[CRNMC] another idea

[agnes at mcn.org]

Dear Baile,

Thank you for your gracious response, you and I are in agreement.

Sincerely,
Agnes



> Dear Agnes,
>
> Thank you for your clarity.
>
> My words are not intended to down play the important work and the time
> invested in the public bank and the charter process to date.
>
> I have much appreciation and gratitude for all of ya'lls work.
>
> My only point visioning the charter process and the public bank process as
> separate processes is supported in your words about S.F. establishing a
> charter first and then working on the public bank issue.
>
> There is a lot of education that needs to be county wide on both of these
> issues for them to pass.
>
> The passage of Measaure "S"  had the gift of the strong sentiment against
> fracking that was already present in our county before the establishment
> of the CRNMC.
>
> I do not know whether Measure "S" would have passed if it was solely a
> measure to support and enforce a community bill of rights to protect and
> preserve the Sovereign rights of Nature.
>
> Thank you for all your help.
>
> With love,
>
> Baile
>
>
>
> On Dec 6, 2014, at 12:12 PM, agnes at mcn.org wrote:
>
>> Dear Baile et al,
>>
>> I agree with the idea of a list serve for those interested in helping to
>> educate the public about a County Charter in the six months we have
>> before
>> it has to be submitted for the 2015 ballot. S.F. City and County are
>> Chartered and are now close to adding a public bank.When they do many
>> other Chartered Counties will follow suit.We took advice of the S.F.
>> Attorney that a charter would facilitate establishing a public bank.
>>     Ellen Rosser and Robin Sunbeam worked diligently over a year to make
>> our county charter meet the CA Constitutional requirements for a
>> Charter They took parts from other established County Charters in CA,
>> of which there are 14. Why reinvent the wheel?
>>
>> The Wall Street Banks have $2 Quadrillion derivative(bets) on their
>> books
>> and we are facing another economic crisis much bigger than in 2008.
>> Derivatives have super priority in case of banks going bankrupt
>> according
>> to the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2005. They will be paid off first,
>> there's
>> not enough money in the FDIC to cover a bail-in when depositors savings
>> will be used to recapitalize the failed banks. We need to get our county
>> money in a public bank and your savings out of the big banks before the
>> derivatives bust.
>>
>> Baile,your last statement I resonate with. Let's make the Charter the
>> focus of CRN. This is a comunity Rights issue. PB would keep our money
>> local. The Transpacific Partnership (TTP)trade agreement would make
>> local
>> money illegal. Obama and Congress needs to hear from all of us -Stop the
>> TTP.
>>
>> Agnes
>>
>>> Dear Agnes et al,
>>>
>>> 6 people do not represent the magnitude of our county.
>>>
>>> Establishing a county charter can be a different issue than
>>> establishing a
>>> public bank at this time.
>>>
>>> i support establishing a list serve to be able to hear from a wider
>>> range
>>> of people who are interested in investigating and establishing a county
>>> charter.
>>>
>>> Allow the process to determine the focus of the charter.
>>>
>>> My understanding, which quite humbly is limited and could be wrong, is
>>> that establishing a public bank can be done without a county charter.
>>>
>>> and/or
>>>
>>> a public bank can be established by amending a county charter once the
>>> charter is in place.
>>>
>>> clarity ?
>>>
>>> with love,
>>>
>>> baile
>>>
>>>
>>> On Dec 6, 2014, at 11:20 AM, agnes at mcn.org wrote:
>>>
>>>> I and 6 others have been working on a County Charter and will not
>>>> divide
>>>> my energy at this time because we only have 6 months to educate the
>>>> gen
>>>> pub and other stake holder organizations with our power point slide
>>>> show
>>>> and a website for a County Charter.
>>>>
>>>> Agnes
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, 6 Dec 2014, Baile Oakes wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> At the same time, it is important for the members of the CRNMC to
>>>>>> become
>>>>>> clear regarding what we wish to manifest..what defines us..as we
>>>>>> move
>>>>>> on
>>>>>> from the single focus of Measure "S."
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> (This may just be a semantics issue.) I would disagree that the
>>>>> single
>>>>> focus has been Measure S. It has always been about Community Rights
>>>>> and S was just the first step in declaring and securing those rights.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am looking forward to the WindTunneling training in Jan. That
>>>>> is going to be a useful tool for (among other things) getting some
>>>>> clarity on thing(s) we should be working on next.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Tim Rice				Multitalents	(707) 456-1146
>>>>> tim at multitalents.net
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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