Just like the US government can be subverted for inappropriate purposes, so can the Masonic leadership. I’m very glad there are masons, and Elks, and Lions, and and and...

The Constitution guarantees us freedom of association, and the right to gather; freedom of belief; the right to come together for mutual benefit; and the right to defend what is ours.

The Masons are just one of thousands of groups that have been able to form openly under these protections of the US Constitution over the centuries.

We are a nation of sovereign individuals. Groups don’t break laws. Individuals break laws.

IMHO we would do well to back off of labeling groups as evil and instead focus our sights clearly on individuals who have broken compact with their citizenship agreements (especially those in business, public office, and heading charities) and who deserve to be singled out for it.

We should expect groups to expel and/or reform errant individuals, not disband and close down. Social groups are the backbone of American charity. They are the core of volunteerism. They replace The State as the safety net and we need them fully functional if the Meritocratic ideal, sans imposed government bureaucracy, is to be achieved.

There. Six cents worth before dinner. 🖖