More National Committee news
The proposals to place Alaska, Idaho, Wyoming and Vermont into inactive status is being voted on now, as mentioned in an earlier article. As of now there are a few “no” votes, and a few “abstain” votes, but most are voting “yes”. Thus far votes have been cast by 22 states or caucuses.
Two other issues are up for votes right now. One, Proposal 433, would appoint Hank Bardel of New York to the Finance Committee. The other, Proposal 432 would establish a “fast track” system for Steering Committee approval of time-sensitive sign-on letters and/or petitions forwarded by the Eco-Action Committee.
As of now, votes on these two proposals are 28 in favor, 1 against, and 4 abstentions on the Eco-Action Committee proposal, and 32 in favor, 1 against, and 1 abstention on the appointment of Bardel to the Finance Committee. Interestingly enough, the single “no” vote on Bardel was cast by Jason Nabewaniec, national party co-chair, and New York Green. On the Eco-Action Committee proposal, the sole dissenter so far is Mike Feinstein, also a national party co-chair, from California.
WTF?!
Well, I know WTF.
Hank Bardel is a long-time, dedicated Green Party member. (I am no longer an enrolled Green, but served on the Green Part of NY State Committee with Hank for many years.)
I know why Jason Nabewaniec voted against Hank. It is because Jason Nabs is part of the clique of folks in the national party who do not want any real work to get done, who do not want to share decisions with other people, committees or states.
Jason is the worst case scenario of someone wanting to be the “big fish in a small pond.” Even if he chokes the pond down to a puddle.
Jason Nabs is very, very untalented. He can hardly string two words together. He does not have a lot of talent, or even personality. His main success has been to be someone “safe” for the founders/clique/and other bullies at national to control. Jason Nabs practically spies on greens in NY, to make sure that no one else can do good things at national. There have been many times when we wondered where the heck national got certain ideas, and then we realized that Jason Nabs was reporting (inaccurately) on us.
B.S.
B.S.
B.S.
I hope Jason is wise enough to change his vote.
Voting no on Hank Bardell is wrong, stupid, petty, and bullying.
Hoping for an outcry. Not sure that Jason realizes how well-liked Hank is.
(And, if Hank ever, ever did anything wrong in the Green Party, it was not being tough enough on people like Jason who play shenanigans.)
Just a slight correction. The Eco Action proposal changes that committees procudures so that there is a process for that committee to fast track time sensitive items. The SC already has a fast track procedure.