[Platform] [candidate-development] statecom proposal re ballot question on predatory lending

[Merelice]

On 3/29/08, Mike Heichman <mikeheichman at verizon.net> wrote:
> Hi Merelice,
>
>  This sounds like an excellent idea for a ballot question.
>
>  I have some procedural concerns and questions:
>
>  1. The last State Committee meeting adopted my proposal (as modified by
>  Jill Stein) to explore putting one or more questions on the ballot. I
>  don't have the exact language of what was adopted by the meeting because
>  our Secretary has not yet sent out the meeting. However, my memory is
>  that the Platform Committee aided by the CDLC (Its reps are Gary and
>  Jill.) are supposed to coordinate this plan. Has this proposal been sent
>  to the Platform Comm?

This proposal was done in response to a request from those on the
platform committee working on developing ballot questions -- that is,
it was their initiative, not mine, though I did tell some folks that
our Norfolk/Suffolk Convention put it at the top of the list.

>
>  2. I'm a member of the Rainbow Caucus. This group hasn't met for months.
>  I know that there are at least a few members of the Caucus have been
>  working on this issue. Has this question (or will this question) be sent
>  to the Rainbow Caucus for vetting?

The four Rainbow people working on this issue -- Chuck, Grace, Eva,
and I -- are all aware of this. For that matter, so are the up to 20
organizations who are now members of MAAPL.

I do think it is time to have a meeting of the Rainbow Coalition
Caucus, but I don't have the time to organize it.

Merelice