On Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 2:10 PM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote:
> Can't tell if this is legal bluster or real. > > > https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/nra-financial-trouble-706371 > / > My first thought is bluster as the NRA has a reputation for being a well run nonprofit and well run organizations are built to weather adverse times. When an organization gets in trouble they talk to their megadonors first and then try to make up any shortfalls with a direct appeal to their members. They don't admit to being in trouble, they make an appeal to keep up the fight or announce a new campaign, even if the money will just be going into the general fund to cover a deficit. But the article says the NRA overspent by $46 million last year and a well run organization doesn't do that, especially when they have a political agenda and their party runs the White House and both houses of Congress. Also if they want to cut expenses to help out they announce the cuts, not put out an alarm that they might have to cut them. Really, nobody will miss the print magazine or NRA TV if they go away. I suspect they can't justify the budget money spent on them. After the Parkland shooting, when the GOP shrugged their shoulders and made it clear that they were not going to move a muscle to restrain assault weapons, it makes sense that NRA opponents would look to affect the organization where they could: namely their banking and insurance. Remember that the NRA has a relatively small membership with outsized influence and a large majority of Americans favor some level of gun control and pressure can be put on banks and insurance companies. What the NRA is asking the court to do is force the banks and insurance companies to do business with them. It seems to go against conservative doctrine to ask the government to get involved in this way but these are interesting times. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
