My first plenary was exciting, and yet confusing. I wasn’t entirely sure what was happening most of the time, but what I did know got me by. I got there around 5:15 or so, right at the beginning of the Arizona – Immigration movement. As I watched from the front of the hall, I was entranced by this form of debate I had yet to witness before today. Though I was annoyed by the amount of procedure questions throughout the entire thing (Seriously, guys? You don’t need to start several debates about whether or not you can have more time. You’re wasting time just by asking for more time.), the whole event was very amusing to watch.
I got lost several times, and I wasn't entirely sure what they were talking about half the time, but I did get the gist of it. Basically, some people thought we should go about GA 2012 in Arizona as normal, while others thought that GA business should be cancelled in favor of everyone still coming to Arizona but instead of regular meetings, they should boycott Arizona.
At least thats what I think was happening. They got off topic many times so it was hard to tell.
One of the people that stood out more than anyone else was a man who said something along the lines of "we should boycott Arizona, because of the people who cannot boycott: The people of Arizona."
Another was a woman who said something similar to "It is not okay to cross a picket line because of a normal General Assembly, we need to cross a picket line for a real protest."
Those two people almost made me cry. People were applauding like crazy and nodding along and I was just sitting there thinking, 'WOW. These guys ROCK!'
Finally, by the time everyone shared their thoughts (well, mostly...), time was up and at about 6:25 or so they took a vote, and guess what? The original motion carried! Which I think means we're going to Arizona for a protest, but dont hold me to that. I was a bit distracted through parts of it from the ceiling dripping water on me.
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