Items to watch at the CDP E-board.

rules (0.00 / 0)

The purpose of the party is to elect Democrats....keep your eyes on the prize.

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by: sml @ Sat Nov 14, 2009 at 19:49:46 PM UTC

Rules Hearings (4.00 / 1)

I'd like all information possible from the sub Committee hearings.I can't make the meeting and was supposed to be on the Caucus's Sub-Committee. I'm especially interested in your
analysis of the testimony and committee reaction.

JHotchkiss2
"Be yourself, everyone else is taken."Oscar Wilde

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by: Siftingthrough @ Sat Nov 14, 2009 at 20:51:44 PM UTC

Unfortunately (0.00 / 0)

I wasn't able to attend both subcmte hearings, so I wasn't able to get a feeling for the full range of opinions.  I think that people in the room were very concerned that the CDP was in some way trying to eliminate the caucuses, but by the end of the hearing, Garry Shay had said in 18 different ways that was not their goal.  Rather it was to define what a caucus was so that there was a useful definition that could ensure that there is some sort of limit.  We can't simply have a caucus for every issue group; it would simply be unmanageable.

The other point that I got was that people really like the caucuses. They present an opportunity for people to become involved in the party, and that's a really good thing. I think that changing anything in something that is so "feel good" will always be challenging. But I think it is for the best that we define them in order to get a hold on the purpose of these groups.

I think?

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by: Brian Leubitz @ Sun Nov 15, 2009 at 15:39:15 PM UTC

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Is there a purpose to the caucuses? (0.00 / 0)

In the course of my involvement at the state party level, I have been involved directly or indirectly with a few caucuses.  Usually they talk a big game at convention, take my $20, and I don't hear squat from them until next convention, when they want me to renew.  Most seem to be exercises in stroking the ego of committee leadership, without offering anything substantive to party proceedings.  With the possible exceptions of the Progressive and Labor caucuses, what purpose do most of these groups serve?

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by: SolanoVoter @ Sun Nov 15, 2009 at 22:32:27 PM UTC

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tools (8.00 / 1)

Any update on the organizing tools they're making available and the terms they're offering them under is always appreciated.

So sorry I couldn't make it but thanks to everyone for the updates here and on the twitterpipe!

I'm the project director and statewide organizer for California VoterConnect.

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by: da @ Sat Nov 14, 2009 at 21:39:47 PM UTC

Legislative Action and Equal Opportunity Committee (8.00 / 1)

The CDP Rules Committee was charged with developing Guidelines for the Legislative Action and Equal Opportunity Committee (LAEOC) at the July CDP Executive Board mtg.

It seems Rules has been so focused on the Caucus stuff they haven't gotten to the LAEOC Guidelines in a serious way yet. There is no Rules Committee discussion of the Guidelines at the San Diego CDP mtg in process as far as I know.

Asked how the LAEOC should proceed since no approved Guidelines are in place, the CDP said we should use the Policies the Committee approved for itself previously. That is what we've done.

We are empowered to take recommendations on both State and federal legislation, evaluate and recommend a position for the CDP to take as a body.

Since July, we received requests to support two federal bills:

1. HR 1466 (Waters) To concentrate Federal resources aimed at the prosecution of drug offenses on those offenses that are major.

2. H. R. 3699 (Lee) To prohibit any increase in the number of members of the United States Armed Forces serving in Afghanistan.

There was a conference call of the LAEOC's sub-committee on feg legislation to discuss these bills. The sub-committee voted in favor of putting both of on the LAEOC consent Calendar for approval and referral to the whole CDP Executive Board meeting tomorrow.

There is a form any registered Democrat can use to submit a request to take a position on State or federal legislation. It is not on line at the moment. I'll ask the CDP if they can get it up.

That's all for now.

Janet Stromberg
14th AD CDP Executive Board Rep
Lead Co-chair, CDP LAEOC


Guess I still have San Francisco hippie values, although I'm an engineer

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by: caligal @ Sat Nov 14, 2009 at 23:00:16 PM UTC

The 1st I'll support (0.00 / 0)

The 1st I'll support(HR 1466), The 2nd(HR 3699) I feel is meddling in an area where the constitution says the President is Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States of America, Not Congress, So I view the 2nd one as unconstitutional and so I'm against It.

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by: SuperJoker @ Sun Nov 15, 2009 at 03:27:53 AM UTC

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If only (0.00 / 0)

Afghanistan was that simple.

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by: Lucas O'Connor @ Sun Nov 15, 2009 at 03:54:59 AM UTC

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One more development (0.00 / 0)

Mostly of interest to the county central committees: The MOE system is now considered an "in-kind" donation to DCCs. In other words, the CDP has dropped the fees for counties to use it. Since this was a major reason for its lack of adoption, it seems a good move.

I also asked whether the counties will "own" any data they upload and the answer was yes. This information will persist in the database and the county will continue to have access to any notes or other information they added. That was another stumbling block the CDP has removed.

From what I heard, it seems like a good move that should be welcomed by counties.

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by: cfinnie @ Sun Nov 15, 2009 at 21:27:32 PM UTC

wow (8.00 / 1)

Thanks for the update Chris.

Please allow me to be so bold as to take credit for this. VoterConnect established that these are the only terms it makes any sense for the CDP to provide tools to clubs & county cmtes under. I would definitely verify (and get in writing) the technical capacity and capacity for local targeting and ownership and export of data if I were running field for a club or county, but I'm very glad to hear they're going direction. This is a big win for everyone.

I'm the project director and statewide organizer for California VoterConnect.

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by: da @ Sun Nov 15, 2009 at 21:59:59 PM UTC

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one more thought (8.00 / 1)

The next step in terms of openness and transparency is to break this off as a contract and do an open bidding process.

I'm the project director and statewide organizer for California VoterConnect.

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by: da @ Sun Nov 15, 2009 at 22:02:10 PM UTC

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