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Personally I believe that it would be best if the Green Party of Colorado make an effort to inform voters of the actual impacts of 69 on individual and small business costs so that voters of whatever party can make an informed and principled decision based on 69's attempt to create a just and fair single payer plan. Apparently 69 comes under a Multi-payer plan designation as it currently exists, something I honestly don't understand. All the literature I received as I supported the petition to place 69 on the ballot made it seem to me like it would be a single payer system for Colorado with the exception that those under Veterans insurance and Medicare would be unaffected. People are concerned that their health care bill would be increased because they would be paying a tax increase along with the portion of Medicare and/or Veterans Insurance they pay from their Social Security or Veterans benefits.
The GP-PRR discussed this proposal and voted not to approve it as they had too many unanswered questions with regard to the concerns raised about funding and specific possible increased costs to retired individuals from what their current health insurance costs them. There position is that they don't necessarily approve or disapprove of 69 personally (some do and some don't) but that the GP-PPR does not endorse it. I personally support it but cannot cast a vote for this proposal as representative of GP-ppr.
actually we will now have 3 Western Slope chapters but Mesa is more North West while San Miquel and South west are South. 😉
Basic Info:Date proposed: 2Sept15Name of the sponsor(s): Bob Kinsey Title: Creating a Colorado Green Party PlatformText:WHEREAS, there is no document that applies Green Party Ten Key Values to analysis of specific Colorado issues and proposed public policy for voters to understand why they should register Green, andWHEREAS, the Colorado Green Party seeks to enlist Colorado citizens to Register Green and Vote Green, and, WHEREAS, Neither “Major” Party in Colorado can be trusted to give anything more than lip service, if that, to critical ecological issues caused by the current economic a political arrangements in Colorado, and, WHEREAS, There is a need for various Green issue groups to understand that Registering and Voting Green Party is their only hope of “Occupying the Vote” and shaping our governmental institutions according to Green Values THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Green Party of Colorado and all of its Chapters create, endorse and maintain a Colorado Specific Platform and to use it to vet its candidates for office, to educate voters and to characterize all candidates for public office. Background: The Colorado Green Party has a very slow process for responding to events to provide alternative ten key values framing to those events. Most events have deep causal factors that can be addressed with the ten key values. But lacking a clear platform leaders must hold their piece unless a specific proposal responding to a specific event when it would be beneficial in raising visibility if we could respond in a more timely manner.Justification/Goals: The goal of this proposal is to begin a process of identifying specific issues and policy which Green Party elected officials would advocate and implement to address them Examples of such issues: Climate Change, Fracking, effective subsidies to fossil fuel extraction and use, single payer health care, development and transportation, GMO labeling, support of public education, support for family planning, the prison complex—failure to emphasize rehabilitation, economic dependence on military spending, Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site expansion, organic farming support, jobs in renewable energy field, Antibiotic abuse in food system, Property rights in relationship to global and local responsibility for the benefit of all.Pros and Cons: A con might be that we cannot agree and we could become alienated. Another might be that such a document would “turn off” persons who hold different policy positions on a specific issue. Pros would be that it would demonstrate we have done our homework, have creative and constructive policies and plans to govern towards a sustainable just and peaceful future. Give voters a tool to measure candidates running for office from other parties.Alternatives to the proposal: Do nothing, Leave our candidate free to interpret the ten key values in their individual campaigns. Umm.........? References: Gpus.org for national party platform.
I like it– How about calling for the renaming of Mt. Evans,(especially this one) Pikes Peak and Longs Peak with their First Nation names? And calling for taking down the designation of the Battle of Sand Creek on State Capitol grounds unless it is renamed the “Sand Creek Massacre” so that the US military take responsibility for its outrage.
