From: Jim Gashel 
Subject: Re: ACB Washington Connection (fwd)
Harvey:  
In case you are wondering what kind of approach you take that I was
discribing as chronic complaining, I think that the post from you below is
a good illustration.  Rather than just responding to a finite point about
the use of organizational resources, you expand the issue to encompus a
whole list of other grievances that you are carrying around about the nfb
leaders.  If this is not complaining, I can't think of another term that
would describe it.  
On Sat, 27 Sep 1997 hheagy@delphi.com wrote:
> 
> 
> I agree that the convention did vote, at the national's
> direction, to use resources on the Magoo matter, and that it did
> not vote to use our resources for the redistribution of A.C.B.
> materials, However, the convention also did not vote on building
> bedrooms in the
> center along with all the accompanying support they required at an
> expense
> of about 1.5 million dollars, but we have them.
> 
> It also didn't vote on keeping the materials center open only
> during the hours of 12-30 P.M. till 5 P.M . Eastern time, but it is
> being done that way.  
> 
> The clear sense of the convention in 1990, the way I and many
> others saw it, was not to return to the Hyatt-regency D.F.W. in
> 1993 but we did and are doing so again next year.
> 
> In fact, I have heard many objections to both the latter items I
> mentioned, but they are our policy nevertheless.
> 
> Again, I am well aware that we elect officers and a board of
> directors and hire an Executive Director to do certain jobs
> between conventions and it is not practical for the membership to
> vote on every issue any more than it is for the public at large
> to vote on every political issue and I don't think any member of
> this organization expects this, but we shouldn't tote this
> banner that the convention did or didn't vote on a given issue
> only when it suits the national leadership's convenience.
> I've always been curous to know what would happen if we could
> have electronic voting at our conventons wherein everyone would
> have an individual private vote how much of the national agenda
> would pass?  I think in that situation, it would be doing well to
> get half its agenda.
> 
> Harvey
> 
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