[GNC] Fwd: [oaklandgreens] Camejo on Floor Rules at the Convention

[James O'Keefe]

Not saying I agree with Camejo's belief that it is down to Nader or Kerry, but 
I thought I would forward along for everyone's info.

peace,

Jamie

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[oaklandgreens] Camejo on Floor Rules at the Convention

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A LETTER FROM PETER CAMEJO 

No convention of elected delegates rights can be limited from 
anything they wish to do by any rules set up prior to the convention. 
A democratic convention always has the right to suspend any rules. 
One of the most classical anti-democratic rules used by bureaucrats 
and Democrats in the labor movement is to not allow motions and votes 
from the floor. The goal of a convention should be to promote the 
wishes of the majority or in the case of Greens the best concensus 
that can be reached. Any rule that tries to block that passed by 
anyone prior to the convention can be and should be over ruled by the 
convention. 

Everyone knows that our convention must decide between support for 
Nader or Kerry. Obviously most Kerry supporters prefer a more 
indirect approach such as the safe state strategy or whatever you 
want to call it. Some just call it not running at all which is 
another way to say vote Kerry. While some Greens would object to my 
description of the choice the fact is that three motions will 
dominate our discussion, run David Cobb for president, support Nader 
or run no one and endorse no one. Anything that blocks that 
discussion and honest vote is aimed at weakening democracy in the 
Green Party. 

Peter Camejo