NRA: “You’re Not Getting In The Way Of Our Stuff!”
BY Herschel Smith
2 years, 2 months ago
Another critic of National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre is being pushed out of the organization.
Judge Philip Journey, who has been at the center of several efforts to remove current NRA leadership, has not been renominated to appear on the ballot for next year’s board election. That makes his road back onto the board far more difficult.
“As an incumbent Director your name was submitted to the NRA Nominating Committee which met on August 27, 2022,” NRA Secretary John Frazer said in a letter to Journey on Monday. “I regret to inform you that you were not renominated.”
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The NRA’s board members are picked by an election of the group’s voting members. Those generally include only lifetime members and those who’ve held a membership for five consecutive years. In the 2022 elections, that amounted to about half of the total membership. The NRA mails voting members ballots.
To appear on a ballot, anyone running for the board either has to get approval from the board’s nominating committee or gather enough signatures to get on by petition. The vast majority of the 76 board members make it on the ballot through the nominating committee. Only a handful of members at any given time make it on through the petition process.
Besides, as one of 76 members, how much can one man do? How is Wayne doing these days?
A filing in the New York lawsuit shows how it began in December 2013 and steadily grew more lucrative until the last document in April 2018. This is not just a retirement golden parachute, this is one trimmed with diamonds.
2013: $1 to $1.1 million per year for five years, upon retirement. Total of $5.4 million. Good for a part-time retirement job.
2018: $1.3 to $1.5 million for seven years, total of $10.3 million of members’ money, with note that “safe lodging” (his mansion?) and “secure transportation” ( the private leased jets) are extras.
It’s all so simple. Wayne isn’t finished looting the NRA coffers yet, and the board members aren’t finished looting the NRA firearms museum yet.
There’s more to be stolen. No change can happen until the looting is complete. In the meantime, stay out of their way.
On September 11, 2022 at 10:03 pm, Fred said:
What if they, you know, put all this time, money and effort into getting every gun law in America repealed?
I would say that NRA stands for Not Righteous Anymore, but they never were.
On September 12, 2022 at 4:49 am, Chris said:
Agree Fred. Other gun orgs have been flocked to with money, because, muh rights and muh team. It’s all so tiring. Hope all is well. Christ is King!
CIII
On September 12, 2022 at 7:25 am, Frank Clarke said:
Five consecutive years, huh? Well, that lets me out. I don’t even have one consecutive year.