[statecom-discuss] Working with other political parties - open thread

[BillCunningham]

Maybe we should ask Eder, the fellow in Maine who served two terms as a Green State rep. Or how about our own elected officials on municipal bodies?

Meanwhile, if we were to win one or a few seats in a State Legislature that is 85 percent Democrat, it is hard to see why the Dems would have to deal with us on a basis of partisan compromise. 

There are caucuses other than partisan ones in legislatures.

Hopefully, before we get to that point, we will have better figured out who we really are politically. Or rather, until we do figure ourselves out better, we're not going to get much further anyway.

-----Original Message-----
>From: "Colby E. Peterson" <saphron at verizon.net>
>Sent: Nov 9, 2006 9:06 AM
>To: Discussion List for StateCom members <statecom-discuss at green-rainbow.org>
>Subject: [statecom-discuss] Working with other political parties - open	thread
>
>Topic of discussion:
>
>Let's say we win a seat in the state legislature at some point, which  
>is bound to happen.
>
>What are everyone's expectations for working with members of other  
>political parties? Be as general or specific as you'd like. I bring  
>this up because however unsavory we may find other political parties,  
>we will have to work with individual legislators in order to govern.  
>This may also mean compromise, which is getting some things and  
>sacrificing other things on all sides.
>
>Thoughts?
>
>- Colby
>
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Bill Cunningham