[Pvgreens-discussion] Fw: [ GPCO Council] Proposal 004-08

Wed Apr 2 13:15:55 MDT 2008

I intend to vote for this proposal unless instructed otherwise.

Sandy

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From: "Kevin Alumbaugh" <evergreenschoolofmusic at gmail.com>
To: grns-gpoc-council at greens.org
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 12:35:40 -0600
Subject: [ GPCO Council] Proposal 004-08
Message-ID: <8f5e0be60804021135v576a0d31gda1f86772a905e4c at mail.gmail.com>

Dear Council Members,

This is Proposal # 004-08.

The proposal will be posted for one week of discussion and agreement
seeking.

The posting period will end at midnight Wednesday, April 8th, 2008.

A quorum of 75% requires at least one response from eight (7) chapters.

There are currently ten (9) active voting chapters in the Green Party of
Colorado.

Arapahoe County Green Party - Active

Boulder County Green Party - Inactive

Denver Green Party - Active

Greeley Green Party - Inactive

Jefferson Greens - Active

La Plata County Green Party - Inactive

Mesa County Green Party - Active

Poudre Valley Greens - Active

Royal Gorge Green Party - Active

San Miguel Greens - Active

Southwest Greens - Active

Summit County Green Party - Active

Please read the proposal, and confine any comments to the proposal only.
Designate your wishes by using "agree", "block" or "stand aside". Any
blocks
will require a vote of the Council.

Thank you,

Kevin Alumbaugh, current council facillitator

1. Date proposed 4/1/08

Name of the sponsors:

Tanya Ishikawa, Adams/Jefferson Chapter Secretary

Claire Ryder, Denver Metro Chapter

Tom Kelly, Green Party of Colorado State Co-Chair

Art Goodtimes, San Miguel Greens

2. Title: Proposal to Publicly Announce that Buddy Moore is not a Green
Candidate for any office, and Request Buddy Moore not Identify himself as
a
Green Party-supported candidate

3. Text of the actual Proposal: The Green Party of Colorado officially
denies any support of Buddy Moore as a candidate for any public office in
2008. The Green Party of Colorado requests Moore, his representatives and
any other individuals or organizations not to identify Moore as an
official
Green Party candidate for any public office in 2008.

4. Background:

The Green Party of Colorado has not endorsed or approved Buddy Moore as a
candidate for any office. Moore was in fact voted down as a Green
candidate
at the Adams-Jefferson Green Party local vetting committee meeting on
March
6. Further, Denver Metro Green Party members refused to consider Moores
candidacy due to the Adams-Jefferson action. Though Moore may eventually
be
invited to speak in consideration of his candidacy as a Green at the
state
meeting, until that time and only if he is approved at that point by the
state meeting, Moore is not a Green candidate for anything. Even if he
attempts to petition on to the ballot as a Green candidate, he will be an
independent Green, not supported by the party.

Buddy Moore first announced to a Green Party assembly his intentions to
run
as a Green candidate on Feb. 6. This was after seeking Democratic
approval
to run as a Senate candidate and being denied. According to news reports,
he
also has sought a Republication nomination recently. Moore is a candidate
of
opportunity who merely seeks ballot access from any party that will
accept
him, so he can promote his narrow ideas on a very limited national
platform,
and does not support all Green Values nor promote them or actively seek
to
understand and develop a campaign platform with them.

Moores potential candidacy has been confusing and divisive for the Green
Party of Colorado, due to different interpretations of the state by-laws
and
the Colorado statutes. His approach individually to different Greens
around
the state, seeking any kind of support after being denied by others, has
also caused divisions. When he learns that a chapter or individual does
not
support him, he becomes upset and obstinate to the point of being abusive
and childish.

The Green Party state council passed a related resolution in March,
clarifying that Moore is not qualified as a Green candidate.

5. Justification/Goals:

See Above.

Also, the Green Party of Colorado has a locally-approved candidate for
the
same seat that Moore seeks. Bob Kinsey has been a longtime Green and has
stated his intentions to run several months before his actual appearance
at
a vetting committee. Kinsey has a strong background for a Green
candidate,
understands and loves the Green values and continues to be reasonable in
the
face of an unreasonable situation created by Moore.

6. Pros:

1) Announcing Moores actual current status with the Green Party would
make
official a state party decision about his candidacy so it would become
policy, approved according to party rules, so we could continue with
other
business.

2) Announcing Moores actual current status with the Green Party would
provide Moore with a final resolution about the issue, so he could stop
promoting himself as a Green candidate (as he requested we do before he
would stop).

3) Announcing Moores actual current status with the Green Party would
give
a clear message to the news media, other political parties, the secretary
of
state, and others.

4) Announcing Moores actual current status with the Green Party will
uphold
the 10 Green values of grassroots democracy, future focus, diversity, and
all others, because it would recognize the rights of locals to make
decisions about candidates from their areas, plus it would disallow a
candidate who does not actively support or understand the Green values.

7. Cons:

1)  Announcing Moores actual current status with the Green Party might
attract undue attention to the issue.

2) Announcing Moores actual current status with the Green Party may spur
legal action by Moore.

3) Announcing Moores actual current status with the Green Party may
appear
wishy-washy if it is followed up by a proposal that gives him the right
to
be considered as a candidate later this year, or if he is given a chance
to
speak as a candidate at the state convention.

8. Estimate of Fiscal Impact:

No fiscal impact expected, unless Moore sues the Green Party of Colorado.
Even in this case, the party could seek pro bono representation or choose
to
represent itself in court. Communication of the announcement would be
through e-mail and phone and free methods, unless the proposal is
otherwise
amended to include news ads.

9. Alternatives to the proposal:

1) Make no announcement, but request Moore stop identifying himself as
such.

2) Make the announcement, but do not request Moore stop identifying
himself
as such.

3) Do not do either the announcement or the request.

4) Amend the proposal with some reference to the May 3 state convention
action.
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