[nabs-l] Governor Sacrifices the Blind for Short Term Politics

Thu May 21 03:15:57 UTC 2009

We were there, NFB and ACB both.  Turnout was ... sad.  But those who 
came all said the same thing: They'd heard it had been cancelled.  
Not by the ACB or by the NFB.

I want to take a moment to dispel something.  Rumors have been flying 
that there was some arrangement offered to certain people at the 
Commission to make this go away if they could, but I don't put much 
stock in it because I can't find solid evidence.  Frankly, the people 
supposedly pulling this aren't good enough at deception to pull it 
off without a trace, and I haven't found evidence yet.

Joseph

On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 01:36:42PM -0400, Ashley  Bramlett wrote:
> Joseph,
> Stand your ground.  We have the right to peaceably assemble and protest 
> in this country.  Use this fundamental  right.  Its a shame  the 
> comission tried to cancel it.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "T. Joseph Carter" 
> <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"  
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 11:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Governor Sacrifices the Blind for Short Term Politics
>
>
>> The rally may not be as big as we hoped.  The Commission tried to 
>> cancel it.  (This raises several very important questions about why and 
>> how they were involved in the first place, but those can wait until 
>> after we have settled the matter.)
>>
>> You'd better believe I'll be there.  I'll probably be one of the 
>> speakers, wearing my student president hat.  (Okay, I don't actually 
>> wear hats..)
>>
>> Joseph
>>
>>
>> On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 07:56:57PM -0400, Ashley  Bramlett wrote:
>>> Joseph,
>>>
>>> There is a rally wednesday.  Keep us posted on the turn out.  Post 
>>> links to news articles or tv clips when they're put out.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "T. Joseph Carter"  
>>> <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"  
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 2:07 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Governor Sacrifices the Blind for Short Term  
>>> Politics
>>>
>>>
>>>> We've been flooding the state congress with calls and emails.  I've 
>>>> been on the phone almost constantly, as has our state president Art 
>>>> Stevenson. We've both been on talk radio about it.  There's a rally 
>>>> on Wednesday. And there's more.
>>>>
>>>> Joseph
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 08:07:21PM -0700, Sarah Alawami wrote:
>>>>> Oo!  Not good. Is yoru chapter doing anything about it?
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org 
>>>>> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>>>>> Of T. Joseph Carter
>>>>> Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 1:15 PM
>>>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Governor Sacrifices the Blind for Short 
>>>>> Term Politics
>>>>>
>>>>> That'll come too late to save the Commission.  The governor has 
>>>>> called for
>>>>> closure by July 1st.
>>>>>
>>>>> Joseph
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 12:27:23PM -0700, Sarah Alawami wrote:
>>>>>> Maybe a resolution for the nfb convention? But I don't know.
>>>>>
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