[statecom] [statecom-discuss] [adcom] responsibility to recuse

[Gracegrnrnbw at aol.com]

Lets see - I was the one who tried to get a press release out after the names 
were put on our ballot - so that our Party (and all candidates) would get 
visibility.

I was the one who tried to get letters meeting our Party agreements from any 
candidates we did not have them from - first by getting agreement from the 
co-chairs at our December adcom meeting - and then taking on the process myself 
when more than a couple of weeks went by.

I spent dozens of hours trying to coordinate getting as many candidates here 
for debate as possible (and people can verify that I tried as many candidates 
equally - unfortunately Kat was the only one who finally committed)

And when this last issue came up with only McKinney having the list, I 
checked in with our database folks and then spent time contacting Swift and Mesplay.

I have consistently worked with others to balance the playing field.

- Grace
In a message dated 2/4/08 11:28:51 PM, merelice at gmail.com writes:


> On 2/4/08, Mike Heichman <mikeheichman at verizon.net> wrote:
> >  .....
> >  Tomorrow, I plan to vote for Cynthia McKinney.
> >
> 
> Mike,
> 
> Voting for someone cannot be equated with actively working in a
> candidate's campaign while still participating in Party decisions that
> could materially benefit that candidate over others that are on the
> Party ballot. The Party does not endorse candidates in the primary and
> should not provide support to one candidate over another. That is not
> the Party's role.
> 
> With or without a formal policy defining ethical behavior, common
> sense says that it is inappropriate to participate in decisions where
> there could be a perceived or blatant conflict of interest. Yes, I
> suggested that training might be appropriate, but let's not postpone
> trying to live up to the kind of standards we want to see expressed in
> government and elections.
> 
> Merelice
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