
>>
>> Please dumb it down for me.  Should I be supporting this thing or agin it?
>>
>> I favor electoral reform.
>>
> My "dumb it down" is really that the devil is in the details and that we
> should have gone through the details before jumping in and supporting this.
> However, endorsing the meeting is OK if we think that there will be
> substantive discussion.
>
> So, here is the crux of the matter.
>
> 1. This is not a truly fair-to-all-parties proposition.  It favors larger
> parties. 2.  The Green Party should be considered to be on the cusp.  Maybe
> this is a tipping point for us. The results could help / hinder the Green
> Party depending on how well we can organize and execute a real plan to elect
> a Secretary of State in 2014.  The goal would be to get 20K people to
> contribute $5 for a Green Party Candidate.
> 3.  If you don't think that we are ready for the big time, then you should
> be "agin it". 4.  If you think that favoring larger parties is patently
> unfair, then that is another reason to be "agin it."
>
> So... it the Green Party a "larger party"? Can we get 20K Greens to donate
> $5?
>
> Can we get a credible candidate to run for Secretary of State in the next
> two elections?
>
> In the 2006 election, we had good candidate.  In fact, Forrest Hill
> presented the best plan for re-apportionment / revising the state
> legislature that has yet been put forward for ANY party.  It was simple,
> easy to understand, and it would have worked.
> If we can't get a constitutional convention passed, then Hill's plan should
> be revived.
>
> Wes
>
>
> --
> "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
> 17211 Quail Court, Morgan Hill, CA 95037
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>



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