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Merritt on his personal lawsuits against big banks for predatory
practices<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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Council Reports – Discussions and actions taken since last month’s General
Membership meeting (10 minutes) <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria">Status
Report on Foreclosures Program – Spencer Graves (10
minutes)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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15<SUP>th</SUP> at<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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Polling Discussions<SPAN style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.25pt"> </SPAN>– Wa<SPAN
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style="LETTER-SPACING: 0.05pt">e</SPAN>r<SPAN style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.2pt">
</SPAN>Bloo<SPAN style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.05pt">m</SPAN><SPAN
style="LETTER-SPACING: 0.05pt">be</SPAN><SPAN
style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.05pt">r</SPAN>g<SPAN style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt">
</SPAN><SPAN style="LETTER-SPACING: 0.1pt">(</SPAN><SPAN
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</SPAN>min<SPAN style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.05pt">u</SPAN>tes)<SPAN
style="LETTER-SPACING: 2.45pt"> See summary of ballot measures following the
draft agenda/Also report(s) from County Council Members re discussions on the
Standing General Assembly email lists</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria">Report
on local Health Care for All (HCA) meeting – Caroline and and Merriam (15
Minutes)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.05pt">15 Minu</SPAN>tes) Ballot Measures Positions
Leaflets?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Jill Stein
Literature?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Reconsider T-shirts
purchase (new price info); Other items? <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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Stein appearance at Stanford September 25<SUP>th</SUP> (campaign is looking for
a campus organizer)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria">Request
for GPSCC endorsement by Rob Means, Milpitas mayor candidate – Warner Bloomberg
(5 Minutes<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria">Proposal:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Anti-War Resolution for other GPs –John
Thielking (15 Minutes)<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria">Resolution
Of The Green Party of Santa Clara County To Oppose Military Intervention In Iran
Or Syria<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria">Whereas
there has rarely been a successful occupation/liberation by military force that
promptly resulted in a stable democracy being formed in a formerly occupied
country AND;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria">Whereas
the US and NATO have an established track record of using depleted Uranium in
Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan and probably also in Libya AND;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria">Whereas
the use of depleted Uranium has longer lasting effects than any use of
biological or chemical weapons and is itself a war crime
AND;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria">Whereas
the people and established governments of Iran and Syria have the right to self
determination without outside interference;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria">Hereby
be it resolved that we, the Santa Clara County Green Party, of California USA,
demand that the US, NATO and allied forces should not intervene militarily in
either Iran or Syria, nor should either side continue to supply arms in attempts
to foment proxy wars and/or regime changes through violent
conflict.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria">We
also urge the government and opposition forces in Syria to enter into serious
negotiations to achieve a diplomatic settlement of the conflict there and that
the US government, NATO and their allies fully support such negotiations instead
of directly or indirectly supporting regime change through a violent proxy war
or other violent means while undermining efforts to negotiate a
settlement.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria">We
also urge the US/UN to lift the sanctions on Iran and allow Iran to continue
their nuclear program without outside interference while continuing to work
through peaceful negotiations (not coercive negotiations, threats or military
action) for the worldwide abolition of nuclear weapons and for the ultimate goal
of dismantling all nuclear power plants and nuclear material production
facilities worldwide.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV><SPAN
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria">The
GPSCC did not organize a study session regarding the November ballot measures
between last month’s meeting and this month’s meeting.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Below is a copy of an email posted to
the CCWG email list from the GPLAC study group.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">>Date:
Sat, 28 Jul 2012 11:23:38 -0400 (EDT)<BR>>From:
denise@panix.com<BR>>Subject: Please Read - Our Endorsements re the November
election<BR>><BR>>This is from our endorsement committee and our voting
members will <BR>>be making the final decision at our next meeting.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Please read:<BR>><BR>>July 21,
2012 12-5pm LA GREENS ENDORSEMENT MEETING<BR>>The following is the
recommendations of our endorsement committee. <BR>>The next step is the full
vote of the LA Greens membership at our <BR>>next meeting in order to
finalize the recommendations and publish <BR>>them on our website. We may
also produce flyers to hand out at <BR>>neighborhood
events.<BR>>Attending: Derek Iversen, Kamran Ghasri, Linda Piera-Avila, Bruce
<BR>>Campbell and Denise Robb. At 2pm Lisa Taylor joined us. Jennifer
<BR>>Epps arrived from SAFE to give us information about Prop
34.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR>>PROP
30 Education Taxes YES WITH RESERVATIONS unanimous.<BR>>We decided to endorse
both Prop 30 and Prop 38. Prop 30 is <BR>>Governors Browns tax on the wealthy
as well as a one-quarter percent <BR>>additional sales tax to fund education
and public safety. Our <BR>>reservations was that Prop 30 lumps in other
things besides <BR>>education like public safety. We dont dislike cops in
general <BR>>(except the ones that brutalize people). We just generally
prefer <BR>>more education funding to police funding. (However under prison
<BR>>re-alignment, there are serious safety concerns unless the state can
<BR>>provide some funds to counties and other localities to watch over
<BR>>the 38,000 felons who will be transferred or released from state
<BR>>prison in coming months.) Also, the regressive sales tax was a
<BR>>concern. But it funds K-12 as well as community colleges and would
<BR>>prevent the state from hurtling off a fiscal cliff. (Education is
<BR>>in dire straits with furloughs, layoffs and community college
<BR>>classes being cut left and right.)<BR>>Proposition 38 is wealthy
Pasadena attorney (and human rights <BR>>advocate) Molly Mungers education
proposition that uses a <BR>>progressive income tax to fund only education.
It increases money <BR>>for poor and disabled children as well. While Mungers
will bring in <BR>>$10 billion, Browns will bring in only $8 billion. Our
reservations <BR>>with Mungers initiative are that the progressive income tax
begins <BR>>with individuals who make only $7,000 a year (approximately $28
<BR>>more), as well as the argument by many state political observers
<BR>>that California voters simply will not vote for more than one tax
increase.<BR>><BR>>PROPOSITION 31 STATE BUDGET We didnt completely
understand <BR>>it. The organizations that support it such as Common Cause
are good <BR>>groups and Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association opposes it,
which <BR>>would indicate it is likely to be a good reform measure. But we
<BR>>couldnt wrap our brains around it. Kamran gave an in depth analysis
<BR>>but we dont know what to do. The parts about decentralization,
<BR>>shifting balance of power sound good. The parts about hamstringing
<BR>>the legislature in terms of budget decisions may slow the budgeting
<BR>>process down even further. It gives the Governor a lot of power to
<BR>>declare a fiscal emergency and cut the budget unilaterally. The
<BR>>unilateral power to the governor is our biggest concern. We say
NO.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR>>Prop
32 NO. Union - Prohibits Political Contributions We hated <BR>>this
initiative. It is another nail in the coffin for unions. The <BR>>funders are
sketchy organizations and the opposition is every union <BR>>you could
imagine.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR>>Prop
33 Auto Insurance. Instead of good driver discounts on car <BR>>insurance it
offers discounts to good payers meaning that if you <BR>>have already had car
insurance you will get a discount. But for <BR>>those who are poor or for
some reason had a lapse in coverage, their <BR>>rates will be higher. There
is an exemption for those who serve in <BR>>military or an exemption for 18
months within five years of <BR>>unemployment. It punishes people who have
had trouble <BR>>obtaining/affording car insurance by making them pay more
when they <BR>>finally can afford it again. We hate this one. They act like
<BR>>they’re doing us a favor with this initiative but its another
<BR>>corporate sponsored piece of crap where insurance companies are
<BR>>trying to use this law to make more money for themselves. Please vote
NO.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR>>PROP
34 Repeal Death Penalty: UNANIMOUS YES!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR>>Prop
35 Human Trafficking Vote: 5 yesses, and 1 abstain til <BR>>further
information is obtained.<BR>><BR>>There are 27 million slaves in the world
today, many of whom are sex <BR>>slaves. Los Angeles is a big hub for human
sex trafficking. The <BR>>internet is one easy way the criminals lure women.
It prevents the <BR>>person trafficked from being victimized for their past,
protects <BR>>minors and many other positive changes. The arguments made
against <BR>>this proposition were with regard to civil liberties and
concerns <BR>>that this involves the monitoring of traffickers internet
activity.<BR>><BR>>Prop. 36 Amend Three Strikes You’re Out. Can’t be
thrown in jail for <BR>>a non-violent third strike. Unanimous. YES YES
YES.<BR>><BR>>Prop 37 Genetically modified foods. A woman in Chico,
California <BR>>had a dream to put an initiative to label genetically
engineered <BR>>food in California. She got Organic Consumers Association and
<BR>>Center for Food Safety and others to work out the wording and put
<BR>>this on the ballot. Requires labeling on raw or processed foods
<BR>>offered for retail sale (including g.e. animals) which are entirely
<BR>>or partially genetically engineered using recombinant DNA
<BR>>technology. Restaurants and bars are exempt from the ordinance which
<BR>>would take effect on July 1st, 2014. Enthusiastic
YES!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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38 Education Taxes YES WITH RESERVATIONS 3 said yes with <BR>>reservations, 1
said neutral/abstain and another said no. vote:<BR>><BR>>Prop 39 Tax
Treatment Multistate business. No one has formed to <BR>>oppose this at the
time of this writing.<BR>>There was not an historic tax break for these
multi-state companies, <BR>>but the GOP extracted the break during budget
negotiations between <BR>>the Legislature and Arnold back in the '00s.
Passing Prop. 39 will <BR>>add $550 million for energy efficiency and clean
energy jobs in <BR>>California for each of the first 5 years, while that same
amount <BR>>would go toward the battered state budget. (All proceeds relating
<BR>>to closing the corporate tax loophole would go to the state budget
<BR>>after the 5-year period). Due to the Prop. 98 state budget formula,
<BR>>about $225 million of the $550 million going to the state budget
<BR>>would go to fund K-Community College education in the first 5 years
<BR>>(with the education funding increasing to about $500 million after
2017-2018).<BR>>This closes the out-of-state corporate tax loophole. We
recommend <BR>>YES (unanimous).<BR>><BR>>Prop 40.
Redistricting<BR>>YES. Boy, is this complicated. But we will try to explain
it here. <BR>>Initially, this was a proposition that would have undone the
good <BR>>work done by the independent citizens redistricting commission who
<BR>>got rid of the gerrymandered districts and redrew the boundaries for
<BR>>state legislature and California congressional seats. The
<BR>>Republican Party was very unhappy with the results of the redrawing
<BR>>of the districts so they put this on the ballot. After it qualified
<BR>>for the ballot, the California Supreme Court upheld the state senate
<BR>>districts and said the lines were fine and it was done in compliance
<BR>>with the Voting Rights Act. But it’s still on the ballot so in order
<BR>>to keep the maps, we have to vote YES. Heres why: Since this is a
<BR>>referendum, its a little different than your average
<BR>>proposition. Its the reverse of an initiative in terms of
<BR>>voting. A referendum means you are undoing a piece of legislation.
<BR>>Voters are asked to either enact legislation or a constitutional
<BR>>amendment (that has already been voted on by the voters or by the
<BR>>legislature) in which case you would say YES keep the
<BR>>legislation. This is even odder, however, because you are asked to
<BR>>uphold not legislation but MAPS drawn by the commission. If you
<BR>>want to repeal the maps you would vote NO. We do not recommend
<BR>>repealing the work of the independent commission, so you need to
<BR>>vote YES to uphold the maps that were already drawn by the
<BR>>commission. Hanging in the balance are a few seats that may switch
<BR>>from Republican to Democratic. Not because of politics but because
<BR>>the independent commission determined the actual boundaries and they
<BR>>happened to include more Democrats than Republicans. This could give
<BR>>Democrats the 2/3 majority they have long sought in order to pass a
<BR>>tax increase. Please vote
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