GOOOH Exclusions

We’re continuing to gather input on whether or not we should exclude any group from GOOOH. If you have not taken the survey, please spend a few minutes and do so. It can be found here. Note that you must be a member to participate.

To date, roughly two thirds of members have voted in favor of exclusions as originally defined (no politicians, no lawyers, and no person with more than $11.5 million in assets). The exclusion of ACLU donors is the only area where we are getting significantly different results: well over 80% of members do not believe they should be allowed to participate.

We’ll allow the survey to continue for a few more weeks, and then the Question Committee and the GOOOH Board will determine how to proceed. Since GOOOH was first launched the most consistent message we have received is that we should not exclude any group or individual, only those who are constitutionally ineligible. Instead, it is suggested, we should require each participant to declare whether or not they meet any of the exclusion criteria and then each individual, during their selection session, can determine for themselves who should be excluded. It's difficult to argue with the logic of this approach and it does also encourage those who are excluded today to help us recruit new members – our initial goal.

We definitely want to hear what you have to say. Post a reply to this blog, comment in our forums, or send an email to goooh@goooh.com. Together, we will reclaim our government!