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+This meeting is just to schedule an irregular congress
+
+kurt to call me the infosecretary
+
+scott gets us on focus
+
+kurt outlines our options
+- set irregular congress
+- discuss alignment
+
+skh poses question: what would make a thing formal?
+kurt: would be something like orgs becoming branches with cyberia or cyberia could enter into coalitions
+cass: and also, all of that stuff - if we decided to join a coalition, congress would need to vote to do so.
+ what that looks like in practice is up to congress - the terms of the coalition.
+
+skh: talks about what org types political activism makes sense under; 501c3 could be problematic because
+ we'd have to keep an eye on our status.
+cass: from what i remember in the in person meetings, BLM things, people want it to be political.
+ love that it's political and think it's good. when we sign on to another coalition, we have to
+ be mindful of their politics. we're sort of extending our scope.
+ warns that we'd have to be enthusiastic about our politics.
+skh: worried about starting a precedent that makes discord (aligning with politics); we should recommend
+ that we have a high bar for endorsement.
+j3s: how do we recommend things to congress in general?
+cass: when do you think a good
+kurt: do we, as a group, want to take part in political activity? if we pursue 501c3 status, political things
+ are questionable. Expresses that he's of the mind that we should perhaps form a different political org.
+
+cass: the coalition & the infra is hosted on Capsul, but it's paid for by rt4/postme.
+ feels that he mentioned. 501c3's can and do lobbying but we have to super track it.
+
+sunday noon the 16th.
+
+kurt notes that meta should meet several times before the irregular congress
+
+do we need an irregular congress?
+
+skh: maybe this isn't a cart before the horse issue
+
+kurt: it definitely is beneficial to halt political activity as an org until after we get the c3 blessing
+ from my experience it's wise not to engage until you get c3 status
+
+skh: have meta meet 1-2 times and at the next congress we'll pick one to pursue, if it's compatible with rt4
+ we'd decide to join.
+
+we're having meta meetings at 1pm on the following august 2020 dates for org talk:
+- 9
+- 16
+- 23
+
+kurt would like to move his bowel, can we have a #2?
+
+cass moves for irregular congress meeting at noon August 30th 2020
+the motion passes and the congress date is set
+
+skh moves we end the meeting
+j3s seconds
+board meeting has closed
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