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[jamie mclaughlin]

Sorry it took so long questions ask me!!!

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jami m




State Report back from the national convention – Tucson, AZ July 27th-30th


I was the only delegate ( or attendee) from the state of  MA, this made it 
so that I could not attend that many workshops, I had to be at the plenary 
in order keep national quorum. I spoke on the plenary floor twice, attended 
a women’s caucus meeting, and poked my head into a boarder’s issues 
discussion.
On the plenary floor I gave a state report and I spoke during a stack on 
prop. 190, I read Owens statement.
In our state report, I reported that we were running a statewide slate of 
four candidates.  Said that we were close to achieving our signatures 
driving placing all candidates on the ballot in November.  We also expect to 
win back our ballot line in at least one of those races (most likely more 
than one….) I did not use all the time allotted for the report because there 
were many other people that wanted to speak.
    I also got on the stack when discussion of prop 190 came up. I got up to 
read Owens
Stament, which I had printed out copies of and I put them on a literature 
table.  While I was wafting on line in the stack one woman cut in front of 
me but I did not want to fight with her. She addressed the floor in front of 
me> She said that she had been watching fox news and that she saw the 
green-rainbow party at a demonstration in Boston on the national news 
program. She said that someone (ok it was Dave,) had a sign that said 
victory to Hezbollash on it, this apparently was not non-violent of 
acceptable to her and then her time ran out. I got to the mic and told her 
that she should not watch fox news and I read as much of Owens statement as 
I could and directed folks to our state website it they had any questions on 
out state parties stance.
    There were only two caucus in attendance, the women’s caucus and the 
lavender caucus. There is a sentiment with in the party that believes the 
Green party of the USA should not have caucuses. It is an on going struggle 
within the party.
    We were given a national summary of our fiancés and it was very 
depressing. One man suggested that we cut every bodies salary and close the 
national office in DC. I don’t think that we should close the national 
office. I want to volunteer there. I encourage more of the green –rainbow 
party to volunteer in the national office. Right now rent is 2200$ a month – 
I would saw we should be able to get something the same size for 1200$ but I 
know DC is different that Boston. The answer to depleted funds was 
merchandise. Buy a tee shirt, mm I don’t like fundraising but I think we 
might in trouble if our treasurers can help with our national debt – please 
go ahead.
We got a recap of the split party situation in Utah.  There was an attempt 
at mediation with a few lowers. There was no mediation. The desert greens 
lost its case in court to have David Cobb on its ballot. One man paid all 
the legal.
     Chicago is under going a battle for ballot access. The have enough 
signatures to place their slate on the ballot in Illinois yet they are being 
challenged. They expect to win the court battle, but they expect it to take 
time.
Two people have announced their candidate for presidency. Nan Garret, GA and 
Katt Swift, TX