Zahnada 11 Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 I'm asking this question because I'm genuinely curious of what the consequences would have been in this hypothetical situation. What would you personally have done if the BSA had fought the Dale case all the way to the Supreme Court, but they had lost? In other words, if BSA still tried to represent the scouting tradition that many in this forum support, but were unable to, what course of action would you take? Link to post Share on other sites
evmori 11 Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 I'm not a quiter. I would have fought tooth & nail. Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10 Link to post Share on other sites
littlebillie 10 Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 i'd'a stayed in and argued with ed why it was the right decision! :-) seriously, more important than this particular question is, what would the BSA execs have done? and, what would the chartering orgs have done? can anyone out there speak for a chartering body? Link to post Share on other sites
eisely 13 Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 This poll is too simplistic. Few would have quit over this issue, even if BSA had lost. I think it would have strengthened the resolve on both sides of the issue. Perhaps BSA as we think of it would have ceased to exist as homosexual acitivists had exploited such a ruling to force others to agree with them. Personally I would go to jail on a contempt of court charge before approving any such memberships if I were a unit chair. Wouldn't that make a nice video bit? Adult scouters going to jail in full uniform. Link to post Share on other sites
OldGreyEagle 5 Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 What would I have done? Not much different than what I did, stayed with the program and helped to deliver the promise. Link to post Share on other sites
packsaddle 753 Posted February 3, 2003 Share Posted February 3, 2003 My heart is always with the boys. How could I quit? I would stay and argue with curmudgeons. Link to post Share on other sites
ASM514 10 Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 I speak for our charter organization, easy to do because I own it. We would stay the course with no change in our program. This case was irrelevent from the start. ASM514 Troop 514 Link to post Share on other sites
evmori 11 Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 littlebillie, Wet noodles at 20 paces! Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10 Link to post Share on other sites
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