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Skipping the Corbyn/Roussef speeches this morning; I need the time to get ready for the debate blocks...Permalink On twitter.com
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ok back into Zoom again… #DSACon21Permalink On twitter.com
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Voting to limit debate due to how behind schedule we arePermalink On twitter.com
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so yup motion to limit debate passesPermalink On twitter.com
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Sometimes these closed captions can be fun… “Megan swap it out”Permalink On twitter.com
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Now considering: NPC4-R4, which there’s a motion to indefinitely postpone on…Permalink On twitter.com
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NPC4-R4 is a recommendation on Chapter Affiliation AgreementsPermalink On twitter.com
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I’m so lost re: this debatePermalink On twitter.com
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Was torn on this vote because on the 1 hand I don’t want to reward people making useless time-suck procedural motions, but OTOH I did actually want to indefinitely postpone, so…Permalink On twitter.com
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Motion to indefinitely postpone fails; back to NPC4-R4 on its substance…Permalink On twitter.com
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I could be playing video games now, if it weren’t for this convention… actually maybe I’ll try multitasking…Permalink On twitter.com
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FINALLY done with NPC4-R4; onto NPC5-R5, on grievance policy updatesPermalink On twitter.com
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I think I might need to fall back asleep; didn’t get enough sleep last night…Permalink On twitter.com
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…did I just hear that we’re done with NPC recommendations? Phew!Permalink On twitter.com
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Now being discussed: CB4, on candidate membership for the NPCPermalink On twitter.com
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lol someone just used the term “bikeshedding”Permalink On twitter.com
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oh wait this is actually CB3, not CB4Permalink On twitter.com
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onto CB6, which would create a national organizing committeePermalink On twitter.com
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my chapter seems to be pretty strongly against this, so I guess I’ll join them in voting no…Permalink On twitter.com
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…although maybe the amendments to it improve it?Permalink On twitter.com
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ok so I guess it’s yes on the amendments, and then wait to see how those results turn out before deciding how to vote on CB6 as a whole…Permalink On twitter.com
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Amendments to CB6 pass, now considering it as amended…Permalink On twitter.com
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yeah there’s a good point about there not being enough people to fill this proposed new committeePermalink On twitter.com
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CB6 fails; break time nowPermalink On twitter.com
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ok back from break; onto CB7, to make sure STV is always used as the election method for leadership electionsPermalink On twitter.com
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I like STV, but there’s some decent arguments about local control to be made against this change… Arrow’s Theorem shows how there’s no perfect RCV-counting method, so I can get how some chapters might want to choose different methods…Permalink On twitter.com
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yeah sorry to the questioner who asked for this to be explained in simpler terms; unfortunately it is in fact pretty complicated… there are multiple college-level semesters worth of info here that one can spend studying…Permalink On twitter.com
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motion to divide fails… if it had succeeded, I could have had an easier decision by just splitting my vote and giving a “yes” to one and a “no” to the other, but now I have to actually decide… oh well, let’s just go with “yes”.Permalink On twitter.com
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CB7 vote is over; onto considering the DSA Platform as a wholePermalink On twitter.com
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Of course, there are amendments to it: first is Platform Amendment 2, on Green New Deal amendment text.Permalink On twitter.com
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Next: Platform Amendment 1, on internationalismPermalink On twitter.com
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good point about Rojava; that convinced me to vote “no” on this amendmentPermalink On twitter.com
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next: Platform Amendment 6, on amending the Economic Justice plankPermalink On twitter.com
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Public Banking was brought up in one of the summits I was at the previous week, too; it’s good, so that has me feeling supportive of this amendmentPermalink On twitter.com
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Time for debate on the platform as a whole now; we won’t be voting on it until later, though…Permalink On twitter.com
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oh wait I guess we might be voting on it now after all?Permalink On twitter.com
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ok I’m voting yes on the platform as a wholePermalink On twitter.com
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onto general resolutions again… considering R5, on labor power, now. I’m leaning to support this.Permalink On twitter.com
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unsure about this amendment to R5, though…Permalink On twitter.com
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ok some good points have been made against this amendment to R5; I’m leaning to oppose it (the amendment) now (I still support R5 overall either way though)Permalink On twitter.com
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Amendment 2 to R5 fails; good.Permalink On twitter.com
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R5 passes on acclamation; yay!Permalink On twitter.com
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Next up is R8, “Towards a Mass Party in the United States”Permalink On twitter.com
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Yeah, I’m opposing this; Dems could use some improvements, sure, but I don’t think we need an entirely new party to replace them.Permalink On twitter.com
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…except this person speaking against it is ALSO being anti-Dems? Which way do I vote to be pro-Dems?Permalink On twitter.com
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I guess, even if someone else is voting “no” for the opposite reason as me (i.e., they think it doesn’t go far enough, while I think it goes too far), the default position it falls back to if it fails wouldn’t necessarily be theirs, it’d just be the status quo, so I’m still “no”.Permalink On twitter.com
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ok so after reading the actual resolution text, it doesn’t seem too bad after all, as it’d still allow me to run as a Dem; the two amendments would take that away, though, so I oppose them.On twitter.com
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so I guess this means how I vote on this resolution will depend on whether the amendments pass or not, now.Permalink On twitter.com
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ok back from break nowPermalink On twitter.com
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I disagree with this speaker who said the Democratic Party can’t be reformedPermalink On twitter.com
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Bernie Sanders won MY state’s Dem primary twice, so you can’t say Dems here are opposed to him.Permalink On twitter.com
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Vote NO on R8A5. #DSACon2021Permalink On twitter.com
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OK good R8A5 failed; I still have a chance for voting for the resolution as a whole, then (only if R8A6 fails as well)Permalink On twitter.com
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Vote NO on R8A6. #DSACon2021Permalink On twitter.com
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ok good R8A6 fails, too, I guess that means I can vote YES on R8 as a whole, after all, since both of the amendments failed.Permalink On twitter.com
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taking another break nowPermalink On twitter.com
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Returning for the NPC elections now… I found the candidate info compendium too overwhelming and haven’t managed to read it; I might just abstain from this part if I still can’t decide after this hour.Permalink On twitter.com
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First up is Karra Hall, who was removed from the ballot previously, but we voted to put back on the ballotPermalink On twitter.com
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Kara Hall seems fine; if this were an approval ballot, she’d go in my “approve” columnPermalink On twitter.com
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Next is Sofia Guimarães Cutler of Newark, NJ and the Bread & Roses caucus.Permalink On twitter.com
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These speeches are kinda quick; I won’t really have much time to say much about the candidates besides their names and where they’re from.Permalink On twitter.com
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oh hey Jose Alejandro de La Luz, I think I heard of him from the Bernie campaignPermalink On twitter.com
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next is Austin Gonzalez of VirginiaPermalink On twitter.com
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oh this guy is a pro-Venezuela guy; I’m not ranking himPermalink On twitter.com
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Next is Jen McKinney of Eugene, OregonPermalink On twitter.com
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ok I have no objections to her; so far my ballot is: 1. JAdLL 2. Kara Hall 3. Jen McKinneyPermalink On twitter.com
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Now speaking is Laura Gabby; she has a pretty good story of her union work that she’s giving now.Permalink On twitter.com
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wait you can rank people as tied with one another? She just said to rank Sofia ahead of her?Permalink On twitter.com
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Oh, Sofia already spoke and I forgot to rank her… oops.Permalink On twitter.com
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Kevin Richardson speaking nowPermalink On twitter.com
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Next is Gilma Bagga of Louisville, KY and the Bread & Roses caucusPermalink On twitter.com
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he seems fine; I’ll rank himPermalink On twitter.com
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now speaking is Joshua Rusinov, also of North New Jersey like someone else was…Permalink On twitter.com
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oh hey @kksteffany is running; I recognize herPermalink On twitter.com
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ok she gets my number 2 slotPermalink On twitter.com
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Now speaking is Maikiko James; I think she spoke in a previous debate block, too…Permalink On twitter.com
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ok she seems fine; I’ll rank herPermalink On twitter.com
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Matt Miller of Boston is speaking now; he’s uncaucused. I might just rank him highly out of New England bias.Permalink On twitter.com
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Now speaking is Desiree Joy Frias, running as an independent candidate.Permalink On twitter.com
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she gets points for mentioning working on disability stuffPermalink On twitter.com
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now speaking is Sabrina Chan of Chicago, running on the Socialist Majority slatePermalink On twitter.com
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Socialist Majority slate candidates seem good in generalPermalink On twitter.com
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now speaking is Jennifer Bolen… and she’s done alreadyPermalink On twitter.com
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Now speaking is Justin Charles, who has been chairing previous sessions. He’s done a good job so far; I’m fine with him.Permalink On twitter.com
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Now speaking is Sydney Ghazarian, whose focus is ecosocialism and Green New Deal stuff.Permalink On twitter.com
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Now speaking: Gustavo Gordillo of New York, running on the Green New Deal slate.Permalink On twitter.com
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Now speaking: Ashik SiddiquePermalink On twitter.com
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Now speaking: Aaron WarnerPermalink On twitter.com
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OK time to actually make the decisions nowPermalink On twitter.com
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This is how my ballot is looking so far; I generally liked the @DSASocMaj candidates. I’ll give it until this section closes at 10 before submitting. #DSACon2021Permalink On twitter.com
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oops I meant until 9, not until 10 there… anyways, I’ve submitted now… one day left! I’ll do a new thread tomorrow.Permalink On twitter.com
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