{news} GPUS Proposal 247

[Charlie Pillsbury]

I voted against this proposal for reasons I already explained.  I will let you know whether or not it passes, when the voting period is over.

Charlie 
  Background
  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.

  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:

  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 ?

  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 ?

  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. 
  Proposal
  The Green Party of the United States endorses the following two ballot
  questions to be considered in the Somerville, Massachusetts state
  representative district:

  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 ?

  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 ? 
  Resources
  CONTACT: Mr. Owen R. Broadhurst, 96 Elbert Road, Agawam MA 01001-3202,
  413.786.1508, owen.broadhurst at gmail.com

  References
  Resolution 190: http://gp.org/cgi-bin/vote/propdetail?pid=190
  Somerville Divestment Project: http://www.divestmentproject.org/ 
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