I've seen some goats discussing the Free Masons and Masonry in general, particularly their historical significance in the founding of America in its prime. Our Founding Fathers had the timeless wisdom to devise the world's greatest system and implement it -- and they were the first Masons.

Today, there are still Masons around, or at least places and clubs that affiliate themselves in such a manner, with people calling themselves Masons. I say this because of the dozen or so I've met over my lifetime, all of them were kooky and useless. Many of them seemed to be just welfare leeches that wanted to retain a little pride and self-importance for themselves.

So I wonder: are there any "true" Masons left? Are there any actual Masonic organizations on par with the ones responsible for 1776? How does one join? Can they even be found?

Thanks, goats.