From: David Andrews 
Subject: Re: Conflict of Interest
If we are such a terrible organization, one is tempted to ask why you would
repeatedly attend conventions.
I must disagree with you that it is "physically impossible" to nominate
people from the floor.  I have belonged to the NFB since 1978, and have
attended state conventions in at least 8 states, plus 14 national
conventions, and I have seen many people nominated from the floor.
Like most organizations, incumbents are generally, but not always, elected.
This is true in local, and congressional, and Presidential elections, and in
other organizations I belong to.
The NFB isn't a perfect organization, and while I might do some things
differently, I, and many other people seem to feel and agree that it is the
best thing around.
David andrews
On 1997-08-15 NFB-Talk@NFBnet.org said:
 AB>Cc: richard_fox@VNET.IBM.COM
 AB>I have attended two national NFB conventions, and several NFB of
 AB>California conventions, and have never seen anything that resembles
 AB>an open election, unless you consider elections in the old Soviet
 AB>Union to be open. It would be physically impossible to nominate
 AB>anyone from the floor, and the incumbants are already lined up at
 AB>the podium before the election even starts.
 AB>Andy Baracco
David Andrews (dandrews@visi.com)
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