CynicalScouter

Anyone doing?

There's still a not 0% chance that it does get forcibly dissolved. I still don't think it will happen, but if local councils keep playing shell games with property the odds increase.

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.

Yeah, hey folks the time to have played shell games with the real and tangible assets of your councils was like 2 years go. Doing it now is nothing but a giant red flag "seize our assets"

That is because many of those cases are class-action and the claimants have until a set time (BSA = November) in order to get their claims in or they lose the ability to file in the future. And the difference between civil attorney and "ambulance chaser" seems to be "I like the plaintiff" or "I dislike the defendant." FYI: the number of civil lawsuits has collapsed in the last decade. You know what the vast, vast, VAST majority of civil litigation is? Contract cases (and in particular debt collection and landlord/tenant). Not torts.

First, then you didn't look. There are literally dozens of state and federal lawsuits pending. Second, do you consider all civil attorneys "ambulance chasers"?

First, the accusation of fiscal mismanagement predate the current AG. Recall the Ollie North debacle and what happened with NRA-TV. No different that Teddy Roosevelt campaigning against trusts and then once elected proceeding to use the Sherman Antitrust Act to hit them over the head and bust them up. Second, it is not any old "private organization"; it is registered as a 501(c)(3) not for profit. It must spend its money accordingly. Third, the end result would be that all donors get their money back and the officers of the NRA who misappropriated themselves funds would be forced to

What people I've known for years who are NRA members, there's a general agreement LaPierre and his ilk were in fact misusing funds. The AG"s ideology does not change that. And of course there's precedent: the NY AG's office was able to force Trump to admit to misuse of charitable funds and forced that "charity" to shut down.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/06/us/new-york-attorney-general-sues-nra.html In short: top NRA leaders were stealing money and/or misdirecting it from the not-for-profit hand over fist and the NY AG is going to try and get the NRA dissolved (exactly what happened with the Trump Charity). Why does this matter for scouting? I can think of easily 6 different standards or practices that are built into merit badges or safety protocols for Scouts, BSA and Venturing; there are probably others.

Where's the Cubmaster would be my first question?

So, I decided to take a look at this. We don't have National's IRS 990 forms for 2019 year; they have until May 15, but almost every group I've ever known always files for the automatic 6-month extension, so I don't think anything of it. We do have for 2018, which were filed in October 2019 (again, 6 month automatic extension). IRS Form 990 (Tax Year 2018) Part VII Compensation of Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, Highest Compensated Employees, and Independent Contractors (A) Name and Title (D) Reportable compen

A follow-up to this: CVC was issued a transitional charter and given days to merge or die. Instead, they rebuilt and become the first council in recent memory (possibly ever) to come from from a Transitional Charter. COLONIAL VIRGINIA COUNCIL: RESILIENCE & PERSEVERANCE During the 2019 Boy Scouts of America National Annual Meeting in front of 3000 Volunteers and Professionals, the BSA Chief Scout Executive, Michael Surbaugh, recognized Colonial Virginia Council for its commitment to providing a great Scouting program and for being the only council to go from being on a Tr

1) The "experience and maturity" slam? A scout is courteous. 2) I have no problem with letting scouts run their program within their handbooks. The problem here is that you believe there was and/or is a uniform mandate or requirement in those handbooks. As I demonstrated, that is simply not true. Wasn't true in 1967 ("It is not absolutely necessary to wear a uniform to prove yourself a Scout.") Not true in today's 14th edition. Poverty is never to be a preventative to Scouting. Neither was the uniform.

1) It is not a "loophole". It has never been a "loophole" (see below). 2) The current Handbook does NOT a) have the kind of uniform mandate you think it does and b) it does not authorize shaming a scout for their poverty or demand they prove hardship. I've got the 14th edition in my hand. No where does it have the mandate you are claiming here. In particular Page 20-21 ("Your Scout Uniform") has no reference whatsoever to the kind of hard, fast, mandate you are describing. 3) Oh, right, that's because the modern scouts have "loopholes." Ok then, let's go back to the "good old days".

As I said, the uniform is absolutely a Method Of Scouting. But a scout should not be denied the opportunities of scouting or shamed for an inability to afford it. I have seen it happen and it is a shame that people value wearing a uniform over giving scouts with limited financial means opportunity.

Define "at the very top".

Yes, and as I said, the guidelines are a scout may NOT be penalized or denied a scouting opportunity for lack of a uniform, even for an Eagle Board of Review ("Candidates shall not be required to purchase uniforming or clothing to participate in a board of review.") The uniform is a Method of Scouting but poor families may not be punished like this. In addition, as I noted above, the Webelos have the option for tan/green or blue/blue in any event.

First, welcome. Second, a scout may never, ever, EVER be penalized, punished, or denied any scouting opportunity for lack of a uniform. EVER. Even for an Eagle Board of Review, a "Class A" is not required. What is required is if they wear it, they do so properly (no untucked shirts). Third, the tan is optional for Webelos. And I quote from the Inspection Sheet (2008) as well as the 2015 printing.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6931e1.htm This will pretty much put an end to any concept of any camping this fall... -Overnight camp in Georgia June 17–20 (4H? YMCA? Scouting? Not specified) -At least 260 campers & staff infected -51% of positives 6-10yo -44% 11-17 yo -Camp required a test <12 days before arriving & attempted "pods" -Masks required for staff but NOT campers -Out of 597 campers & staff, 344 were tested and 76% of those tests were positive -26% positives report no symptoms -Bottom line

The massacre is widespread.

That's why the U.S. Constitution's prohibition on ex post facto laws prohibits making criminal what was legal at the time. The ex post facto clause, however, applies only to criminal law. Not civil.

The more claimants, the more likely it is that a) National will be forced to sell everything and be left a shell (I still do NOT believe they will be forced to liquidate and shut down, but they'll be left with effectively nothing) and b) the more likely Councils will be on the hook for hundreds of millions.

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Here's one of the silver linings to the ongoing horror that is the bankruptcy: transparency. Councils had to turn over their financial statements to the court in July if they wanted to keep the option to participate in any future settlement. National has to file all kinds of financial disclosure. Want to find hidden assets and improper transfers among executives? Get creditors lawyers involved. They want every single dime going to themselves or their clients.

Cub Scouts: Webelos/AOL Scouting Adventure Requirement 1a-e 1. Prepare yourself to join a troop by completing at least a-c below: Repeat from memory the Scout Oath, Scout Law, Scout motto, and Scout slogan. In your own words, explain their meanings to your den leader, parent, or guardian. Explain what Scout spirit is. Describe for your den leader, parent, or guardian some ways you have shown Scout spirit by conducting yourself according to the Scout Oath, Scout Law, Scout motto, and Scout slogan. Give the Scout sign, salute, and handshake. Explain when to use each. D