Green Party

We need to demand realignment, not a third party.

Submitted by Cassiodorus on Tue, 07/19/2016 - 6:50pm

I think we ought to be referring to our ultimate goal as that of "realignment." "Third party" is the phrase the Establishment to denigrate our cause and pronounce us as insignificant. Ideally we should want the Green Party to be a second party; the Democratic Party will be the other national party, absorbing the Clintonites and the establishment Republicans under one banner (hint: they're already doing this now).

Political Parties are anachronisms and stand in the way of progress. That's why I'm supporting Jill Stein and the Green Party in 2016.

Submitted by BayAreaLefty on Tue, 07/19/2016 - 10:20am

I wrote an essay some time ago, Election reform and voter rights: a legislative agenda, in which the first two paragraphs read:

Suggestions for 1999 for Stein Moneybomb?

Submitted by paradigmshift on Sat, 07/16/2016 - 12:05pm

Hi all,

So I wanted to hear if anyone has any input for the "19.99 for Stein" Moneybomb on Tuesday, July 19th.

I have posted this at https://www.reddit.com/r/jillstein/ and then in the open thread, but wanted to get some input,
and continue to spread the word.

So
1. A goal of $199,000, what do you all think? Is that doable?

Moneybomb for Jill Stein - $19.99 on July 19th – Let's help presidential candidate Jill Stein get on state ballots and build up name recognition

Submitted by paradigmshift on Fri, 07/15/2016 - 5:22pm

Let's have a “1999 for Stein” Moneybomb on Tuesday, July 19th for Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein. The 99 cents is to show that we want candidates who represent the 99%, not just the 1%.

Jill Stein spending six days in Burlington, Vt beginning today. What's up?

Submitted by vl baker on Fri, 07/15/2016 - 7:23am

Really interesting chess going on. In video below Claudia Stauber gives a very interesting analysis of Bernie's and Jill's recent moves. Take a look at Jill's events page. Vermont is a great place to vacation but the timing here is just a little suspicious.

Transform the Democratic Party from within? Not gonna happen.

Submitted by BayAreaLefty on Fri, 07/15/2016 - 12:42am

With all the discussion around reform, the political revolution and how to proceed I think it behooves us to understand what we may be getting into. One agenda for moving forward includes taking over or at least expanding our footprint within the Democratic Party. It's a sound idea: start at the local level and take over the party organization, get candidates who are progressives elected as democrats, and bob's your uncle.

$29, $27, $26.99, $19.99 or $29.99 for Stein - What do you all think? (updated title)

Submitted by paradigmshift on Thu, 07/14/2016 - 2:36pm

I saw a comment the other day where someone suggested contributing $29 for Stein because it rhymes and is a small contribution (well, depending on your income), and that sounded like a good idea. Then, I read that many of the donations to Jill Stein these past few days have been $27 reflecting the Revolution.

I also posted this idea at the Jill Stein Reddit, but I was thinking I might get a little more thoughtful discussion here.

Helping Jill Stein get on State Ballots - Many Deadlines in July and August

Submitted by paradigmshift on Wed, 07/13/2016 - 2:59pm

Crunch time is coming to get the Green Party on the ballot in many states. The Greens/Jill Stein are currently on the ballot in 23 states. Petitioning takes time and effort (money helps too). Deadlines are coming up in the following states (with links to state/regional coordinator contact info):

First, the main webpage for ballot access is here.

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