tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497138.post114693752206733957..comments2024-01-22T03:02:52.051-08:00Comments on California Greening: El Futuro es VerdeWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15684763427526399228noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497138.post-1147750506042791012006-05-15T20:35:00.000-07:002006-05-15T20:35:00.000-07:00Wes, your readers can find more info on pro. rep. ...Wes, your readers can find more info on pro. rep. at:<BR/><BR/>http://www.fairvote.org/?page=173<BR/><BR/>and<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proportional_Representation<BR/><BR/>The key difference that pro. rep. brings is that voters become grouped based on likemindedness and not on geographical districts.<BR/><BR/>These groups (or factions), do not have to be acrimonious. However, it is likely that they will be if representation is denied to them in a foolish attempt to deny the existence of the pluralism of ideas.<BR/><BR/>It is not just a matter of pluralistic groups disagreeing on the best solutions to particular problems, Wes. It is also a matter of disagreeing on the definition of the problems and the priority.<BR/><BR/>I am glad to hear that you are aware that we advocate for a fuller representation. Now it is time to act on that awareness and cease using the perjorative form of the word 'faction' when describing Greens with opposing ideas.<BR/><BR/>The best way to stop the acrimony is to create and embrace proportional representation in our national party and our state party structures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497138.post-1147358460986301642006-05-11T07:41:00.000-07:002006-05-11T07:41:00.000-07:00Yes, Steve, I am aware. However, to allocate seat...Yes, Steve, I am aware. However, to allocate seats to "factions" does not make much sense to me. <BR/><BR/>Let me give you a real world example. The City of Morgan Hill is representative of the worst results from the gerrymandering of California's Electoral Districts. It shares a set of common problems with Gilroy to the South and the unincorporated town of San Martin between. However, is shares not a single electoral district about that of County Supervisor with any of those towns. Morgan Hill is included in a Congressional District with Tracy, Lodi and Manteca of the Central Valley, a State Senate District with San Luis Obispo and Santa Maria and an Assembly district with Santa Cruz.<BR/><BR/>Public interest is best served when the basis of electoral representation is shared problems that need to be solved. To base that representation on factionalism is to say that we are basing representation on shared acceptance on solutions, or rather an approach to soltions and that will guarantee to increase the acrimonious nature of the factional fighting.Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15684763427526399228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497138.post-1147327264734294302006-05-10T23:01:00.000-07:002006-05-10T23:01:00.000-07:00Wes, you are aware that the Green Party advocates ...Wes, you are aware that the Green Party advocates proportional representation type electoral systems since they provide fuller representation, aren't you?<BR/><BR/>The Green Party should utilize pro. rep. internally as well. This means allowing "factions" to be represented in the national body in proportion to their numbers in each state.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com