[nfb-talk] {Single Payer} Disabled protesters dragged from McConnell's office! So where our blind organizations?

[Karen Rose]

Thank you this is fantastic! I am forwarding this around to other lists.

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> On Jun 24, 2017, at 7:31 PM, Marci Carpenter via nfb-talk <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> President Riccobono wrote an Op Ed piece yesterday for a publication called “The Hill”. I believe he outlines the issues very well: http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/healthcare/339073-saving-medicaid-is-critical-to-americas-blind?rnd=149823093
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> Marci
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>> On Jun 24, 2017, at 7:21 PM, Judy Jones via nfb-talk <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Very eloquent!  Couldn't have said it better.
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>> Judy
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>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Fwd: {Single Payer} Disabled protesters dragged from McConnell's office! So where our blind organizations?
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>> My understanding is that the incident did occur, and I don't think who reported it really is an issue in this case.  
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>> From my perspective, there are serious implications that need to be watched closely as we see health care legislation evolve.  As an organization, though, I would think it would make sense to get a better sense of where this is going before we pull out all stops as some have already done.  As it stands right now, there is a pretty good chance the current bill isn't going anywhere as it is written because of a number of Republicans who are not supporting it.  Having people willing to call attention to this issue is a good thing, but I also don't see a problem in an organization waiting to see if we're going to need further action later.  This is probably going to be a marathon and not a fifty yard dash.  Another aspect of all this is that it is easy to put all ones energy into a single issue and a single event without concerned about any other legislative activities that might be affected by one's action.  It is much more difficult to measure one's response to maximize one's general effectiveness and to make sure there is energy left when it is most needed.  I hope that our leadership would consider how are actions might affect the other issues that we're trying to address.  Finally, I don't see a problem with us conserving some of our energy to fight for things that nobody else is fighting for.  I think one can make a decision not to pu