Grex Coop13 Conference Item 18

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15 new of 116 responses total.

gelinas

response 102 of 116:

Oct 2 22:04 UTC 2003

I can agree that Cyberspace Communications is prohibited from endorsing
candidates for office, but not because it is non-profit, but rather because
it is a 501c3 corporation.  Not all non-profits have the limitations of
a 501c3 corporation.

mdw

response 103 of 116:

Oct 3 07:03 UTC 2003

I think michigan not for profit law prohibits us from backing political
candidates.  So far as 501c3 goes, I think it actually works the
opposite way: if we were to back a political candidates, we'd lose
eligibility for 501c3.  There's 2 sets of laws here which work sort of
oppositely; the michigan state law grants us existance and status.  The
federal law here merely recognizes our existance and grants us certain
privileges, if we stay within certain bounds.  The former is a brick
wall within we must stay; the latter is a painted white line which we
can cross outside of easily enough, but can't cross back inside nearly
so simply.

gelinas

response 104 of 116:

Oct 3 12:12 UTC 2003

Hmmm... I'd thought certain entities had incorporated, as well as registered
as Political Action Groups.  Maybe not.

jp2

response 105 of 116:

Oct 3 12:59 UTC 2003

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jp2

response 106 of 116:

Oct 3 13:01 UTC 2003

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remmers

response 107 of 116:

Oct 3 15:51 UTC 2003

I would NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT like to see Grex as an organization start
taking sides in partisan politics.  It's a free speech forum.  I think
501(c)3 is right for us.

gull

response 108 of 116:

Oct 3 17:50 UTC 2003

I agree.  I apologize if my comment made anyone think otherwise.

dpc

response 109 of 116:

Oct 3 19:30 UTC 2003

Me, too.

janc

response 110 of 116:

Oct 12 17:51 UTC 2003

501c3 does, in fact, allow some space for doing limited political
things.  When I wrote our 501c3 application I was very careful to NOT
say that we would never do anything political, but rather to say that
the kinds of political things we would do would fit within the 501c3
rules.  I really didn't want people arguing that Grex has to be scrubbed
clean of politics based on our 501c3 application.

tsty

response 111 of 116:

Mar 14 05:58 UTC 2004

patriot II has sent its tentacles to this disturbing location:
  


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54512-2004Mar12.html


The Justice Department wants to significantly expand the government's 
ability to monitor online traffic, proposing that providers of high-speed 
Internet service should be forced to grant easier access for FBI wiretaps 
and other electronic surveillance, according to documents and government 
officials.
  
idon't like this at all, at all.

twenex

response 112 of 116:

Mar 14 13:42 UTC 2004