dfreybur
Premium Member
Last night I put into the mail the following legislation for Grand Lodge in California. This is the last of 3 proposals that I wrote and put into the paper mail.
This one falls under both "house keeping" and "throw noodles at the wall and see what sticks". I expect the Jurisprudence Committee at GLofCA to recommend against it, but I figure it's worth a try.
I'm not even positive it will get the necessary 3 signatures in my own mother lodge.
Resolution to present at Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of California, October 28-30, 2016
Resolution submitted by Douglas J Freyburger PM Pasadena 272 and approved by the undersigned.
Whereas on March 7th, 2016 Most Worshipful Grand Master M. David Perry withdrew recognition of the Grand Lodge of Georgia and the Grand Lodge of Tennessee, and
Whereas the regular jurisdictions of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Georgia and the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Tennessee are sovereign in those states without current overlap of a recognized sovereign jurisdiction, therefore
Be it resolved that the Grand Secretary send notice of full and customary recognition to the Prince Hall jurisdictions in Georgia and Tennessee.
Respectfully submitted,
Douglas John Freyburger PM Pasadena 272
February 12th 2016
Justification associated with the resolution –
They shot themselves in the foot on this one and we may as well take advantage of the situation by doing the right thing with regard to Prince Hall Affiliation recognition. Georgia and Tennessee will pull our recognition over this but so what. By enacting church law they are in the wrong. By refusing brotherly love there are in the wrong. It’s time we require they clean up their house in both ways.
I’m well aware that the Committee on Jurisprudence will probably advise against approving this because it violated the sovereignty of jurisdiction. Think about that issue – With recognition pulled we don’t currently acknowledge their sovereignty. Let’s do the right thing and strike while the iron is hot! The current situation will take a long time to resolve so we may as well require that its resolution include older problems.
This one falls under both "house keeping" and "throw noodles at the wall and see what sticks". I expect the Jurisprudence Committee at GLofCA to recommend against it, but I figure it's worth a try.
I'm not even positive it will get the necessary 3 signatures in my own mother lodge.
Resolution to present at Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of California, October 28-30, 2016
Resolution submitted by Douglas J Freyburger PM Pasadena 272 and approved by the undersigned.
Whereas on March 7th, 2016 Most Worshipful Grand Master M. David Perry withdrew recognition of the Grand Lodge of Georgia and the Grand Lodge of Tennessee, and
Whereas the regular jurisdictions of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Georgia and the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Tennessee are sovereign in those states without current overlap of a recognized sovereign jurisdiction, therefore
Be it resolved that the Grand Secretary send notice of full and customary recognition to the Prince Hall jurisdictions in Georgia and Tennessee.
Respectfully submitted,
Douglas John Freyburger PM Pasadena 272
February 12th 2016
Justification associated with the resolution –
They shot themselves in the foot on this one and we may as well take advantage of the situation by doing the right thing with regard to Prince Hall Affiliation recognition. Georgia and Tennessee will pull our recognition over this but so what. By enacting church law they are in the wrong. By refusing brotherly love there are in the wrong. It’s time we require they clean up their house in both ways.
I’m well aware that the Committee on Jurisprudence will probably advise against approving this because it violated the sovereignty of jurisdiction. Think about that issue – With recognition pulled we don’t currently acknowledge their sovereignty. Let’s do the right thing and strike while the iron is hot! The current situation will take a long time to resolve so we may as well require that its resolution include older problems.