2012 Green National Convention
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July 13, 2012--The first two
days of Green Party Convention and National Meeting took place at
University of Baltimore. |
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In 2008 Greens were unable to
agree on a platform. This cycle they adopted their platform in
2010, and considered amendments here.
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The Green National Committee,
the party's highest decision-making body, met.
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There were many workshops.
(Above) David Cobb, national organizer of Move to Amend and the Green Party's
2004 presidential nominee, presented a workshop titled "Abolish
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There was also a modest exhibit
space. Frank Atwood, activist from Colorado, explains the
advantages of approval voting.
This
system
would allow voters to vote for more than one candidate; the
winner would still be the one who wins the most votes. It is an
interesting idea; Atwood points out that unlike instant runoff voting,
a reform proposal in which voters rank their choices, approval voting
would not require any changes to the ballot. (Atwood is actually
supporter of Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson).
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The two major candidates vying
for the nomination are Dr. Jill Stein and Roseanne Barr; Stein had
secured enough delegates to win and the word was that Barr would not
show up.
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Dr. Jill Stein.
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