Comments on: Illinois Governor to appoint a Green to state university board

By: name

name — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:50:37 +0000

Very HlpfulHow Do You Do that? ,

By: name

name — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:08:18 +0000

Very Educational, eVry Good,

By: Third Party Revolution

Third Party Revolution — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:55:03 +0000

This is good news for the GPIL, even though this won’t affect them supporting the Governor in the election.

By: Trent Hill

Trent Hill — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:44:17 +0000

Samuels can use this position as a spring board for a serious run for office–perhaps State Senate of US House.

By: Zeleni

Zeleni — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:45:34 +0000

Whether or not there are political motivations, this is a great opportunity for Samuels and the Greens. Members of the Green Party and other third parties need to seek appointments to boards and committees to gain experience, knowledge, and standing for future runs. Running for city council as a library board member instead of a local activist will get you further along.

Julie will be a competent and hard-working trustee. Congrats!

By: PFK

PFK — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:57:00 +0000

Her position is actually Vice Chair. I don’t know where the Tribune got “Vice President” but I’ve found that reporters often screw up party titles, even though they are listed on our web site.

I personally think Julie is an excellent choice for this position, and I’m glad Gov. Quinn appointed her. Chicago State has been abused for too long by Democrats with clout. A good example of what happens when politics runs a university, the state legislature recently passed funding for a new satellite campus for Chicago State that the university’s president didn’t know about or ask for. In fact, the first he’d heard about it was when he read about it in a newspaper. The school has horrible outcomes, and yet, they’re going to build a brand new satellite campus for it, without having any kind of strategic plan in place?

I hope Samuels can bring some independence to the leadership of Chicago State…it is desperately needed.

By: Kimberly Wilder

Kimberly Wilder — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:07:02 +0000

Local Green Parties have their own rules. In Suffolk County, there is one Chair.

A side note:

As a woman who used to be in the Green Party, any rule or pattern can be soured. Sometimes, unscrupulous greens call for “Male and Female Co-Chairs”, so that instead of having one, proportional representation election for the position, they get to have two, separate races. That way everyone gets to feel like they are being kind to women–giving a set-aside chair. But, in fact, they can now have two, separate races, where the majority gets to pick both chairs (a man, and a woman loyal to the majority). Instead of benifitting from the purpose of Co-Chairs and IRV, which would be that two different factions get represented in the leadership. And, also, having a “male/female chair” makes sure that two women never lead a committee. It makes sure that women can’t take over or something…

Just some Green Party trivia…

By: Steven R Linnabary

Steven R Linnabary — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:09:01 +0000

Not to nit pic too much, but I thought the Green Party did not have chairs and vice chairs or presidents and vice presidents in favor of “Co-conveners”?

I realize that most of the report above came from a newspaper, which very well could have been in error. Or do the local Green chapters have their own rules?

PEACE

By: Green Party Fan

Green Party Fan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:00:16 +0000

This is great news for the nation, Illinois, and the Green Party.

Thanks for the story.