Grand Lodge Resolutions?

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tomasball

Premium Member

• Oct 18, 2011

• #1

I got an email that says the Resolutions for consideration at the 2011 Grand Lodge meeting are being distributed. Anyone seen these?

 

Bill Lins

Moderating Staff

Staff Member

• Oct 19, 2011

• #2

Not yet- I've heard that they are still at the printer's.

 

fairbanks1363pm

Registered User

• Oct 19, 2011

• #3

what are going to be the big topics?

 

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tomasball

Premium Member

• Oct 20, 2011

• #4

It's on the GL website now. Nothing earth-shaking. We knew that the GM was going to recommend going back to one black ball. A couple of resolutions to institute a mandatory criminal background check on petitions. Someone wants to roll back the rule voted in last year that makes it a violation to insult a man's religion or race. One to make an automatic expulsion for conviction of misdemeanors involving moral turpitude. One to make any felony conviction an automatic disqualification to join. I expected to see a request to recognize the Widow's Sons organization, but it's not there.

 

cog41

Premium Member

• Oct 20, 2011

• #5

I support the felony conviction idea.
I must ask, what' the going rate for a "professional" background check?

Could get pretty expensive for those wanting to reinstate.

 

Brent Heilman

Premium Member

• Oct 20, 2011

• #6

That's what I was thinking. I know those things can be really expensive depending on how deep you want to go. What would happen if a person was to petition or ask for reinstatement that was in the military or something that held an active security clearance? Would that be enough to forgo the check?

 

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tomasball

Premium Member

• Oct 20, 2011

• #7

The Boy Scouts do a criminal background check on every adult. If they can afford it, I think we can.

 

calee

Registered User

• Oct 20, 2011

• #8

I support the automatic expulsion for misdemeanor convictions and the automatic disqualification for felonies. If it goes back to one black ball, I don't have a problem with that either.

 

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Johnny Joe Combs

Premium Member

• Oct 20, 2011

• #9

Criminal background checks were voted down in Kentucky this year. I think it is really needed for obvious reasons.

 

robert leachman

Registered User

• Oct 20, 2011

• #10

I don't think it will cost the lodge a thing...doesn't it say that the petitioner pays for the criminal history to be run?

A subscription to Public data dot com does not cost that much. That is just one of many searches one can do when assigned to an Investigating Committee.

 

owls84

Moderator

Premium Member

• Oct 20, 2011

• #11

In keeping with our tradition here at MOT we have sticky'd a thread for Resolution discussion. It has all of the proposed resolutions so we don't get several threads on the same thing.

Have fun.

http://www.masonsoftexas.com/showthread.php?14458-2011-Proposed-Grand-Lodge-Resolutions