Seahawks Sale

[Hirt]

https://komonews.com/sports/seahawks/paul-allen-estate-announces-sale-of-seattle-seahawks-ody-paul-allen-super-bowl-lx-washington-state-nfl-commissioner-roger-goodell

I'm glad that the seahawks will change ownership from Jody Allen, I am worried what kind of organizations will be getting the profits from the sale. Knowing Jody's connection to antihunting groups, they could receive a boost in funding, which is bad in general.

What does everyone think?

[GeoSwan]

I think that Jody Allen sucks. Paul directed in his will that the proceeds of the sale need to be donated to charity. What charities those are, I am scared to find out.

[Kingofthemountain83]

I think it's a bunch of crap... But that's the world we live in today... It's really hard to do anything living in Puyallup WA and not support something that isn't an organization that's anti hunting at some point in time... They're all disguised as something... Shopping for my son, self, anything, you have to know what every product you purchase and what that company supports and donates to... Almost impossible feat...

[CarbonHunter]

I don’t like a lot of stuff that Paul or Jodi have supported in the past but given that the trust is listed as a 501c3 they can’t give any money to political causes. Unfortunately gun control can be considered a public safety cause so they have avenues to support those organizations but I don’t see where they can use the money for anti hunting causes. Hopefully they don’t find a way to do it.

[GeoSwan]

I don’t like a lot of stuff that Paul or Jodi have supported in the past but given that the trust is listed as a 501c3 they can’t give any money to political causes. Unfortunately gun control can be considered a public safety cause so they have avenues to support those organizations but I don’t see where they can use the money for anti hunting causes. Hopefully they don’t find a way to do it.

Washington Wildlife First, one of her beneficiaries, is a 501c3 that engages in lobbying and legal action, with the goal of ending our hunting privileges, though they say they aren't against hunting. Kind of like when various leaders of the free world say they're totally not doing something as they actively do it. I think they call that a red herring.

Is giving money to a non profit that lobbies considered a political cause?

[CarbonHunter]

I don’t like a lot of stuff that Paul or Jodi have supported in the past but given that the trust is listed as a 501c3 they can’t give any money to political causes. Unfortunately gun control can be considered a public safety cause so they have avenues to support those organizations but I don’t see where they can use the money for anti hunting causes. Hopefully they don’t find a way to do it.

Washington Wildlife First, one of her beneficiaries, is a 501c3 that engages in lobbying and legal action, with the goal of ending our hunting privileges, though they say they aren't against hunting. Kind of like when various leaders of the free world say they're totally not doing something as they actively do it. I think they call that a red herring.

Is giving money to a non profit that lobbies considered a political cause?

These are some of the ways they can get around the rules but technically this group is not a political group and they hide behind the story of being for advocacy and they claim they are attempting to reform the wdfw. We all know they are trying to reform them to end hunting but they don’t officially claim that.

Do you have any proof that money from the estate is going to this group?  Keep in mind that Jodi has money that she spends outside of the estate but the money from selling the property of the estate is bound by different rules than what she is. 

[GeoSwan]

No proof, just fear and speculation.

[CarbonHunter]

No proof, just fear and speculation.

I didn’t see anything that linked them together either but it’s important to watch these groups as they use legal action to take what we love and cherish and if we catch them misusing tax exempt funds, legal action can be brought against them to stop them.

[GeoSwan]

No proof, just fear and speculation.

I didn’t see anything that linked them together either but it’s important to watch these groups as they use legal action to take what we love and cherish and if we catch them misusing tax exempt funds, legal action can be brought against them to stop them.

Yep, we all need to put our ear to the ground as this unfolds.