Back to the Future: About 2008 and Membership Dues
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In April’s post titled Surveys, Rogues, and Signs, I mentioned the Farthest North Council’s lawsuit vs. GSUSA over the 2017-2018 membership increase from $15 to $25. At that time, I was under the impression that the National Council (delegates) had turned over authority to raise membership dues to the National Board during the 2008 National Convention. I made a sarcastic comment as well. I’d like to apologize for that comment, because after reviewing the 2008 proposal (#4 to be exact) and what is stated in the Blue Book, the National Council did in fact NOT give that power away. In fact, it is my opinion that the National Board overstepped its bounds in 2016 and was not and still is not authorized to increase dues. Continue reading
For the past few years, I’ve heard a ton about national conventions. I was looking forward to finally being able to go to one since I didn’t even consider going in 2014 due to the distance. Everybody kept telling me how much I would enjoy them. 
For the 2015-2016 year,