[GPSCC-chat] FRED --> This is for you

[Jim Stauffer]

Fred -

I've tried sending this to you twice. Your Spamcop service keeps blocking my 
emails.

Hope it gets to you through this list.

Jim


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [GPSCC-chat] Fwd: Order your Green Party Platform Summary and 
2010	Addendum
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2010 17:34:36 -0700
From: Jim Stauffer <jims at greens.org>
To: fred <fredd at freeshell.org>

On 10/9/2010 5:14 PM, fred wrote:
> Hello Jim,
>
> I was expecting from you the email with the item to be submitted to the
> "MVVoice."
>
> I'll recheck my InBox again.
>
> Fred
>



Fred -

I sent it out last week and got a bounce from your address. Let me know if you
get it this time.

Jim
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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Press release on ballot props
Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:16:58 -0700
From: Jim Stauffer <jims at greens.org>
To: Tian Harter <tnharter at aceweb.com>, Merriam <MKmusic03 at aol.com>,  Fred
Duperrault <fredd at freeshell.org>

Here's the GPCA press release. I've also added the summary.





State Green Party releases positions on state ballot propositions; GPCA
supports Prop. 19/marijuana legalization, opposes suspension of clean air laws

GREEN PARTY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS RELEASE

FULLERTON (Sep 16, 2010) - The Green Party of California (GPCA) this week
disclosed its positions on the state propositions on the ballot Nov. 2,
revealing it has endorsed less than half of the measures, according to Ricardo
Gomez, who released the poll results of Green Party County Councils (central
committees) at the party's state convention here.

Greens reserved their biggest support for Prop. 19, the marijuana legalization
measure, and also endorsed Prop. 21 (vehicle fee of $18 for helps
parks/wildlife), Prop. 24 (cut corporate tax breaks) and Prop. 25 (lowering
requirement to pass state budget to majority, from the present two-thirds in
the Legislature).

The GPCA overwhelmingly opposed Prop. 23 (suspension of air pollution laws)
and Prop. 26 (increases to two-thirds from majority to adopt new state taxes).

The Greens took no position on Prop. 20 (moves redistricting to a citizen
commission from the Legislature), largely because the party believes
proportional representation, practiced by virtually all of the world's
democracies, should be instituted not an incremental system that new
redistricting would provide.

And, the Greens remained neutral as well on Prop. 22 (prohibits the state from
raiding local government coffers) and Prop. 27 (repeal of the citizen
redistricting commission).

The Green Party said approving Prop. 19 is a social justice issue, noting that
three times as many Blacks are arrested on marijuana charges than Whites, who
use marijuana much more frequently.

"This is a long overdue correction of years of unjust prohibition of a drug
far less harmful than alcohol or nicotine," said Joan Strasser, in her
analysis for the GPCA.

Complete results are at www.cagreens.org.








Prop 19 – YES (94.6%) 	         Prop 24 – YES (85.5%)
Prop 20 – No Position (62%)  	 Prop 25 – YES (85%)
Prop 21 – YES (88%) 	         Prop 26 – NO (9%)
Prop 22 – No Position (53%) 	 Prop 27 – No Position (31%)
Prop 23 – NO (6%)