[nabs-l] proposition for amendment to constitution

Josh Gregory joshkart12 at gmail.com
Sat Jun 18 21:02:03 UTC 2011 

OK,=20thanks=20Darian!
Best,
Josh

sent=20from=20my=20Apex
Email:joshkart12 at gmail.com

-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20Darian=20Smith=20<dsmithnfb at gmail.com
To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Sat,=2018=20Jun=202011=2014:00:24=20-0700
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20proposition=20for=20amendment=20to=20constituti=
on

Hello=20all,
=20The=20link=20for=20=20convention=20streaming=20typically=20does=20not=20=
become
available=20until=20=20near=20the=20start=20of=20convention.=20=20So=20in=20=
short=20-=20you=20
are
going=20to=20have=20to=20wait=20a=20couple=20=20of=20weeks=20until=20the=20=
=20party=20starts

On=206/18/11,=20Josh=20Gregory=20<joshkart12 at gmail.com>=20wrote:
=20I=20would=20like=20the=20link=20as=20wel,=20please.
=20Best,
=20Josh

=20sent=20from=20my=20Apex
=20Email:=20joshkart12 at gmail.com

=20=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
=20From:=20Chris=20Nusbaum=20<dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
=20To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing
=20list<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
=20Date=20sent:=20Sat,=2018=20Jun=202011=2016:45:48=20-0400
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20proposition=20for=20amendment=20to=20constit=
ution

=20The=20banquet=20is=20on=20a=20Friday,=20July=208th.=20=20And=20I=20would=
=20also=20like=20to
=20know=20the=20link,=20since=20I=20can't=20go=20either.

=20=20Chris

=20"A=20loss=20of=20sight,=20never=20a=20loss=20of=20vision!"=20(Camp=20Abi=
lities=20
motto)
=20To=20learn=20more=20about=20Camp=20Abilities=20and=20find=20a=20local=20=
camp=20near
=20you,=20just=20click=20on=20this=20link=20to=20their=20national=20Web=20s=
ite:
=20www.campabilities.org.

=20The=20I=20C.A.N.=20=20Foundation=20helps=20visually=20impaired=20youth=20=
in
=20Maryland=20have=20the=20ability=20to=20confidently=20say=20"I=20can!"=20=
How?=20Click
=20on=20this=20link=20to=20learn=20more=20and=20to=20contribute:
=20www.icanfoundation.info.

=20=20Sent=20from=20my=20BrailleNote

=20=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
=20From:=20"Serena=20Cucco"=20<serena.c.cucco at gmail.com
=20To:=20"'National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list'=
"
=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
=20Date=20sent:=20Sat,=2018=20Jun=202011=2011:42:40=20-0400
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20proposition=20for=20amendment=20to=20constit=
ution

=20Speaking=20of=20streaming=20Convention,=20what's=20the=20link=20to=20lis=
ten=20to
=20it?=20=20I=20can't
=20go=20this=20year.=20=20Dang=20summer=20courses!=20**hahaha**=20=20Also,=
=20what=20week
=20night=20is
=20the=20banquet?=20=20I'll=20certainly=20listen=20to=20that,=20even=20if=20=
that's=20all=20
I
=20have=20time
=20to=20listen=20to!

=20Thanks,
=20Serena

=20-----Original=20Message-----
=20From:=20nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
=20[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]=20On
=20Behalf=20Of=20Chris=20Nusbaum
=20Sent:=20Saturday,=20June=2018,=202011=2010:57=20AM
=20To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20proposition=20for=20amendment=20to=20constit=
ution

=20We=20stream=20it=20so=20people=20who=20can't=20attend=20the=20convention=
=20can=20
listen
=20to=20it=20and=20still=20keep=20up=20to=20date=20on=20all=20the=20action=
=20that=20happens
=20there.=20=20Face=20it,=20some=20people=20just=20can't=20go=20to=20conven=
tion.=20=20You
=20know,=20that=20whole=20thing=20about=2070=20percent=20of=20blind=20peopl=
e=20being
=20unemployed.=20=20Employment=20generates=20income,=20and=20sadly,=20a=20l=
ot=20of
=20blind=20people=20currently=20don't=20have=20it.

=20=20Chris

=20"A=20loss=20of=20sight,=20never=20a=20loss=20of=20vision!"=20(Camp=20Abi=
lities=20
motto)
=20To=20learn=20more=20about=20Camp=20Abilities=20and=20find=20a=20local=20=
camp=20near
=20you,=20just=20click=20on=20this=20link=20to=20their=20national=20Web=20s=
ite:
=20www.campabilities.org.

=20The=20I=20C.A.N.=20=20Foundation=20helps=20visually=20impaired=20youth=20=
in
=20Maryland=20have=20the=20ability=20to=20confidently=20say=20"I=20can!"=20=
How?=20Click
=20on=20this=20link=20to=20learn=20more=20and=20to=20contribute:
=20www.icanfoundation.info.

=20=20Sent=20from=20my=20BrailleNote

=20=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
=20From:=20Jorge=20Paez=20<computertechjorgepaez at gmail.com
=20To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list
=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
=20Date=20sent:=20Fri,=2017=20Jun=202011=2022:05:29=20-0400
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20proposition=20for=20amendment=20to=20constit=
ution

=20Well,
=20if=20the=20real=20deal=20is=20being=20at=20convention=20then=20why=20str=
eam=20it?


=20On=20Jun=2017,=202011,=20at=209:52=20PM,=20T.=20=20Joseph=20Carter=20wro=
te:

=20=20Right,=20and=20I=20will=20be=20sure=20to=20cast=20my=20vote=20for=20a=
s=20many=20people
=20whose=20names=20I=20happen=20to=20know=20as=20possible.=20=20No,=20you?=
=20need=20to
=20manage=20passwords=20and=20data=20security.=20=20There=20would=20be=20is=
sues=20such
=20as=20validity=20and=20integrity=20of=20the=20ballot=20(who?=20observing=
=20to
=20ensure=20the=20votes=20are=20not=20tampered=20with,=20etc.?)

=20=20What=20you=20are=20looking=20for=20is=20not=20proxy=20voting,=20but=20=
to=20change=20
NABS
=20elections=20from=20being=20held=20at=20convention=20to=20being=20held=20=
online.
=20That=20means=20the=20elections=20process=20would=20need=20to=20happen=20=
(along=20
with
=20any=20runoffs=20and=20revotes)=20prior=20to=20convention=20so=20that=20t=
he=20newly
=20elected=20board=20members=20can=20meet=20with=20the=20old=20and=20arrang=
e=20the
=20transition=20plan=20as=20best=20they=20can.

=20=20If=20elections,=20why=20not=20resolutions=20and=20other=20business=20=
as=20well?
=20Why=20would=20we=20then=20send=20delegates=20from=20the=20states=20to=20=
vote?=20=20This
=20would=20be=20a=20fundamental=20change=20to=20the=20organization=20as=20a=
=20whole,=20
and
=20one=20that=20could=20be=20exploited=20by=20those=20who=20have=20an=20axe=
=20to=20grind
=20against=20the=20NFB.=20=20Without=20becoming=20too=20confrontational,=20=
suffice
=20it=20to=20say=20that=20such=20individuals=20exist.

=20=20It=20would=20also=20degrade=20our=20national=20convention=20from=20a
=20policy-making=20body=20to=20the=20status=20of=20a=20trade=20show=20for=20=
blind=20
ghetto
=20tech.=20=20I?=20not=20sure=20you?e=20going=20to=20find=20support=20for=20=
that=20amongst
=20Federationists=20at=20large?articularly=20since=20in=20order=20to=20do=20=
so=20you
=20must=20first=20convince=20those=20Federationists=20who=20will=20be=20att=
ending
=20Convention=20because=20it=20is=20a=20policy-making=20body=20they=20wish=
=20to=20be
=20part=20of=20that=20it=20should=20no=20longer=20be=20so.

=20=20You=20would=20not=20have=20my=20support,=20even=20though=20I=20have=20=
only=20been=20to
=20two=20non-consecutive=20conventions=20now,=20because=20I=20wouldn?=20wan=
t=20to
=20see=20what=20naturally=20comes=20from=20the=20application=20of=20your=20=

suggestion.
=20To=20me,=20going=20to=20convention=20is=20ABOUT=20something,=20whether=20=
I=20can
=20attend=20or=20not.=20=20I=20for=20one=20am=20not=20willing=20to=20give=20=
that=20up.

=20=20That=20said,=20though=20I=20may=20attend=20the=20NABS=20meeting=20if=
=20I=20am=20not
=20needed=20elsewhere,=20I=20will=20not=20be=20voting.=20=20I=20am=20not=20=
a=20student
=20anymore,=20as=20I=20said,=20and=20NABS=20policy=20should=20IMO=20be=20se=
t=20by=20those
=20who=20are.

=20=20Joseph


=20=20On=20Fri,=20Jun=2017,=202011=20at=2012:54:10PM=20-0400,=20Jorge=20Pae=
z=20wrote:
=20=20So=20would=20I.

=20=20And,=20security=20measures=20such=20as=20comparing=20someone's=20name=
=20against
=20a=20database=20can=20easily=20be=20developed=20as=20well=20with=20some=20=
php.


=20=20On=20Jun=2017,=202011,=20at=2012:41=20PM,=20Ignasi=20Cambra=20wrote:

=20=20A=20web=20based=20system=20could=20easily=20be=20developed,=20that's=
=20for=20sure.
=20I=20would=20be=20willing=20to=20help=20with=20that.
=20=20On=20Jun=2017,=202011,=20at=2012:32=20PM,=20Jorge=20Paez=20wrote:

=20=20Marsha:
=20=20This=20is=20only=20theory=20to=20be=20aprooved--the=20web=20team=20wo=
uld=20have=20to
=20be=20in=20charge=20of=20developing=20some=20authentication=20method.
=20=20I'm=20sure=20we=20could=20make=20sure=20only=20absent=20people=20vote=
=20in=20some=20way
=20such=20as=20having=20to=20enter=20with=20your=20name,=20and=20the=20site=

=20disqualifying=20you=20when=20you=20enter=20your=20vote=20if=20it=20sees=
=20that=20
you're
=20present.
=20=20This=20is=20where=20the=20database=20of=20contact=20information=20wou=
ld=20come=20in
=20handy.


=20=20On=20Jun=2017,=202011,=20at=2012:07=20PM,=20Marsha=20Drenth=20wrote:

=20=20In=20theory=20this=20is=20a=20good=20suggestion.=20=20But=20lets=20be=
=20realistic
=20here.=20=20This=20would
=20=20be=20a=20complicated=20process=20of=20tallying=20the=20votes.=20=20If=
=20the=20
students
=20were=20to=20do
=20=20this,=20the=20general=20convention=20would=20want=20this=20too.=20=20=
Its=20sad=20that
=20those=20who
=20=20can't=20be=20there=20can't=20vote,=20but=20that=20is=20where=20those=
=20who=20can't=20be
=20there,
=20=20should=20get=20involved=20to=20elect=20those=20who=20they=20feel=20wo=
uld=20do=20the
=20best=20job
=20=20possible.

=20=20Say=20if=20you=20were=20to=20have=20a=20online=20way=20to=20take=20vo=
tes,=20how=20are=20you
=20going=20to
=20=20distinguish=20from=20those=20who=20are=20really=20not=20going=20to=20=
those=20who=20
are
=20going=20to
=20=20convention=20but=20who=20want=20to=20vote=20and=20add=20votes=20to=20=
a=20particular
=20person
=20=20running.

=20=20Now=20correct=20me=20someone=20if=20I=20am=20wrong,=20isn't=20it=20tr=
ue=20that=20you=20
can
=20run,=20not
=20=20necessarily=20be=20there,=20and=20be=20elected?=20Or=20must=20you=20b=
e=20present?
=20Different
=20=20divisions=20do=20this=20differently.

=20=20Marsha



=20=20-----Original=20Message-----
=20=20From:=20nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
=20[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]=20On=20Behalf
=20=20Of=20Jorge=20Paez
=20=20Sent:=20Friday,=20June=2017,=202011=2011:57=20AM
=20=20To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list=

=20=20Subject:=20[nabs-l]=20proposition=20for=20amendment=20to=20constituti=
on

=20=20Hello=20all:
=20=20I=20want=20to=20propose=20the=20following=20amendment=20to=20the=20co=
nstitution,
=20to=20article
=20=20IV.




=20=20---


=20=20Voting


=20=20Due=20to=20the=20fact=20that=20there=20are=20people=20who=20will=20no=
t=20be=20present=20
at
=20the
=20=20convention=20due=20to=20issues=20beyond=20the=20membership's=20contro=
l,=20but
=20who=20have=20paid
=20=20dues=20and=20do=20therefore,=20retain=20their=20right=20to=20vote,=20=
the=20NATIONAL
=20ASSOCIATION
=20=20OF=20THE=20BLIND=20shall=20henceforth=20recognize
=20=20these=20members=20by=20allowing=20them=20to=20vote,=20in=20such=20met=
hods=20as=20are
=20legal=20and=20of
=20=20good=20practice,=20in=20all=20elections=20pertaining=20to=20the=20bus=
iness=20of
=20this
=20=20organization.



=20=20---


=20=20end=20of=20amendment.

=20=20The=20defense=20I=20put=20forth=20for=20this=20amendment=20is=20simpl=
e:=20if=20we=20are
=20to=20be=20a
=20=20democratic=20organization,=20and=20if=20we=20are=20truly=20the=20"voi=
ce=20of=20the
=20Nation's
=20=20blind"=20we=20must=20realize=20there=20are=20students=20who=20will=20=
not=20be=20able
=20to=20attend=20but
=20=20who=20have=20paid=20dues,=20and=20these=20students=20must=20be=20reco=
gnized=20and
=20given=20the
=20=20chance=20to=20vote=20in=20elections.=20=20If=20not,=20we=20are=20viol=
ating=20our=20own
=20constitution
=20=20as=20article=20IV=20is=20doing=20as=20of=20this=20writing,=20by=20eli=
minating=20those
=20members=20who
=20=20cannot=20attend=20convention,=20and=20therein=20setting=20only=20a=20=
certain
=20portion=20of=20the
=20=20student=20membership=20to=20vote.


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