Constitution of the Greeley Peoples' Group

Preamble

 

The Greeley People’s Group is a local communistic, self-governing assembly of working people who make use of their collective labor and a cache of resources to fulfill the tasks of the communist revolution through community and workplace organizing, strike and community support, and persistent, militant agitation. It acts simultaneously as a revolutionary organization and a cell of the new communist social order.

 

The organization is governed following the principles of liquid democracy. dynamic centralism, theoretical discipline, and imminent critique. It will adopt the program of the immediate revolution, international insurrection, and radical democracy.

 

Article 1: The Application of Fluid Democracy in Greeley

 

SECTION I: Members will make open use of collective labor and resources under the condition that they have made an adequate proposal to do so and time has been granted for the mass of the group to state any opposition. If no opposition can be found, then the proposal is executed.

 

SECTION II: If opposition, dissent, or a desire to deliberate is voiced, the group will hold a vote at the proceeding meeting.

 

SECTION III: Members cannot make use of Group resources without an adequate proposal and time given for dissent to be voiced.

 

SECTION IV: If dissent has been voiced, a vote will be called and ratified with greater than one half 

(>1/2) decision.

 

SECTION V: The bylaws are a more fluid document that is created to determine the proper execution and interpretation of the group program and constitution. When changes to the bylaws are proposed, they will always require a vote to be held and ratified with a greater than or equal to two thirds (23 ) decision.

 

SECTION VI: The program is a document that guides the ideological development of the group. Both the program and constitution are more static documents. When changes to the program or constitution are proposed, they will always require a vote to be held and ratified with a greater than or equal to three fourths (3/4 ) decision.

 

SECTION VII: No document is free from modification. Ratified proposals can be reexamined upon request from a group of members greater than 3 and a vote can be held which is greater than the amount by which the original proposal was ratified. 

 

SECTION VIII: Decisions require a quorum greater than or equal to three fifths (>3/5) of the total mass of voting members to be ratified. If the members are not present at a meeting to participate, they are given one (1) week to submit their vote before the quorum limit is nullified and the decision is ratified without their vote.

 

SECTION IX: Deliberation wherein modifications to proposals are made must occur openly to the mass of the group, either during meetings or in official channels that are made available to all members. Deliberation cannot occur without the author or authors of the proposal present.

 

Article 2:  Application of the Program

 

SECTION I: The program is a document that guides the ideological development of the group. It contains a formal manifesto and a series of texts that form the foundation of the group's philosophy.

 

SECTION II: A group of politically educated members will form a formal cadre committee to guide the greater mass of the group towards the immediate revolution. 

 

SECTION III: Cadre are selected from members that have demonstrated a proficient understanding of the foundational texts and concepts in the program. 

 

SECTION III: Cadre have the capacity to veto all proposals through a unanimous vote among their ranks.

 

SECTION IV: The group can remove members of the cadre through a vote that is ratified by a greater than two thirds (>2/3) decision.

 

SECTION V: The group can override cadre veto through a vote that is ratified by a greater than three fourths (>3/4) decision.

 

 

Bylaws:

 

 

This document isn’t doctrine. It is a rough outline of how politics are conducted in our group.

 

Conditions for membership

 

The Group is Unionized.
The member must either be a part of a workers union, student union, or unemployed.

Not permitted to employ other people

Not able to own private property

Encouraged to pursue union membership* 

 

If a member is in a situation where unionization is not possible, then they are exempt from this rule.
 

The Group is Armed.
The member must own a firearm capable of semi-automatic or double action  and must be proficient or actively in the training to become a proficient operator of their firearm.

If a member cannot own a firearm for financial reasons, their local membership is obligated to contribute to the procurement of one. (Within reason)
 

If a member wishes not to own a firearm because of mental or physical disabilities, they are within their right to refuse ownership and still be granted membership.
 

If a member wishes not to own a firearm for moral obligations, they are to be ejected from the group.  It is not possible to get an exemption from the above requirement for ‘moral’ or religious reasons.
 

The Group is Capable of Organized Defense and Militant Action.
 

The Group is Firmly Based in Theory.
The member must have completed a predetermined educational curriculum before being permitted to participate in internal group functions. (Within reason)
 

The member must remain in a study group through the duration of their career in the group.
 

If the curriculum is not available in the member’s language, it is the duty of the (study) group staff to produce the necessary translations in order for the member to study.

 

If the member is restricted from reading due to a disability or illiteracy, it is the duty of the (study) group to accommodate them in whatever way necessary.
 

The Group is Nationless.
The member cannot hold any allegiance to any nation or state, past or present.

 

The Development of Workers’ Self Government

 

It must be noted that, at every stage of growth, our organization could stagnate or die. Many parties or associations find themselves in a comfortable detour on their path to revolution. It is our duty as members and the express duty of the Commissariat to study our situation, understand our position, and take the necessary actions to continue organizational growth. It must also be noted that we may not have always developed our conditions enough to take the next steps forward, which could stretch us thin and cause collapse. 

 

Gametic stage

Various left wing and progressive organizations have naturally accumulated more radical, hardline Communist members. Said hardline members will often grow disillusioned with the inverted-revolutionary* activities that these organizations participate in, and will seek to form new, more revolutionary organizations. We, and many of our constituent groups, formed in this way. 

 

At this stage, when there is a palpable desire for better organization, its founding members will begin to coalesce. A group will start or, at the very least, attempt to properly meet certain material necessities required for a revolutionary path. They will function anarchically without any formalized structure or program. But the genes of authentic proletarian organization are present and will develop.

 

Embryonic stage

The limits of anarchic organization will begin to show through. A lack of canonized literature, rank and file, and competent guidance will lead to internal struggles. Early formalization and expansion will have to take place. A rough program will be drafted and the members of the Gametic stage will form a Nucleic Commissariat. The first general members will join and start to work within the group. Formation and compartmentalization of the formal committees will have to occur to better meet the needs of the growing group.

 

Micro-Mature stage

 

Formalization and growth will naturally lead to more impactful decisions being made. More of the general public will be aware of the group and it will grow beyond its initial radical ingroup. The existing membership will have to work towards more meaningful conversation, which will lead to the adaptation of multi-lingual communication systems. Public actions taken by the group will now have the resources to occur at larger and larger scales. Small meetups between members will grow to large events. Dinners will become city-wide potlucks. Demonstrations around government buildings grow to massive marches. Walkouts snowball into mass strikes. The working classes can use the organizational capacity of the new group to their own whim, and they will feel the first instances of true self-governance.

 

Clonal Meiotic stage

A single local group cannot match the material needs of greater regions, regional groups cannot match the material needs of a nation, and so on. It is very likely (and partially already the case) that we will find ourselves with members from different localities. We will encourage these members to form their own similar groups within a greater structure including the original preexisting group. If other groups have already formed to subsume the people of various localities, they must all exist in a cohesive organization with each other.

 

Symbiotic stage

At this point, other organizations, new or old, will have already begun interacting with our organization. We will have to set the conditions for fusion as we develop into a greater, more diverse organism. Our members will have to decide what values to uphold, synchronize, or abandon in the name of unity. In this passage we will briefly detour. The organizations we might combine with or subsume must be authentically Communist above everything else. The infestation of political Marxism* or inverted revolution* must be ruthlessly challenged and destroyed before it can be left to fester. The introduction of new, external organizations is a risky endeavor but, as we will come to see, a necessary step towards victory.