[Vision2020] Re: oversight=authority?

[Saundra Lund]

Dan wrote:
"I'm sure they are open to oversight from the MCA (which is more political than
Christ Church could ever hope to be) on certain issues."

Not that I'm speaking for either of the Council members or for MCA (no, I'm not
a member), but I doubt very much that either Cheney or Dickinson would agree
that they are open to MCA oversight.  Input, sure, but oversight -- I seriously
doubt it.

Three other points I'd like to make:
1-  Open endorsement of candidates is an entirely different animal than secret
oversight of elected officials by special interest groups;
2-  MCA never claimed to *not* have a political agenda, something the Christ
Church hierarchy claims on a regular basis;
3-  MCA, I believe, is organized and recognized as a 501(c)(4) non-profit
political group -- they are ***allowed*** to be political.  Christ Church, OTOH,
takes all the benefits of 501(c)(3) status without ever having applied (which
they aren't required to do because they are a "church").  As such, Christ Church
is expressly prohibited from the type of political activities MCA is allowed,
activities Christ Church has apparently engaged in nonetheless.  MCA is
following the rules set up by the federal government; Christ Church apparently
thinks they are above "secular" laws.

Do you still wonder where's the outcry?


HTH,
Saundra Lund
Moscow, ID

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do
nothing.
-Edmund Burke

-----Original Message-----
From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com] On
Behalf Of Dan Carscallen
Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2004 4:52 PM
To: vision 2020
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Re: oversight=authority?

Ms. Gray said:

"I am curious why people are insistent that Paul Kimmel is a mindless
puppet of Doug Wilson . . .  I don't see anyone jumping all
over the Moscow Civic Association for having undue influence over
Nancy Cheney or John Dickinson (and this has nothing to do with them,
their decisions, etc. It's JUST an example)."

Hmmm . . . Good point.  Nothing against Nancy or John (who I consider good
people), but where's the outcry?  I'm sure they are open to oversight from
the MCA (which is more political than Christ Church could ever hope to be)
on certain issues.

Where's the outcry?

Always Curious,

DC

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