22 September 2008
Thanks But No Thanks
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For some reason since 2001 the state of California has been making it a privilege that can be revoked to do volunteer work if anybody in state employ is involved. Since the state controls beaches where cleanups are done, schools where improvements are made, and any number of other situations where ordinary people want to improve their environment, this means that the state has inserted itself into the process of getting volunteer projects done. The Press Democrat online discusses the ramifications of this and incidentally mentions Scouts as one of the organizations known to do volunteer work. As we all know well, this volunteer work is a component of reaching the highest ranks of Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts as well as one of the lessons we try to teach Scouts of all ages and ranks.
So, why hasn’t the legislature made a law to allow ordinary people to volunteer to do the work we feel should be done? The only answer the paper seems to come up with is unions. Sure, we should pass AB2537 as the paper and the American River Parkway Foundation suggest, but the question still remains. Why is the state getting in the way of volunteer work?
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