Answering a msg of , from Charles Hunter to All:
=>Now, it is no secret that many LEOS in the United States are Masons;
=>and I wonder if anyone has any thoughts as to what effect this
=>organization (Masons) has on proper law enforcement in the United
=>States?
The same logic(?) could be applied to any ethnic group, service organization 
or even specific religious sect.  To illustrate, simply substitute the 
following list (one at a time) for the word "Masons" in your question.
Latin Americans
Blacks
Jews
Rotarians
Lions
Shriners
Lutherans
Methodists
Catholics
What you then see is prejudice in action.  So is the original.
Jim
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