On 19 Sep 97 22:34, Andy Baracco wrote:
 AB> Hi Walt. I felt that this matter was
 AB> on sufficient gravity that
 AB> information, no matter where it came
 AB> from, would be appreciated. I guess
 AB> you care more about hating the ACB
 AB> than you do about special education,
 AB> the American Printing House for the
 AB> Blind, the Helen Keller National
 AB> Center, and vocational rehabilitation.
Ahem ... Seems to me the venom index waxeth exceeding high here!  
For most of us, I should imagine it isn't so much a matter of 
hating ACB; it's a matter of how much trust we put in each source 
of information and how much time we have to sift thru it all.  In 
fact, there was and is a lot of behind-the-scenes work going on on 
the Gorton amendment.  There was definitely a need for immediate 
action when this issue came up suddenly.  However, those who think 
that the silence of Mr. Gashel in recent days means things are 
getting done were right.  Besides, consider President Clinton's 
press statement that indicated he'd veto the appropriations bill 
if it had the Gorton amendment in it.  The point-of-order that 
would have killed the amendment lost by only two votes in the 
Senate.  presuming everyone sticks to their ideological positions, 
this means there is no way that Congress could override the 
Presidential veto.  I'm not saying that there wasn't reason for 
alarm and concerted action; there was.  But some organizations 
(and I do not mean ACB here) panicked, in my opinion.  Ah well.
 AB> Maybe you don't need or use the
 AB> services of these agencies, but that
 AB> doesn't mean that others, even
 AB> Federationists, may not need or use
 AB> them. As for ACB, I don't think they
 AB> have a listserv, but if they did, I
 AB> don't think they would mind receiving
 AB> valuable information just because it came from NFB.
You might be surprised!  I haven't checked for a while so can't 
vouch for the current state of affairs but ever wonder why NFB- 
talk isn't on GBX.ORG, a BBS operated by an ACB member?  (I'm not 
criticizing this; it is his right to place what material he deems 
appropriate on his BBS.)
Mike Freeman
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