[Nfbf-l] Fw: CRPAID Action: Let Freedom Ring!

Wed Jul 25 21:56:17 UTC 2012

If all of you would just take a deep breath and relax, and if you would 
really read the treaty instead of just assuming it is not a good thing, you 
would vote for it. If you are in opposition to the ratification of this 
treaty, you are opposed to both NFB policy and ACB policy. If you are in 
opposition to this treaty, you are opposed to the rights of the disabled not 
only in this country but throughout the world. I wrote to Dr. Maurer 
regarding this treaty. His reply is below and my messages are below that. 
His reply is also attached. This by no means puts the United Nations in 
charge of making decisions for individual countries or individual people for 
that matter. I urge support of this treaty. See below. Thank you.

Sherri Brun
SENT VIA E-MAIL

July 23, 2012

Ms. Sherri Brun
[flmom2006 at gmail.com]

Dear Sherri:

            Thanks for your e-mail dated July 20, 2012. The CRPD (Convention 
on the Rights of People with Disabilities) is a document that has been 
adopted by the UN at the request of the World Blind Union, a worldwide 
organization of blind people of which we are a member. Fred Schroeder was 
our negotiator at the UN on the details of the convention, and we are in 
support of it. The convention is not self-enforcing, but it does cover a 
great deal of useful territory. In other words, for its provisions to be 
enforced in a country, that country must adopt the convention itself as well 
as adopting enabling legislation to create enforceability within the 
country. Most of the provisions of the convention are already part of U.S. 
law, but there are some provisions regarding access to technology that are 
not incorporated in the laws of the United States.

Cordially,

Marc Maurer, President

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND

MM/pwm

From: Sherri [mailto:flmom2006 at gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2012 3:05 AM
Subject: CRPAID Action: Let Freedom Ring!
Importance: High

Hello President Maurer,

I would like to know the NFB's stand on the following. Are we in support of 
ratification of this treaty? Please see the messages below. Thank you. See 
you in Orlando next year.

Sherri Brun
flmom2006 at gmail.com

Phone:  407-898-6024
Character is the side of yourself you choose to show the world.
Integrity is what you do, what you say and how you act when you think no one 
is paying attention.

From: "Paul Edwards" <edwards.paul955 at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 11:47 AM
Subject: [fcb-l] Fw: [leadership] CRPAID Action: Let Freedom Ring!

This is absolutely crucial! As many of us as can should make calls and send
emails to our senators!
Here is a little background!
The Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPAID) has now
been approved by 180 countries. Many of those countries have ratified the
Convention as well. It is the first document to ask countries to take the
rights of people with disabilities seriously and to treat those rights as
important. It does not really do more than assert such rights and asks
signatories to prevent overt discrimination. It is, however, a huge step
forward from what we have which is very little. Particularly in the
developing world, there is very little recognition that people with
disabilities need to be considered.
In the United States, it took quite an effort to get President Obama to sign
the Convention. He did so eventually. However, in our country, for a treaty
to be in force, it must be ratified by the Senate. That is where we are now!
The treaty is currently stuck in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
where opponents are postponing a vote to get it to the floor. Senator Rubio
is a member of this committee and his office, in particular, needs to hear
from us! We have a little time since the mark up has been postponed by
opponents of the bill.
We need to as Senator Rubio to support the CRPAID and vote against any
amendments which may serve to make it harder to adopt the convention once it
gets to the floor.
I hope this background helps. We have an obligation to be certain that our
country takes a leadership position in standing up for the rights of people
with disabilities throughout the world! Dial and call! Ways to do that are
outlined in messages below mine!
we can make a difference!

Paul

----- Forwarded Message -----
1f#c 1ron 1brooks <ronbrooks67 at gmail.com>
Date: Thursday, Jul 19, 2012 02:10:41 AM
Subject: [leadership] FW: CRPAID Action: Let Freedom Ring!

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> Guys, we need to hammer the Senate. Every member, everywhere needs to take
> a few minutes to send an email, make a call, and preferably do both.
> That's two emails and two calls each. Of course if you can do more, then
> by all means. This is how Santorum's lobbying group and their supporters
> are getting it done-lots of money to buy lots of lobbying. We don't have
> the money, but we do have the ability to bury them in calls and emails and
> to continue to insist that the senate show some courage by looking their
> constituents in the eyes and actually voting the UN Convention on the
> Rights of Persons with Disabilities up or down. Each and every
> disability-related organization should do likewise. Delay tactics like the
> ones the Senate is using work because they rely on the fact that most
> people don't pay attention to what their politicians are doing in secret
> and they don't hold them accountable. By demanding a vote and continuing
> to make that demand each and every day if necessary,
 each Senator will get the message that they are being watched, and
chicken-**** delays will not be acceptable. Once push comes to shove, I
can't imagine which of these chickens (other than a few hard-liners who
think that the US shouldn't even cooperate with other countries-a stupid
sentiment to be certain) would actually have the courage and suicidal
tendencies to do anything but the right thing. In other words, if we can get
this treaty to a floor vote, it will pass.
>
> Anyway, thanks in advance for what I know we each can and will do to make
> the UNCRPAID a reality in this country. BTW, about 180 countries have
> already accepted the treaty, and most have ratified it. It's time for the
> US to act more like a leader than an ostrich.
>
> Ron
>
> From: Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
> [mailto:shenderson at dredf.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 5:01 PM
@@@> 1to#c ronbrooks67 at gmail.com
> Subject: CRPAID Action: Let Freedom Ring!
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> If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may see it online.
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> Share This:
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> DOWN BUT NOT OVER!
> Calls to All 50 States Needed!
>
> Operation: LET FREEDOM RING
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> First, the Bad News:  The Senate Foreign Relations Markup and Vote on the
> CRPAID has been cancelled for Thursday, July 19th. A select group of
> Senators on the Committee who are not yet in support of the treaty used
> their one technical maneuver: a holdover.
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> Second, the Good News: The holdover provides them with only one delay. In
> response, we must come out strong to be seen and heard this week and next
> week while they reschedule the vote (Date To Be Announced)!
>
> We need to make sure our voices are heard to show those who oppose the
> treaty that we will continue to fight for our rights and for the one
> billion people with disabilities around the world who still don't have
> rights!!!
>
> As you all know, next week is the Anniversary of the ADA.  It is our Civil
> Rights Anniversary.  We need to show the Senate that we are no longer the
> hidden minority.  They can cancel the hearing, but they can't cancel us!
> We need to start NOW and tell the Senate that delay tactics will only make
> us stronger. Misrepresentation of the facts will only make us more vocal.
> Help us stop the lies!
>
> ACTION: Led by the Homeschool Legal Defense Association and Rick Santorum,
> the opposition is fierce and they are generating calls to all 100 Senators
> asking them to vote against ratification. Join us to "Let Freedom Ring"!
> Call and email as many Senators as you can and tell them to vote for the
> CRPAID treaty. Call them as many times a day as you c.. EVERY DAY...
> until the treaty is passed. Get all your friends and families to call. We
> are being outnumbered and out lobbied, but we won't be unnoticed.
>
> MESSAGE: The message is simple "I am a constituent of your state and I
> want the Senator to support the CRPAID - this is important to the
> disability community!"
>
> CONTACTS: The Capitol Switchboard number is (202) 224-3121.  Ask to be
> connected to your Senator's office. Call both Senators!
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> We may have lost this battle but the war is far from over.  You all
> generated thousands of calls when we asked you to call the White House and
> it moved!
>
> NOW it is time to let the Senate know that we are watching what they are
> doing and delay is NOT acceptable. Together we can make this happen!
>
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