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The posture of all Executive Orders is that the President is exercising authority given him by the Constitution or under Acts of Congress. In this case, both the Constitution implicitly and an Act of Congress explicitly provide clear authority for his orders. "Whenever the President finds that the entry of any aliens or of any class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental to the interests of the United States, he may by proclamation, and for such period as he shall deem necessary, suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens as immigrants or nonimmigrants, or impose on the entry of aliens any restrictions he may deem to be appropriate." 8 U.S.C. 1182(f). "8 U.S.C. § 1182(f) clearly grants the President broad discretionary authority to control the entry of aliens into the United States. Section 1182(f) grants the President the discretion to act to exclude aliens “as he deems necessary.†Pursuant to this power, President Reagan issued Executive Order 12324 authorizing the interdiction of illegal aliens at sea. HRC concedes that the President’s order is not reviewable under the APA. They argue that the President’s subordinates are not carrying out his directive and that their failure to do so is subject to judicial review. . . . Congress has committed to the President broad authority to control the entry of aliens or of any class of aliens when he determines that it would be detrimental to the interests of the United States. 8 U.S.C. § 1182(f). The President may suspend or restrict the entry of aliens for the period he deems necessary and impose the restrictions he deems appropriate. Id. Pursuant to this broad grant of authority, President Reagan issued Executive Order 12324." Haitian Refugee Ctr., Inc. v. Baker, 953 F.2d 1498, 1507, 1510 (11th Cir. 1992), accord, Sale v. Haitian Centers Council (1993) 509 U.S. 155, 187–88 ( Justice Stevens found for 8 members [all save Justice Blackmun] that 1182(f) allows the President to deny Haitians entry, simply based on their nationality). Our "liberal" jurists would reverse the Supreme Court and the clear language of Congress by adding to the law: "Unless I think the President acted for bad reasons, in which case it is subject to MY review, not as to its terms but as to those motives."

Article is from Macleans. More http://www.macleans.ca/archives/june-callwoods-canada-why-canadas-inherent-goodness-is-a-myth/

Every council I have Scouted in always had someone looking for impressive young people to help with training - of leaders and of adults. The good course directors of SM training "get" that some adults will only see youth as capable of assuming responsibility when they see youth exercising responsibility. They also know that youth being trained are far more impressed with the sharp 19-year-old on NYLT staff than the 65-year-old. Many veteran SMs are beyond challenging outdoor program and need younger SAs to get adventure back in their unit's program. One such found a job in his company for a young man to keep him in collage locally to the end that he could then be his SA.

Patrols have a natural life span. The question now is for the Scouts. What do they want to do? Patrols are supposed to be self-selected.

Whenever it comes up, BSA says "shall" means required, and "should" is a suggestion. BSA already split d'a hair. I like asking the parents what they want. Hard to see how that is wrong as a policy matter. Practicalities may be another thing if opinions differ. Kid's names and pictures appear with sports team stories every day locally. Every Eagle here is pictured and named in the local papers, much to council's delight. Often service projects get the same treatment. Most molesters, like most murderers, are not strangers.

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But the Courts in question, lefties all, ignored the order they were barring. The Executive Order didn't ban Muslims. It applied special vetting to all travelers from Obama's six countries, Muslim or not, - countries holding 15% of the world's Muslims, leaving 85% of the world's Muslims with unabated access. The court decisions blaze new trails in judicial legislation - "Don't care what it says, it means something else that it does not say and may be applied contrary to its express words because the President is a bad guy, so ...." When Alan Dershowitz of Harvard Law (Remember him, the ultra Conservative. ) says the court decisions will be reversed (The "Crazy" 9th is reversed more than all other federal appellate circuits combined.) you can count on it. That may not even wait for the R's to apply the Harry Reid 51 Vote Rule to put another R on the Supreme Court.

Tarps (+ropes and pegs) to block the upwind side of the shelter will materially increase its practical coverage. The 10 x 10s off the side of the shelter will also work better if space allows.

Not strictly relevant, but the countries in question were identified as subject to special scrutiny by our previous administration. 85% of the Muslims in the world are beyond the scope of that scrutiny or the Executive Order.

To Ankylus' point, If you hold it up and water runs out, it has no insulating value. Water conducts heat well no matter what fabric is trapping it. Wool will actually generate heat by exothermic reaction up to about 30% of its weight in water, After that, it's just wet and takes forever to dry in the field. Polyester fleece, batting and pile is hydrophobic. The strands of fabric will not absorb any water (recycled pop bottle "plastic") so it drys rapidly. I suggest a total change of clothing sealed in heavy plastic bags along with the sleeping bags. If they can get in a dry sleeping bag under a tent, nothing too awful will happen. Some spare sleeping bags would be prudent. Extra dry socks in zip-loks over and above all else. Be sure the tents don't leak. A plastic sheet inside helps back up the floor coating. A "blue tarp" outside is insurance against any doubt about the fly. Some think any jacket with a nylon outer layer is waterproof. Strange, but I have run into that error many times. They need actual rain gear. Ponchos are least expensive, but the cheap plastic ones tend to magically develop holes. Footwear that keeps out water is a must. If waterproof boots are not available, the "sock sandwich" will do for a weekend: plastic bag over foot/then socks/then plastic bag. Foot gets damp from perspiration, but socks stay dry to insulate. Needs to be changed out a couple of times so extra plastic bags and socks required. Cold wet feet can result in "immersion foot" (AKA "trench foot"), qv. If you suggest "foam pads," some may show up with open-cell foam, AKA "sponges." You need to specify closed-cell foam pads for those that will not bring self-inflating foam-filled air mattresses (e.g. Therm-a-rest). Re-purposed closed-cell carpet padding will do the trick. I have been scrounging it for years, avoiding the leavings "marked" by cats. Hopefully, your site has a "picnic shelter" or you have a dinning fly large enough to gather for cook/eat/socialize if it's pouring. The hot cup of something Ankylus mentions is all the better out of the rain. Hot water bottles - the kind that does not leak - produces sleeping luxury in the midst of cold. Towels to dry off feet before replacing foot layers.

He's looking on the secondary market as they were discontinued years ago.

National historically (!) has little interest in the history of Scouting. Remember the huge celebration of the centennial of Bill Hillcourt's birth in 200? 0___0 (I don't either.) Much of what BSA does publish is not accurate. The patrol system is not one method in which Scouting for boys can be carried on. It is the only method." —Lord Baden-Powell, Scouting's founder Nope. R.H. Philipps, The Patrol System, 1917 Boyce never recounted that tale, and it was clear in London that day. And the Wood Badge beads story - oh my! The volunteers at Sam Houston would probably love old Scouting papers. Our council had records going back to before BSA arrived in the area (Scouting predated BSA's arrival here by four years.), but council's staff threw them away a few years ago to make space in the file cabinets before the museum committee even know there was a risk. We would have happily purchased more file cabinets or paid for off-site storage. Irreplaceable loss.

The video describes a Scoutmaster-driven process with the Leaders only having "input." The troop leader, that is the SPL, with the SM's input as coach, counselor, and resource, is to develop the objectives and plan/agenda for the Conference and to lead the Conference. He is then to present the proposed annual program to the Troop Committee, which has no place at the conference. Instead, the SM is told in this AV that "The flow of your troop's program is up to you and should be driven by your goals." Wrong, Boy planned. Bot led. Centered on the patrol.)(Instead, notice that the planning described is about troop, troop, troop - nothing about the patrols where most of the program is supposed to take place.) Adult influenced, but not to the extent that it is not boy-led. The described Troop Method planning conference - with leaders heavily outnumbered by adults, is the one described on Scouting.org until it was removed in 2016 due to vast inaccuracy. If you don't know what the Patrol Method is, it is easy to misplace Boy Scouting.

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"BSA had a VHS video on how to do annual planning from the 1980s. It showed youth step-wise planning. It was a good video. Now, I can't find great instructional material. But then again, I don't digest all the BSA documents as much as before. Perhaps I've missed the new guide. It used to be something that I was very proud of our troop for doing well." The on-line blunder on annual program planning was removed within a week of my pointing it out to a guy at BSA who is a true champion of Boy Scouting. Why the nonsense about Patrol Method as as aspect of "boy-led troop" is still there is a mystery. Perhaps it has a powerful champion who is still seeking to end the Patrol Method. If so, he's swimming up-stream, I think.

Our council website right now

Think like a kid in appraising music for kids. Better yet, let the kids decide. They did.

All I can offer is that were were not singing about how "they" do it "out west." We were singing about how "we do" in "our Western Region Twelve." I had to (nervously) lead 6,000 scouts in the song in 1960, so I am reasonably sure what we sang, correct in some cosmic sense or not.

Pay your bills, including property tax, without monthly reminders, do you? Renew your licenses without reminders? Operated on one notice of a future test or paper due with no reminders from anyone else? Starting at 10.5 years old? Admirable. Kind Helpful Friendly Coach Mentor Don't do something because you may be unfairly blamed for something if you do? Brave Model Just asking.

Very good observation, and useful in resolving such dilemmas.

Oh boy! Start with SM basic training syllabus section on "Working with youth; the patrol method" from 2001-2014 lacking even a single sentence about the Patrol Method, only using the word "patrol" once. How about the January, 2016 article in Scouting praising a troop for going back to adult-led when youth-led does not produce the well-oiled machine that adult leaders produced for years before the experiment with Boy Scouting (AKA "They're not ready yet." That is, the adults are not ready yet after years of leading.) Eliminating district-level youth leader training in 2001. Promised replacement never arrives. No coherent explanation of the Patrol Method by BSA in forty years - not in a chapter; not in a list; not in a session; not in an article. No BSA training explains the Patrol Method. Wood Badge is said to "model" it using the DE teaching method - (sort of demonstrate by vague implication and then enable. Never explain or guide.) Don't tell them what your going to tell them because you never tell them, and you certainly never tell them what you told them because you never did. Eliminate Patrol Leader handbook for twelve years in favor of a junior leader handbook. Describe the Patrol Method as an aspect of the "youth-led troop" in Scouting.org in 2017. In 2016, describe annual program planning as a consensus of: the entire troop committee; all the uniformed Scouters; the COR; the Unit Commissioner and, incidentally, the PLC. So 3-5 Scouts and 20 or more adults coming together as peers to jointly agree on a program. Sure sounds youth-planned to me. Not. And not a single word on patrol annual program planning, although a Scout is still said (when you find it) to "primarily experience Scouting in the context of his patrol" - "occasionally" learning Scoutcraft or competing with other patrols. Troop Program Planning form that allows 5-10 minutes to the patrol instead of the vast majority of the time as in Boy Scouting. No Patrol Meeting planning form at all. Initial leader training is "Introduction to Troop Leader Training." Since the troop exists for the administrative convenience of the units boys belong to - patrols - it should be Introduction to Patrol Leadership." Humpty Dumpty can be an SPL with strong PLs, and visa ain't versa, except with a patrol-sized "troop." Where is the recognition of the troops - the few- who follow the Patrol Method? Where is the pressure on the adults who do not allow it? It is said to be the most important method we have, but it is de facto treated as optional. You can use Boy Scouting or Fred Scouting, so long as you register on time - especially if you show good FOS and popcorn results. (Sorry if there's a Fred out there. You get the point.) When you are at a district or council event and a "leaders meeting" is called for, do only Scouts attend? They, not adults, are supposed to be the leaders. Yet what does BSAcall the new handbook for Scoutmasters? Troop Leader Guidebook. The SPL is the troop leader, not the SM. "Scoutmaster" "patrol leader" All these adults taking the "balls" and "bats" away from the team members and making the team watch the coaches play instead. Nuts! To quote the then-national leader of training ("Information Delivery"!) for BSA, some at BSA "lost track of the Patrol Method." When you don't know the destination, it's easy to get lost - and not even know it. Some at BSA today know the destination. They are striving to get us back to Boy Scouting. The new Handbook says a troop is a group of patrols. That is a powerful statement only if the Scouters know what it portends. It hearkens back to BP's advice on how to become a Boy Scout: join a patrol or raise one. BSA should return to chartering patrols. They did it for about half its history - the better half - the more successful half.

BSA seems more focused on issues other than the quality of the "product" - as if program is unrelated to success. Youth-leadership, specifically, is just starting to come back after decades of neglect both benign and malignant.

Requirement for Second Class per BSHB: "12. Successfully complete your board of review for the Second Class rank" Guide to Advancement: "If the members agree a Scout is ready to advance, he is called in and congratulated. The board of review date— not that of a subsequent court of honor—becomes the rank’s effective date." So there is no issue as to a complete BOR being required to have completed Second Class before 01/01/2017. The only issue raised in this thread is whether adults follow the rules or substitute their own rules.