[nagdu] The membership has spoken, and I am disappointed

[Debby Phillips]

Michael, then perhaps we should have spent the day discussing 
them.  I realize that it was the 75th anniversary and that there 
was time built in to the agenda for celebration, etc.  But we are 
talking about NFB policy, not just nice to have kinds of things.  
I don't know if a resolution can be tabled, but if it could have 
been, I would have voted for that, so that people had more time 
to discuss it.  I believe that most people with dogs do not abuse 
them, and that we are getting hung up on a few incidents.  And 
those incidents can happen whether the schools retain ownership 
or not.  I believe that in order to be consistent with NFB 
philosophy, this resolution needs to come up again, and I believe 
that we need to do a lot more educating of disr fellow 
Federationists, in order for it to pass.  It is custodial and 
patronizing for schools to not give ownership.  I believe I said 
in an earlier email but I think that people should at least be 
given the choice of ownership.  If people do not want ownership, 
then the schools should retain ownership, but for those who want 
it, they should be able to have it.  People deserve the dignity 
of having a choice.     Debby and Nova, who is tired after our 
walk.