RE: [ga] FUNDING

[Roeland Meyer <rmeyer@mhsc.com>]

Good God, Dave! Can't you even read ONE page. Besides, I thought that you
claimed that you were familiar with the material?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Crocker [mailto:dhc2@dcrocker.net]
> Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2001 6:34 PM
> To: Bruce James
> Cc: [GA]
> Subject: Re: [ga] FUNDING
> 
> 
> There are 34 paragraphs on page 23, in 9 or 10 subsections.  
> That is an 
> enormous amount of text.
> 
> It's certain that not all of them are relevant to supporting your 
> claim.  In fact, by my own reading, none of them support your 
> claim, but 
> again I invite you to be specific.
> 
> The term specific, in this case is something like "Page 23, Public 
> Charities, "This test is used to assure a minimum percentage..."
> 
> I use that particular sample text because it has a formula 
> that looks a 
> little bit like the one you cite.  Unfortunately a) that 
> section does not 
> apply to ICANN, and b) the requirement is not for 51%.
> 
> But, what the heck, keep trying to demonstrate the validity 
> of your claim.
> 
> d/
> 
> ps.     I just realized that this posting is beyond the limit 
> of 5 per 
> day.  I am sending it, rather than waiting, in order to try 
> to provide some 
> very concrete data that shows the flaw in the supposed 
> problem with ICANN's 
> tax-exempt status.
> 
>          At any rate, please forgive the excess.  I won't 
> post any more today.
> 
> 
> At 06:20 PM 4/21/2001, Bruce James wrote:
> >I hereby cite Page 23 of 55. For reading at you pleasure. 
> There are other
> >parts you may read, feel free.
> >
> >If anyone would like a copy of IRS-PUB 557, I will be happy 
> to forward one
> >to you.
> >
> >/Bruce
> >"Let us reason together."
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Dave Crocker" <dhc2@dcrocker.net>
> >To: "Bruce James" <bmj@keyname.net>
> >Cc: "[GA]" <ga@dnso.org>
> >Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2001 20:02
> >Subject: Re: [ga] FUNDING
> >
> >
> >At 05:20 PM 4/21/2001, Bruce James wrote:
> > >Dave:
> > >
> > >     I do sit on 3 non-profit Boards. This is a IRS 
> requirement. Read Pub
> > >557. You will see I am correct with regards to 501(c)(3) standards.
> >
> >Citing an entire 55 page document does not provide provide 
> substantiation.
> >
> >Bruce, you are carefully failing to provide substantiating 
> detail. I wonder
> >why?
> >
> >You will see that you are NOT correct.
> >
> >Since you are the one putting forward a claim of 
> mis-performance, you have
> >an obligation to provide enough detail to make clear that 
> the claim is
> >valid.
> >
> >That does not mean just quoting a particular piece of text 
> from an IRS
> >publication -- though you have not even done THAT.  It also means
> >connecting the dots -- citing each of the relevant IRS 
> qualifications or
> >dis-qualifications and relating them to relevant ICANN 
> documents to show
> >their applicability.
> >
> >Somehow, the idea that your claim is correct, and that 
> ICANN's attorneys
> >and accountants are not... well, it will be interesting to 
> see you prevail
> >on the details.
> >
> >d/
> >
> >
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