[nfbmi-talk] what is he thinking?

[joe harcz Comcast]

Yes there are those sticky federal, rehab act issues involved here. And we 
all know the DTMB part alone is highly illegal and that RSA already told the 
Gov and crew it was. So back to scratch on this...

Oh, yes and once again it isn't Constitutional for any executive to rip up 
an act of the legislature (PA 260) by Executive Order...

Not that this administration, or prior ones for that matter seem to care 
much about the Michigan, or U.S. Constitution.

Oh my we can't let the rightful want for a properly run MCB or even hatred 
of Cannon allow this attack upon the blind and fundamental democratic 
principles to continue.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marcus Simmons" <marcussimmons at comcast.net>
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Sent: Friday, April 06, 2012 12:45 PM
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Dear Donald,

And the state can do this with 17 million dollars less, I suppose.

----- Original Message ----- 
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Sent: Friday, April 06, 2012 10:26 AM
Subject: [nfbmi-talk] what is he thinking?


Dear Governor Snyder,

Thank you for issuing Executive order number 2012 – 2. You might find it
interesting that I am a past board member of the Michigan Commission for the
Blind,

appointed in 2000 by John Engler, and am pleased with the way you have
reorganized the Michigan Commission for the Blind.



Moving the Vocational rehabilitation services functions of the commission
for the Blind to the Michigan Department of Human Services makes sense. It
will

decrease duplicated administrative costs, streamline government, promote a
spirit of universal accessibility, and bring blind folks on to the same
playing

field as others. After all, Blind folks are “human” too, why shouldn’t they
be in the Human Services Department?



Moving the Business Enterprise program to the Department of Technology,
Management & Budget is also a pos...itive shift. having the Blind Venders
under

the same umbrella as the agency that manages State buildings and state
property will simplify administrative issues that have been troublesome.



It is no secret within the Blind & Visually Impaired Community that the
Commission for the Blind has been poorly managed for years. Changes have
been needed

for a long time. I was not happy with the way the Commission was being run
ten years ago when I left the Commission Board. Since that time, the
situation

has deteriorated.

I commend you on taking decisive action and making these changes. To
continue to do the same as has been done in the past would have been to
continue the

decline of services for blind citizens in Michigan.

There are always those who criticize and stand on the sidelines and condemn
changes that are being made. I say, let’s give Executive order 2012 -02 a
chance.

It makes a lot of sense.



Sincerely,



Donald R. Bowman







>From Detroit News April  6, 2012



Link:



http://www.detroitnews.com/article/99999999/INFO/71011004
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