[Electronics-Talk] Electoral Votes

Thu Nov 10 00:45:05 UTC 2016

is there a listserve where I can gist about trump? and other political
topics? have a nase day

On 11/9/16, Donald Moore via Electronics-Talk
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Be serious!!  Just maybe no one wanted a treasonous crook in the
> Whitehouse.
> Ya think?
>
>
>
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> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of S L Johnson via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Wednesday, November 9, 2016 6:09 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
> Cc: S L Johnson
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Electoral Votes
>
> I suspect that Trump used lots of his money to buy those last minute votes.
>
> Hillary has been ahead all along until the late hours last night.  That to
> me sounds like a fixed election.  I don't care how many electoral votes
> that
> nut has but Hillary had many more individual votes.  She should be the
> president.  I am afraid what will happen to all the disabled people with
> Trump and all the other republican nuts like him in office.  Trump has
> already said he will cancel health care.  He does not believe in any
> funding
> for low income people such as those of us on disability.  We could lose all
> the funding and benefits that help those of us who are no longer able to
> work due to medical issues or disability.  We will not see any legislation
> passed that will improve accessibility for blind people.  I am very
> afraid!!!
>
> A Proud Very Upset Hillary Supporter
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Donahue via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2016 3:11 PM
> To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
> Cc: Peter Donahue
> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Electoral Votes
>
> Good afternoon everyone,
>
> He needs 270 electoral votes to secure the presidency and has them.
>
> Peter Donahue
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Jude DaShiell via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2016 1:29 PM
> To: Ray Foret jr via Electronics-Talk
> Cc: Jude DaShiell
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] The Future of Product Accessibility
>
> I just got one of the newer xfinity remotes where the ok button has ridges
> in it and the surrounding arrow keys are indented.  It is possible to vote
> with one's money and I expect those with dyslexia are facing similar
> problems.  One thing to keep in mind, Trump has to win the Electoral
> College
> vote and failing that he does not become President.  The Electoral College
> over-ruled the popular vote in 1984 and 2000 too.  Action happens November
> 19, 2016 on that front and January 6, 2017 before a joint session of
> Congress the actual winners in that contest get announced.
>
> On Wed, 9 Nov 2016, Ray Foret jr via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>
>> Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2016 10:41:30
>> From: Ray Foret jr via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>>     <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Ray Foret jr <rforet7706 at comcast.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] The Future of Product Accessibility
>>
>> As I see it, it?s our job to make sure things are as we say they
>> should
> be.  Blaming politisions only goes so far and is, quite candidly, a cop
> out.
>>
>>
>> Sent from my Mac, The Only computer with full accessibility for the
>> blind built-in
>>
>> Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray,
>>
>> Still a very happy Comcast XFinity Voice Guidance, Mac, Verizon
>> Wireless
> iPhone7 and Apple TV user!
>>
>>> On Nov 9, 2016, at 8:57 AM, Gerald Levy via Electronics-Talk
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Now that Donald Trump has been elected president, I wonder how this
>>> will
> affect the future of product accessibility?  Trump has publicly stated on
> the record that he favors less government regulation.  Does this mean that
> he will push to repeal the Telecommunications Accessibility Act of 2010
> that
> mandates that TV sets and cable boxes be made accessible to blind
> consumers?
> Will manufacturers be permitted to introduce ever more inaccessible
> electronic products and appliances because  Trumpand the Republican
> Congress
> oppose governmental oversight and regulation? Trump has demonstrated his
> disdain for the disabled by publicly mocking a disabled reporter without
> apology.  Do we blind consumers now face the prospect of taking a giant
> leap
> backwards in terms of product accessibility?  This is a really frightening
> prospect.  Who is going to protect our interests?
>>>
>>> Gerald
>>>
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