Nice to see the good guys planning ahead..way ahead..Anyone who thinks this has all happened overnight also thinks the memos that Dan Rather got were genuine..BTWE..off topic, but have you seeen anything further on the Dennis thing since Louie Crewe's missive?
Seems that the buzz has been interesting this week on the Dennis Canon, first reported by David Virtue at his website, as best as I can gather. Of course, Louie Crew says its all good. What do I think? Considering my recent experience with litigating the meaning of the by-laws of Louisiana College, I tend to think the side with the best lawyers will win when litigating over the Dennis Canon. I’m available.
What makes me say that? Well, I think the answer will have to be found in the archives of the Episcopal Church, which I’m told are at ETSS in Austin, Texas. Either there are proper minutes showing that the Dennis Canon passed both houses, or there aren’t. Then, there is the issue whether such a trust would be recognized under a particular state’s laws. There is also the situation where individual churches in the Episcopal Church have been incorporated to limit liability of the national church and they own the property, and if the shareholders or members of the non-profit corporations choose to do something else than be an Episcopal Church, then, under nuetral principles of law being applied under the First Amendment, it seems to me the Dennis Canon may not hold up. Trusts also come in two flavors - revocable and irrevocable…