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Post by RGirtman on Mar 19, 2020 17:39:09 GMT -6
Please be aware that this forum is meant as the the most versatile medium for discussion & conversation, especially considering the current nCOVID-19 situation. It is a work-in-progress & the format & groupings may change as the conversation develops. This is NOT intended to be a long-term, official platform for the Party.
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Post by Ash on Mar 20, 2020 10:07:40 GMT -6
We may want to set up a discord, skype, or other group associated with this to allow for more open chat. This is great but there's a lot more we can do!
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Post by RGirtman on Mar 20, 2020 10:11:57 GMT -6
That is something that was considered first, but the difficulty of getting everyone who wanted to be involved & provide input to be in the same place at the same time was a significant barrier. That's why this method was selected for having the discussion and hammering out the details.
A real-time VoIP (probably Discord, because it allows high-volume) virtual Convention will occur once the initial prep work has been done here.
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Post by Ash on Mar 20, 2020 10:19:43 GMT -6
Sounds great! Where should our focus be in setting up the party right now?
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Post by RGirtman on Mar 20, 2020 10:49:53 GMT -6
Sounds great! Where should our focus be in setting up the party right now? Specifically identifying WHAT we want to include with the first big discussion (Before we can vote, we have to say what we're voting on). So Bylaws (how the Party works), Platform (what does the Party believe in), and branding (How do we want others to see us). And we're talking very broad strokes: * Liberal voters believe in healthcare. <-- Too broad* Progressives believe in universal healthcare as a fundamental tenant of the Party. <--- This is what we're looking for* A libertarian Progressive may believe in public option universal healthcare. * A socialist Progressive might believe in single payer universal healthcare. * A specific candidate may believe in a single-payer system funded by a graduated tax on incomes over $200k. When it comes to the playform, should we include this or that... Healthcare is a plank, yes. Should Abortion rights be part of healthcare, or is that a completely seperate issue? What about gun control? Some progressives can be fairly conservative on this issue... Do we want to mention it as part of the Party Platform, or leave it up to individual candidates to decide? These are the kinds of questions we're answering here. Once we have this all packaged nice and neat, THEN we take it to the larger group of Progressives and say "Here is a proposal. Do we want to make this our Party?" |
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