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Proposal Details

Proposal ID	557
Proposal	PLATFORM: Section Changes
Presenter	GPUS Platform Committee, Green Party of California, sponsor
Floor Manager	David Strand
Phase	Closed
Discussion	08/09/2010 - 08/22/2010
Voting	08/23/2010 - 08/29/2010
Result	Failed
Presens Quorum	31 0.6666
Consens Quorum	62 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

CHAPTER 1: GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY
Delete section called, "Community."
Delete section called, "Domestic Security."

CHAPTER 2: SOCIAL JUSTICE
Delete section called, "Civil Rights and Equal Rights."
Delete section called, "Religious Freedom and Secular Equality."
Delete section called "War on Terrorism."
All subsections of "Civil Rights and Equal Rights" from 2004 platform shall become stand-alone sections.
Move "Education and Arts" section from Chapter 2 "Social Justice" to Chapter 1 "Grassroots Democracy." Separate them into two distinct sections.
Delete section called, "Economic Justice/Social Safety Net."

CHAPTER 3: ECONOMIC JUSTICE
Change name of Chapter 3 from "Economic Sustainability" to "Economic Justice and Sustainability."
Delete section called, "Small business and the self-employed."
Move "Trade" section from Chapter 1 to Chapter 3.
Delete section called, "Anti-trust Enforcement."

CHAPTER 4: ECOLOGICAL WISDOM
Delete section "Economics Justice" section.

CHAPTER 5: NON-VIOLENCE
Move "Peace and disarmament" section from Chapter 1 "Democracy" to Chapter 5 "Non-violence."
Move "A real road to peace in the Middle East" from Chapter 1 "Democracy" to Chapter 5 "Non-violence."
Move "Demilitarization of space" from Chapter 1 "Democracy" to Chapter 5 "Non-violence."

OUTLINE OF NEW 2010 PLATFORM
I. INTRODUCTION
II. 10 KEY VALUES
III. CALL TO ACTION
IV. Chapter 1: Grassroots Democracy
A. Political Reform
B. Education
C. Arts
D. Media Reform
E. Civil liberties
V. Chapter 2: Social Justice
A. Health Care
B. Labor
C. Women's Rights
D. Racial Discrimination
E. Indigenous Peoples
F. Justice for Native Hawaiians
G. Sexual Orientation and Gender Equity
H. Rights of the disabled
I. Youth Rights
J. Veterans Rights
K. Consumer Protection
L. Environmental Justice
M. Welfare
N. Criminal Justice
O. Population
P. Immigration and Emigration
Q. Housing and Homelessness
VI. Chapter 3: Economic Justice and Sustainability
A. Ecological Economics
B. Curbing Corporate Power
C. Local Economic Development
D. Green Jobs
E. Banking and Insurance Reform
F. Pension Reform
G. National Debt
H. Trade
I. Intellectual Property and Technology
VII. Chapter 4: Ecological Wisdom
A. Climate Change
B. Energy
C. Agriculture
D. Water
E. Oceans
F. Forests
G. Ethical Treatment of Animals
H. Land Use
I. Transportation
J. Toxics
K. Biological diversity
VIII. Chapter 5: Non-violence
A. United States
B. Africa
C. Americas
D. Asia-Pacific
E. Middle East
F. United Nations
G. Space

Resources

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References

CONTACTS
Marnie Glickman marnie@greenchange.org
Bruce Hinkforth bhinkforth@milwpc.com

Visit the Platform Committee webpage for this proposal at: http://www.gp.org/committees/platform/comments/?p=529.

The proposal to create Chapter 5 is #530. Text can be found at http://gp.org/cgi-bin/vote/propdetail?pid=530.

Text of affected 2004 sections can be found at: http://www.gp.org/committees/platform/comments/?page_id=823.

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