Y'all,

We've just nominated our first presidential slate (yay, us!) ... but we have a convention coming up in October to consider bylaws amendments and program ratification.

Because of the unusual situation obtaining earlier this year, bylaws and program committees have not yet, to my knowledge, been appointed. I expect that will probably happen shortly, but there's no reason we as members can't toss around some proposals (as a matter of fact, member-sponsored proposals get voted on at the convention, after bylaws committee proposals do). Doing so might even help the national committee in selecting a program committee!

The guidelines for the program are pretty simple: "The program shall consist of no more than five specific policy recommendations relevant to the election cycle for which it is adopted."

Stylistically, I hope that proposals will be in one- or two-sentence format, and I take "specific" to mean "dealing with only one discrete issue." In other words, "The Boston Tea Party calls for world peace, gun rights, paper ballots in all elections, a return to the gold standard and pistachio ice cream for all" is probably over-broad in scope.

So, post'em if you got'em. And, just as those who can't do, teach, if you don't got any, well, CRITICIZE some!