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  1. This is just absolutely the opposite of what scouting is supposed to be about. I am terrifically glad that the summer at Summit has so far continued apace without incident, but it was a foolhardy and ridiculous risk to import youth from all over into West Virginia and local folks were and are understandably upset. I've got family in the area so I know this is not at all as bucolic a situation as is presented here. Furthermore, it's appalling that certain people keep pushing the idea that it is acceptable that local and regional camps will fold and that Summit should become the fall back.
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  2. The NRA is a 501(c)(4) (“social welfare organization”), not a (c)(3). It's official stated purpose as a 501(c)(4) under its IRS 990 filings is "Firearms safety, education, and training and advocacy on behalf of safe and responsible gun owners" That means they can spend up to 49% of their money on lobbying, advocacy and outright political support.
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  3. USPostal service letters (remember them?), email, phone calls/tree, cell phone texts, Knock on door leave card in door..... You try, you "do your best". When you are convinced the horse is dead, you quit beating it. Schedule a last B&G picnic with magician and catered BBQ, spend the last of the Pack's treasury, transfer the remainder on to the CO, and move on to ScoutsBSA.
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  4. That’s patently absurd on its face. One could be doing charitable work, but also be compelled to, and need a separate funding stream to lobby for public policy. These days, charities that don’t have sufficiently strong lobbying arms might find themselves victims of laws being changed to, say, increase statutes of limitations for legal actions against them.
    1 point
  5. Measure distance between the lug holes in the spare wheel. Go to Tractor Supply or Harbor Freight or equivalent and buy a looong square u-bolt to match the distance. Four nuts and four big fender washers to fit. Decide on location on front or rear door of trailer, drill holes in wall/door. Reinforce with a piece of scrap lumber inside if deemed necessary. U-bolt thru wall, run first pair of washers/nuts down. seal with appropriate goo against water infiltration. Mount spare, run second pair of washers/nuts down to hold. If you are lucky, the u-bolt thread will match the wheel lug thread(
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  6. Missing the point I'm afraid. This AG campaigned on destroying a private organization, then brought the unlimited power, resources, and tax payer money to bear in that fight. The precedent is chilling. To approve of this behavior is the equivalent of approving of let's say a TX AG campaigning on a platform to attack Planned Parenthood (or BLM or Move on) then enlisting the power of the state for that attack. If you can't back the latter you shouldn't back the former. Sadly most Americans are too blinded by party fielty to understand the fight of our lives isn't right vs left
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  7. IF AS WRITTEN ... that's justification minimum to never have that adult sit on another EBOR. It's justification from district to either say that EBOR is null and void or to take other action. IMHO, as soon as a volunteer utters those words, they should be removed from the EBOR. Period.
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  8. Alleged, by a partisan AG, who campaigned on attacking the NRA. This is a witch hunt. But that's what progressives, populists, and all the other leftist factions do, hunt their opponents and banish them to gulags.
    1 point
  9. Scoutmaster Burkhardt Reviews Summer Camp at the Summit This is a review of summer camp as experienced by Scouts and leaders at the Summit's “James Justice National Scout Camp” in early August, 2020. The Summit is known for its role in hosting jamborees and is used for high adventure and training activities. However, this review will focus solely on the summer camp operation. I am wearing my hat as Scoutmaster to inner-city youth from the District of Columbia in writing this. Late in the review, I will make limited comparisons to council summer camps as I have experienced them as
    -2 points
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