So all we need is one or two blind billionaires who get their books from BARD?
Miriam
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[mailto:blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carl Jarvis
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Small special interest groups have a very difficult time in this Two-Headed
Party currently holding the American voters captive.
But the right sort of action can at least salvage some of the gains made by
disabled people. Rather than sitting in front of a congress person's office, I
would contact those corporations who are funding the elected official.
Convince them that it is saving them money to get these people in a position
where they can help support the economy, and they will become our friends for
life...or at least until the next election.
When our state legislature passed the Commission for the Blind bill, we had
spent 7 years "educating" them to the fact that training blind people would
cost government less in the long run. But each year the bill was stuck in the
Social Health Committee. Then we found two very influential millionaires, one
in Spokane(Eastern Washington), and one with ties in Vancouver(Western
Washington). Both of these men "owned"
several legislators. The Spokane man was losing his sight due to Macular
Degeneration. He was a timber czar, and told us that he had two state senators
and several house members in his pocket. He assured us that Big Daddy Day,
head of the Senate Social Health Services committee, would bring the bill out
of committee. The fellow with ties in Vancouver owned the lion's share of a
company that was manufacturing synthetic rubies for use in lasers. He also
happened to have written a white paper on the economic value of separate
agencies for the blind! Although I believe he was living in another state at
the time, he controlled some key members in the legislature. He gave them the
nod, and the bill came popping out of committee, and the Governor signed the
final bill into law. 7 long, hard years of beating our heads against a stone
wall. Then, presto! Change o!
Democracy in action! All we needed was the support by the people who really
owned the government.
Since there are fewer and fewer "owners" of these United States of America, it
should be an easy thing to get their attention. Here in my state(I say my
state with tongue in cheek), we have the world's richest man, along with Amazon
and Star buck's. And Boeing still has a fair sized factory in the area(joke).
If we got those three or four to agree that our blind services were good for
America(Them), we would be safe for the duration.
Carl Jarvis
On 12/1/17, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Strong campaign? Do the Republicans care about the "Blind Vote"? They
don't even care about the vote of a majority of American citizens.
Well, perhaps they'd care if everyone in each of their districts sat
down in front of their district offices carrying signs saying, "You're
fired?". But most likely, they'd just get the police and private
mercenaries with attack dogs to disperse the crowd.
Miriam
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[mailto:blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carl Jarvis
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2017 10:33 AM
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Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: book
Some of my fondest memories are of walking into the Queen Anne branch
library on Saturday afternoon. I loved the smell of the books! And
so many books to select from...even in the Children's Reading Room.
Later on I spent many an afternoon in the Seattle Public Library,
wondering what it would feel like to know everything contained in that
sprawling building.
I wonder how many such memories Donald Trump has. I wonder if he ever
checked a book out and took it home and read it cover to cover. There
are people who, although it is hard to believe, think that reading is
a waste of time. Such people are found at all social strata. Several
years ago we, Washington State Citizens, had to mount a real campaign
to save our state library. Always hard up for money, our Legislature
decided state libraries were a luxury we could do without. Wrong!
But our state legislature consists of similar people as does our congress.
Businessmen, doctors, lawyers, and a growing number of women. With
Donald Trump's Billionaire Club(the president's cabinet), there is
probably not much interest in preserving the Library of Congress. And
when is the last time Donald Trump said the word, "Blind"? Other than
to say he was blind sided. We had better be prepared to mount a
strong campaign, defending our library services.
If not, most surely they will be underfunded or cut.
Carl Jarvis
On 11/30/17, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On BARD, I just found, The Dangerous Case of Donald J gtrump. That's
the book containing articles about his mental health, or lack
thereof, by psychiatrists and psychologists. I hope he doesn't
convince congress to defund NLS as a result.
Miriam