[nfbmi-talk] this is why the commission was destroyed

Mon May 26 12:27:15 UTC 2014

Agreed and how many federal dollars were used to fund the Attorney General 
to fight against the rights of the blind?

Moreover, this case and the fiasco in the Anderson Building were the cause 
of the illegal and immoral Executive Orders which destroyed our independent 
commission, it's quasi-judicial role and resulted in the misappropriation by 
non-VR entities over not just BEP programs here but the entire VR program in 
Michigan.

LARA has taken over the entire BSBP budget to use it for one scheme after 
another and there is darned little rehabilitation going on in this state.

Frankly if this arrogent Administration thinks it is a state rights issue 
then RSA should simply cut them off. De-fund the scofflaws! They wouldn't 
exist without the federal dollars!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Terry D. Eagle via nfbmi-talk" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
To: "'Fred Wurtzel'" <f.wurtzel at att.net>; "'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing 
List'" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 1:38 AM
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] this is why the commission was destroyed

> While I agree with Fred that the conflict among the federal circuits of 
> the
> federal courts must be resolved by the U.S. Supreme Court, over the 11th
> Amendment right of States to not be sued for monetary damages within the
> context of the Randolph-Sheppard Act, I must respectfully disagree that 
> the
> Fellows case is and was not a Commission issue.  The MCB breached its duty
> to Fellows under his BEP License Agreement, and the BEP, MCB, and DTMB, 
> were
> negligent with their duty  to protect Fellows' license and contract
> agreement rights and privileges, by failing to eliminate or secure 
> Fellows'
> exclusive right to operate the Cadillac Place food operations, as mandated
> under the law, once the original leases of the sighted food vendors 
> expired.
> Joe Pelle, James Hull, and Constance Zanger once again did not do their 
> job,
> and again screwind another blind vendor out of income and a job.  The NFB
> ought to rally over the loss of jobs for blind persons by the BS4BP, and 
> do
> it soon to send a message to the Snyder Administration and the BS4BP that
> we, the blind of Michigan, desire jobs, not their WORK-TO-WELFARE program!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbmi-talk [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Fred
> Wurtzel via nfbmi-talk
> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 11:34 PM
> To: 'joe harcz Comcast'; 'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] this is why the commission was destroyed
>
> Hi,
>
> This will need to go to federal court.  There is a long-standing issue 
> about
> the 11th amendment.  Some federal courts have ruled in favor of blind
> vendors and others have not.  Unfortuneately, Michigan is in the wrong
> federal court.  This will eventually need to be resolved by the Supreme
> court, since there are conflicting federal rulings.  Aside from the 
> original
> issue, this is not a Commission issue.
>
> Warm Regards,
>
> Fred
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbmi-talk [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of joe
> harcz Comcast via nfbmi-talk
> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 12:06 PM
> To: nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] this is why the commission was destroyed
>
> And how much money was spent fighting this by the powers that be?
>
>
> This is why the MCB was destroyed by those powers.
>
> Michigan appeals court scratches $475K award for blind food vendor
> Associated Press The Michigan appeals court has thrown out a decision
> awarding $475,000
>
> to a blind man who sold food and objected to competition at a state 
> building
> in Detroit. The court says the Michigan Commission for the Blind can't be
>
> ordered to make financial awards. It reversed a decision by Ingham County
> Judge Paula Manderfield. Ron Fellows had vending machines and sold coffee 
> at
>
> Cadillac Place from 2005 to 2008. He was unhappy because the state also
> allowed non-blind businesses to operate in the building, including Subway.
> Michigan
>
> law says blind people shall operate snack shops in state buildings. But 
> the
> other businesses already had leases before the state moved into Cadillac
> Place,
>
> the former headquarters of General Motors.
>
>
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