[statecom-discuss] revised propoal for State Comm meet: Pres Election 2008

Sat Jul 21 14:28:23 EDT 2007

OK, so both Ron and I did give you feedback indicating general agreement with consolidation but differing in particulars. The next step would be for you to say whether you would agree to any of our suggestions for change (certainly not all—Ron's and my suggestions arent consistent). At the point you say, "that's my final offer," folks could decide whether to cosponsor.  I would like to see something on the table, so I would cosponsor even if I had reservations.

-----Original Message-----
>From: Mike Heichman <mikeheichman at verizon.net>
>Sent: Jul 21, 2007 2:04 PM
>To: BillCunningham <etwee at earthlink.net>, Discussion List for StateCom members <statecom-discuss at green-rainbow.org>
>Subject: Re: [statecom-discuss] revised propoal for State Comm meet: Pres Election 2008
>
>Hi Bill,
>
>Excellent question!
>
>In terms of this issue (the Pres Election of 2008). I want to inform the 
>State Comm that no one is working on this. Jamie O'Keefe had sent me an 
>e-mail (which I can't find now), which tells me that we have to send 
>into the Sec of State's office some kind of report this October. No one 
>is working on this. The second thing is that someone has to work on this 
>and if we don't, we won't be able to have a Green line on the MA 
>presidential primary on March 4.
>
>I'm not going to do it. CDLC doesn't seem interested. So someone has to 
>do it.
>
>So, I suggested a special committee.
>
>You are right. This conflicts with "my consolidation proposal". I have 
>made a number of proposals for the next State Comm meeting and NO ONE on 
>the State Comm. has co-sponsored any of my proposals.
>
>The ideas for "my" consolidation proposal comes from two people, you and 
>Ron--I am unaware that either one of you has co-sponsored the proposal.
>
>To answer your question directly, I would prefer that the State Comm 
>would decide to consolidate the committees and that the work of the 
>"Pres 2008 Comm" would be sent to the new committee structure.
>
>Mike
>
>
>
>BillCunningham wrote:
>
>>Mike,
>>
>>How does another state-level committee square with the idea of fewer state-level committees? What happened to your consolidation proposal? 
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>  
>>
>>>From: Mike Heichman <mikeheichman at verizon.net>
>>>Sent: Jul 20, 2007 5:10 PM
>>>To: Discussion List for StateCom members <statecom-discuss at green-rainbow.org>
>>>Subject: [statecom-discuss] revised propoal for State Comm meet: Pres	Election 2008
>>>
>>>July 20, 2007
>>>
>>>Hi State Comm. Members:
>>>
>>>Recently I have received some feedback about my proposal for the 2008 
>>>Presidential Elections and am making some major modifications.
>>>
>>>I am asking for your feedback and asking for co-sponsors. I will also 
>>>post this at our GRP website and send this to the CDLC for their reactions.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>Mike Heichman
>>>
>>>-------------------------------
>>>
>>>THE JULY 29 STATECOMM. MEETING SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO INSURE THAT WE WILL 
>>>BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
>>>
>>>Mike Heichman, Interim Coordinator of the CDLC
>>>617-265-8143 mikeheichman at verizon.net
>>>
>>>Previous to the last State Comm. meeting the CDLC was moving forward 
>>>very slowly with only a couple of poorly attended meetings. Since that 
>>>time, I have attempted to have one meeting and only Grace and John 
>>>Andrews, both of them very active with other party business, responded 
>>>that they could attend. Since I was also busy with other party business 
>>>(and the rest of my life), I never scheduled the meeting.
>>>
>>>As the Interim Coordinator of the CDLC, I must report to the State 
>>>Committee that unless something else is done, I am concerned that we 
>>>will not be able to implement one of our major responsibilities.
>>>
>>>I propose that we do the following:
>>>
>>>1. The State Comm. will establish a “Presidential 2008 Election 
>>>Committee”. Members of the State Comm. will be encouraged to join along 
>>>with current members of the CDLC. Of course this committee will of 
>>>course be open to all GRP members.
>>>
>>>3. This committee will do the following:
>>>
>>>a. With our NC delegates, we will coordinate our plans with the National 
>>>Green Party and with the Green Party candidates.
>>>
>>>b. We will be knowledgeable about the appropriate campaign laws and 
>>>timetable and handle relations with the Secretary of State’s office.
>>>
>>>c. It will adopt a plan to adequately educate our members and the 
>>>general public about the Green Party candidates who will be seeking the 
>>>party’s nomination. On March 4, 2008 our members should be able to make 
>>>an informed choice.
>>>
>>>d. It will coordinate sending a diverse delegation to the Green Party’s 
>>>national convention. Appropriate proportional representation based on 
>>>the primary vote will determine the number of delegates for each 
>>>candidate and volunteers who can represent different candidates will 
>>>contact the candidates to be their designees for the national 
>>>convention. It is predictable that if our party leaves the decision of 
>>>who should be the delegates to the national candidates that this process 
>>>will benefit our most privileged and active members. Our party needs to 
>>>set up affirmative action rules in the selection of our delegation. To 
>>>the extent that we don’t, we will lack diversity.
>>>
>>>e. It will work with the GRP Finance Committee to do some fundraising in 
>>>order to make sure that attendance at the Green Party’s national 
>>>convention will not be an economic obstacle for any of our delegates.
>>>
>>>f. After the March 4 Primary, it will plan a campaign in support of the 
>>>Green ticket.
>>>
>>>Below are the plans created by the CDLC in 2003 for the 2004 elections. 
>>>Unfortunately, at this late date, we do not have plans for the 2008 
>>>election!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>2004 Presidential Election Plan: 
>>>http://www.green-rainbow.org/Committees/Candidate_Development_Legal/Activities/2004/campaign_plan/2004presplan.html
>>>
>>>2004 National Presidential Convention Delegate Selection Rules: 
>>>http://www.green-rainbow.org/Committees/Candidate_Development_Legal/Activities/2004/campaign_plan/2004presdelegateplan.html
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
>>Bill Cunningham
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Bill Cunningham