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ARTICLE III. COMMITTEES

The Green Party may form committees to further its work. The 
committees serve at the discretion of the Coordinating Committee and 
shall report regularly to the Coordinating Committee. The Steering 
Committee shall coordinate the work of the committees and task them 
with various duties when appropriate. Unless otherwise decided by the 
Coordinating Committee, each member state of the Association may have 
up to three (3) representatives on each committee. Voting on 
committees will be one vote per each member state represented. A 
member state may exercise its right to participate on a committee at 
any time. Committee participation need not be limited to those 
members of a state party who are representatives of that state on the 
Coordinating Committee nor to representatives of member states.
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There are some issues about the "3 per state" thing. BRPP is on this. 
If each state can have three members on a committee, 150 committee 
members is a tad unwieldy! Not to mention that some committees are 
allowed a fixed number of members.

And the "one vote per state" thing for committees is also in 
question. Why should a committee member's opinion from a state with 
two (or more) reps be of lesser importance than one from a state with 
only one? Committees are for input of ideas, not political control. 
Normally.

Regarding the motivation for this question: if you are considering 
forming a committee, historical precedent says it is likely to be 
approved. If you are questioning the existence of a current 
committee, it is likely to continue to exist. This is the First Law 
of Conservation of Green Committee Dynamics: "It is of less effort to 
allow committees than to oppose their existence." (The Second Law has 
to do with who gets to be on the committee which is under review.) 
So, go for the new concept, but don't beat your head against the 
Green Door stopping an existing concept.

Charlie "not quite on vacation yet but keep your hopes up" Green


> Where is the documentation that clearly defines how a committee is

> created?

> 

> Thanks!

> 

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> Ginny-Marie Case

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