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The Bylaws require dues to be set by the Board. This is another one of those times when having no oversight of board directors, no indication of what they believe or how they vote or even how to contact them, works against NRA members like me who think this is a bad idea.
I don't see where the antis will spin this any other way than a desperation move. And if I'd just shelled out membership dues, I'd be looking for a refund.
I'm sure there will be no shortage of members who will vehemently disagree with me, and point out how this will bear fruit when these trial members get involved and re-up.
Fine. But that still doesn't negate the observation that directors pretty much operate independently of any cognizance of those who elect them. And that we have no practical way to rate them when they're up for election.
I even saw it stated that doing so, particularly using Second Amendment fidelity as a guide, would not be..."pragmatic" wasn't the word, but that was the gist of it.
Oh, and another thing--why aren't the damn bylaws online? What purpose is served by not posting them? We can judge politicians by their adherence to the Constitution. It would be nice to judge directors by their adherence to the bylaws, particularly Article II, Section 1, and if you don't know what that says, you make my point.
I'm not sure what the smoking gun here is.
ReplyDeleteI believe they are engaging in what is called a loss-leader. They extend free memberships in the hope that the members re-up at the normal membership rates.
Existing members do bear the burden of this, of course. I'm happy with that, if it gets the membership to go from 4mil to 10mil (goal proposed by Nugent at last year's annual meeting).
Won't matter a whole lot until they grow a pair and stop compromising. I don't see any hope of that happening. This is just grandstanding... or a desperate gambit one way or another.
ReplyDeleteYou can pay MORE than something is worth any time, but you seldom get a chance to pay less.
What a waste.
They won't grow a pair and they won't stop compromising, lying, and selling us out. It is still the largest anti group in the world and probably is a desperate gambit, they have been financially and morally bankrupt for a long time.
ReplyDeleteI have no problem if it swells the ranks.
ReplyDeleteAdd contact info for each director online as well...a little direct conversation with the members just might enlighten this little club...
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