{news} Thank You

[Amy Vas Nunes]

There are so many reasons not to do this how can the ignorant 
understand?****A***


>From: "Charlie Pillsbury" <chapillsbury at igc.org>
>To: "'Justine McCabe'" <justinemccabe at earthlink.net>,"'CTGP-NEWS'" 
><ctgp-news at ml.greens.org>,"'Tim McKee'" <timmckee at sbcglobal.net>
>Subject: {news} RE: Please vote yes on GPUS prop. 247
>Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 11:44:25 -0400
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>Justine:  I already voted NO, as I think, as a mediator, that this proposal
>is one-sided and unproductive.  I take issue with the national Green Party
>platform for the same reasons.
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>However, I think the proposal will pass; last night yes votes outnumbered 
>no
>votes by a 5-1 margin.
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>Charlie
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>247 Saint Ronan Street
>New Haven CT 06511
>203-865-6575
>  <mailto:chapillsbury at igc.org> chapillsbury at igc.org
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>From: Justine McCabe [mailto:justinemccabe at earthlink.net]
>Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 9:09 AM
>To: CTGP-NEWS; Tim McKee; Charlie Pillsbury; CTGP Women's Caucus
>Subject: Please vote yes on GPUS prop. 247
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>Charlie and Tim,
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>I urge you both to vote for GPUS prop. 247 currently being considered by 
>the
>GPUS National Committee (Voting until 10/8; proposal is listed below)
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>This proposal reflects planks from our platform and international law 
>(right
>of return of refugees) and an position democratically taken by the party
>last year (divestment from Israel until Israel complies with international
>law).
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>The MA GP is to be commended for their persistently Green efforts to bring
>these issues before the citizens of Massachusetts.
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>Thanks.
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>Justine McCabe
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>New Milford
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>(co-Chair, International Party, GPUS)
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>http://gp.org/cgi-bin/vote/propdetail?pid=247
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>National Committee Voting
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>Proposal Details
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>Proposal ID
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>247
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>Proposal
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>Local Referenda Resolution for Divestment and Right of Return
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>Presenter
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>The Green-Rainbow Party Massachusetts GPotUS affiliate
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>Floor Manager
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>Jody Grage <mailto:jody at gp.org>
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>Phase
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>Voting
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>Discussion
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>09/18/2006 - 10/01/2006
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>Voting
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>10/02/2006 - 10/08/2006
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>Presens Quorum
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>0.6666
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>Consens Quorum
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>A Majority of Yes and No Votes
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>Background
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>The Green Party of the United States National Commiittee passed on the date
>of 11/20/2005 a Resolution, number 190, that commits the Party to several
>actions in support of the set of principles contained therein. Such actions
>include, but are not limited to, calling on "institutions", 
>"organizations",
>and "governments" to "implement a comprehensive divestment and boycott
>program". The resolution also reinforces Party support for 'Palestinian
>Refugees Inalienable Rights to Return to their homes and to receive 
>material
>compensation for their losses'. Members of the Green-Rainbow Party have
>actively pursued public referenda to help enlist the Massachusetts state
>legislature's support for divestment, and also to have local legislators
>register their support of the right of return for the Palestinian diaspora.
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>The Somerville Divestment Project has successfully petitioned to place two
>referenda on the ballot in a state representative district in Somerville, 
>MA
>that are phrased as follows:
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>1) Shall the State Representative from this district be instructed to vote
>for
>resolutions calling on all governmental entities of the Commonwealth of
>Massachusetts to sell any investments they hold either in Israel Bonds
>or incompanies that supply military equipment to Israel ?
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>2) Shall the State Representative from this district be instructed to vote
>in favor of a nonbinding resolution calling on the federal government to
>support the right of all refugees, including Palestinian refugees, to 
>return
>to their land of origin ?
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>The Green-Rainbow Party has endorsed both resolutions, urges the national
>party's support and endorsement of such efforts, and hopes other party
>affiliates may pursue such efforts. This proposal if passed would 
>accomplish
>one thing: The Green Party of the United States officially would endorse
>the Somerville Divestment Project's proposed referenda.
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>Proposal
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>The Green Party of the United States endorses the following two ballot
>questions to be considered in the Somerville, Massachusetts state
>representative district:
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>1) Shall the State Representative from this district be instructed to
>votefor resolutions calling on all governmental entities of the
>Commonwealth of Massachusetts to sell any investments they hold either in
>Israel Bonds
>or incompanies that supply military equipment to Israel ?
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>2) Shall the State Representative from this district be instructed to vote
>in favor of a nonbinding resolution calling on the federal government to
>support the right of all refugees, including Palestinian refugees, to 
>return
>to their land of origin ?
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>Resources
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>CONTACT: Mr. Owen R. Broadhurst, 96 Elbert Road, Agawam MA 01001-3202,
>413.786.1508, owen.broadhurst at gmail.com
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>References
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>Resolution 190: http://gp.org/cgi-bin/vote/propdetail?pid=190
>Somerville Divestment Project: http://www.divestmentproject.org/
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