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Proposal Details

Proposal ID	473
Proposal	PLATFORM: Foreign Policy: Trade, Plank I CT
Presenter	Platform Committee presenter, Green Party of Connecticut sponsor
Floor Manager	David Strand
Phase	Closed
Discussion	07/05/2010 - 07/25/2010
Voting	07/26/2010 - 08/01/2010
Result	Failed
Presens Quorum	31 0.6666
Consens Quorum	74 0.6666 of Yes and No Votes

Background

GPUS Bylaws Article IX. Platform

9-1.1 The GPUS Platform represents policies upon which most Greens would agree and serves as a basis for Green Presidential and Congressional campaigns. The Platform may only be amended as provided by this Article.

9-1.3 In even numbered years in which there is no Presidential Nominating Convention, the National Committee shall be the decision-making body responsible for amending the platform. The process shall be as established in the GPUS Rules and Procedures.

9-1.4 Amendments to the Platform may be submitted for consideration by any accredited state party or caucus, or any committee whose Mission Statement authorizes it.

Proposal

Replace line I of the subsection titled “Trade” in the 2004 GPUS Platform with:

Greens recognize that international currency exchange practice so misrepresents and disserves the needs of nations that, though dollar value figures may show what a nation’s goods and services can be sold for on the international market, purchasing power parity figures more accurately represent the value of a nation’s productivity to its own people. Restructuring the currency exchange system to base currency value on purchasing power parity value will remove a substantial portion of the incentives of imperialism.

Resources

none

References

http://www.gp.org/committees/platform/comments/?p=551
http://www.gp.org/platform

CONTACTS:
Marnie Glickman marnie - at - greenchange.org
Bruce Hinkforth bhinkforth - at milwpc.com
Richard Duffee richard.duffee - at - gmail.com

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