In any event, it had the desired effect of shaking the TNDP ExecCom up and making everyone think about how things are going over there, so it WORKED. So, what's the NEW plan, you ask? here you go:
- No changes are being made to the 66 members of the Executive Committee that are elected as one man and one woman from each state senate district;
- The amendment states that the House Democratic Leader shall appoint six members to the Executive Committee, two from each of Tennessee's grand divisions, for a term of two years;
- The amendment states that the Senate Democratic Leader shall appoint six members to the Executive Committee, two from each of Tennessee's grand divisions, for a term of two years;
- The amendment says each U.S. Congressman, if a Democrat, shall serve on the Executive Committee or appoint a member to the Executive Committee;
- The amendment says each U.S. Senator, if a Democrat, shall serve on the Executive Committee or appoint a member to the Executive Committee;
- The amendment says Tennessee's governor, if a Democrat, shall serve on the Executive Committee or appoint a member to the Executive Committee;
- The amendment states that the Executive Committee may create ex-officio voting positions, provided that the number of such positions shall not exceed nine members.
Figuring in 12 appointed by the Caucuses, one each from Steve Cohen and Jim Cooper (with more to be added if we take Congressional seats back) and ex-officio seats from College Dems, YDs and TDFW and we are now up to 83 members of the ExecCom.
That could be unwieldy, but if you get some of the older folks out and replace them with younger folks, it might just work, as long as they DO work.
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I don't mind adding folks to the state EC for that may help but we need to "weed out" those who don't show up for meetings or do nothing. My state party rep didn't even know who was running for office in his district and the female rep moved to California months ago and hasn't been replaced. I used my facebook to stop the proposed early version of changing the SEC to house reps.
www.facebook.com/filthyliberal
Jason Powell was kind enough to call me and explain his motivation for wanting to expand the Committee. He said his primary motive is to create a closer working relationship between the Committee and elected officials. The new positions would mostly be more aligned with the legislators, helping to bridge the gap.
I asked about the increased number being perhaps too large and more unwieldy. He responded that TN actually, from his research, has one of the smallest Party executive committees in the country. We are also one of two, to his knowledge, that elects the DEC on the ballot.
It seems reasonable on the surface, no matter what the initial motivation. I hope to hear from others. Would this be good the Party?
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