[nfbmi-talk] Fw: Resubmitting FOIA Request

Fri May 6 20:31:15 UTC 2011

Amen. And another Amen. And a further Amen.

Pat Cannon is a public official taking notes on a public meeting and in a 
public capacity. His notes, recordings and such are not only subject to the 
FOIA as conducted but also the ADA and the Rehab Act. Not that Cannon hasn't 
violated all of these acts, but that I guess is another issue for another 
day.

Regardless to re-iterate here I'd like it if Cannon would follow one law 
here and there that binds him. He might start with the rehab act, all of it 
mind you all and not just the parts that fund his fat behind either.

Peace,

Joe
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christine Boone" <christine_boone at comcast.net>
To: "NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "Haynes, Carla (DELEG)" <haynesc at michigan.gov>
Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 4:19 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Fw: Resubmitting FOIA Request

> If Pat Cannon is going to record a public meeting, he is compelled to make 
> such recording(s) a part of the public record, and that includes sharing 
> them with anyone who asks.  Now, just in case Mr. Cannon does not 
> completely comprehend the scope of his actions with respect to his duties 
> and choices as director of the Commission for the Blind, here is a short 
> lesson in civics 101:
> He is a public figure.  When Pat decided to shoot for the stars and take 
> his high school education to the upper levels of the executive branch of 
> Michigan State government, he waived any and all of the privacy rights 
> that he had previously enjoyed as a member of the public.  As an executive 
> at this level, Pat must share many things that most people would prefer to 
> keep private.  He must disclose his financial history, including 
> investments, properties owned and donations made.  Anything that he does 
> as a part of his daily work at the Commission for the Blind, whether or 
> not he is expected or required to do it, is also subject to scrutiny by 
> any member of the pub lic.    When he stepped into the six figure salary 
> bracket, and took the helm of the Commission for the Blind, Pat's status 
> as a public figure was all sewed up.  That means, that even if he is only 
> recording a meeting because it is the only way he has of taking notes on 
> that meeting,  he must share such recordings with any person who requests 
> them.  We have always said that there are many reasons to learn Braille. 
> Perhaps now we can add another reason to that long list.  If you want to 
> take your own notes on a meeting, and you are a public figure, you might 
> want to learn how to write those notes down in Braille, rather than 
> whispering them into your recording device to become a part of the entire 
> proceedings being memorialized there.
>
> On May 6, 2011, at 1:10 PM, joe harcz Comcast wrote:
>
>> Dear Ms. Haynes,
>>
>> I reiterate Mr. sontag's request here except to say I do not invoke the 
>> FOIA, but rather I invoke the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 
>> Title II, subpart E, and the Auxiliary Aids and Services provisions of 
>> Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.. Note, a failure to 
>> respond is a civil rights violation in and of itself and a failure of 
>> timely response violates Tyler v. Manhatten, just to name one case law 
>> consideration of this matter.
>>
>> Regardless Cannon recorded this last meeting. His recordings are and 
>> should be made available under the FOIA, the ADA, and 504 just to name a 
>> few laws.
>>
>> Now, Cannon is famous for claiming access and for fighting for disability 
>> rights.
>>
>> Don't we all think it is time for this son of a gun to deliver on both 
>> accounts?
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Joe Harcz
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Sontag" <suncat0 at gmail.com>
>> To: <haynesc at michigan.gov>
>> Cc: "James Hull" <hullj at michigan.gov>; "Connie Zanger" 
>> <ZangerC at michigan.gov>; "Patrick Cannon" <CannonP at michigan.gov>; "NFB of 
>> Michigan List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>; "NFB of Michigan Vendors List" 
>> <vendorsmi at nfbnet.org>; <farmerm at michigan.gov>
>> Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 12:50 PM
>> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Resubmitting FOIA Request
>>
>>
>>> May 2, 2011
>>> Joseph Sontag
>>> 1204 Morris Avenue
>>> Lansing, Michigan 48917
>>> Phone:  (517) 323-8970
>>> E-mail:  suncat0 at gmail.com
>>> (Request made via e-mail)
>>> Carla Haynes, FOIA Coordinator, Michigan Commission for the Blind
>>> hanesc at michigan.gov
>>> Dear Ms. Haynes:
>>> I am writing you today to request, pursuant to the Michigan Freedom of 
>>> Information
>>> Act, all audio recordings taken by MCB Director Patrick Cannon, all 
>>> audio recordings
>>> taken by or on behalf of the Elected Operators'
>>> Committee and similar recordings made by any Business Enterprise Program 
>>> staff of
>>> the May 1, 2011 business meeting of the Elected
>>> Operators' Committee as part of the BEP's 42nd annual training workshop.
>>> These may be conveyed to me digitally at the e-mail address above or by 
>>> any other
>>> file sharing facility with which you and MCB are
>>> comfortable
>>> Sincerely,
>>> Joe Sontag
>>>
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