Some New Links (posted 9-27-2005):
The Progressive Government Institute: www.progressivegovernment.org
Project Backbone: -link to come

Web search for Shadow Cabinet yields 1100 pages of matches. Apparently much of the civilized world does business in this critique-the-patriarch way. Here are highlights from just the first 33 pages:

Introducing: www.greensvillage.com "Greens Village" online community for people building a more democratic, cooperative, cleaner, safer world.

USA GETTING NEAR CRITICAL MASS

---Bill Clinton urges Dems to form Shadow Government: www.buzzflash.com/contributors/03/05/19_shadow.html

---wonderful, professional site (Del Lamagna, convener) blue-ribbon board of directors, Bravo!! They're forming it: http://www.progressivegovernment.org/shadow/

---Definition: http://www.progressivedailynews.com/Opinion/?shadow_cabinet.htm

---The Bush Cabinet: Financial Oligarchy
www.wsws.org/articles/2001/may2001/bush-m16.shtml

---other background and support dating back to Lincoln's cabinet: www.GreenCabinet.org

EXAMPLE APPLICATIONS OF SHADOW CABINET

--- www.gendergap.com/governme.htm yes, governme

---As a mode for the training of youth in civics: http://home.mcn.net/~montanabw/cabinet.html

---Press release form the Shadow Secretary of Transportation, Libertarian Party http://archive.lp.org/rel/19940106-FAA.html.....

 ---The dept. of defense is urging high-ranked members of The Dept. of energy to step forward for training and evaluation and possible placement at su-cabinet levels.


RANDOM COUNTRIES ALREADY ON-BOARD

UNITED KINGDOM: (RULES: // http://www.ipf.co.uk/fmf/about.htm)

SCOTLAND (GREENS) http://www.scottishgreens.org.uk/news/2003/may/030528shadow.htm

MALAWI, BELIZ, JAMAICA, virtually anywhere once British controlled.
CZECH REPUBLIC, RUSSIA,

MEXICO http://www.mexonline.com/mexagncy.htm


RANDOM EXAMPLES OF LOCAL SHADOW GOVERNMENTS

---Coydon Council Shadow Cabinet http://www.croydon.gov.uk/csdept/democratic/cabinet/shadow_cabinet.asp

--- www.ealing.gov.uk/committee_info/shadowcabinet/m220101.pdf

---Ontaria www.ontla.on.ca/members/opposition_critics/

---(French speaking Canada) www.canadianalliance.ca/french/index-details.asp?ID=21486/23/03