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What we all really agree on is election are about people not machines. Elections should be one hundred percent manual from go to whoa, pencil, paper, with officials manually counting the vote and representative from those running for government overseeing that count, with elections held on weekends to make sure everyone can participate, not just in voting but also in the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... or http://www.girlscouts.org/en/c.... It should be a social event, where people directly interact with the electoral process. Not a hackathon for the deep state and shadow government who apparently got really busy in the last election keeping the Libertarians and the Greens out, with many US states terrified of a recount and breaking all kinds of laws to stop it happening but hey, they managed to steal in even prior to the elections in the primaries but the morons could not keep what they sold and lost it to Don Don, anyhow and they have been attacking the orange orangutan, desperately trying to stay out of jail ever since, after Don Don made the mistake of failing to sick the FBI on them the very first second he could.

The one and only reason to go electronic, to steal elections and that has pretty much been shown to be the truth.

The whole voting process needs to be reviewed in the US. Elections should be a major social event, everything done manually, lots of people at the polling stations, with representatives from all politicians running. There should be charity booths with sausages sizzles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/..., girl scout cookie sales http://www.girlscouts.org/prog... and other charity events. The polling stations should be open throughout the day and promoting the social nature of elections.

There is only one reason to use electronic voting or vote counting and that is to cheat, nothing more than that.

The Girl Scouts of the USA were founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912. Also, I am not sure that they can't be considered non-competing entities. The BSA has a co-ed Venturing program.

Then why aren't they going after the Girl Scouts? That is a competing organization with an extremely similar name and siimilar product.

a better question is, why do so many gays (and others) want so very badly to be in a place where they are so clearly not wanted and appreciated?

It could be due to the fact that they were Scouts when they were younger and want to carry on the tradition. In many areas the Boy Scouts are the only organization that offers outdoor activities. Many gay fathers would like to be a Scout Master in the troops of their children.

we would not allow a straight man to sleep in a tent in close proximity to young girls who are not his offspring because he might be a sick fuck

At coed camps adults of the opposite gender sleep near children all the time. There are female Scout Masters who are allowed to sleep in a tent in close proximity to boys; why not gay men? You are also incorrect as the Girl scouts allow male volunteers.

Q: Who can volunteer?

A: Membership is open to women and men 18 and over who accept the Girl Scout Promise and Law.

I said *typically*. Specific cases do not mean an organization wide sanctioned change,; it's just done at the local level when allowed.

If you go to their main site it states

Girl Scouts of the USA is the world’s preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls

. Not sure how more clear that can be.

I think we should merge boy and girl scouts to just have 'scouts'. Canada does that and it works fine, but in the US? Hell no, they might see each others parts in the group shower, and that would just be the end of the world.

You must not have heard about Venture. Not only is it a branch of the BSA that allows boys and girls, they do all the cool stuff. Long backpacking trips, high adventure, stuff like that. My sister did it and had a blast.

Cub scouts really is a crock, as is Girl scouts. My ex was a girl scout, and their merit badges were like sandwich making, how to keep a kitchen clean, knitting, needlepoint, parenting. Not even kidding.

Cub scouts is intended for kids younger than 12. How much do you really expect from them?

While I'd generally agree that girl scouts isn't as comprehensive or stringent as teh BSA, part of that is just because there's less distinction between the equivalents to cubs and scouts. Was your ex in the program very young, and completing the equivalent of cub awards? Most of their awards look similar to BSA merit badges. Seems reasonable to me.

Let's see here...

http://www.boysschoolscoalition.org/
http://www.ncgs.org/
http://www.scouting.org/
http://www.girlscouts.org/

Information on the discrimination areas you're thinking of...
http://www.dol.gov/oasam/regs/statutes/titleix.htm

Finally, an excerpt which is the most relevant part of this entire discussion:

"...subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance..."

Private schools, clubs, groups - the first amendment is not relevant to such entities.

google for: "oil" + "all-girl"
First Result: FAQ: Girl Scout Cookies
Real risque there...

By the way, did you know that the
Original Girl Scout Cookies aren't made from real Girl Scouts?

Could this be the answer to problems with long-distance space travel?