From: hheagy@delphi.com
Subject: Re: Jamal was voted in
On 1997-10-15 NFB-Talk@NFBnet.org said:
 NF>Hey, were you at the same convention the rest of us were?  If a
 NF>majority of the states had wanted to talk about what the National
 NF>Board had done in this case there was time allotted for it. The
 NF>majority of members decided that they wanted to let the board
 NF>decide the issue and believed that was the best for all concerned
 NF>at the time. 
I was definitely at the same convention you were at or at least I
think so.  It was held at the Hyatt-regency here in New Orleans
right?  And if I remember correctly, it was a traditionally
formatted convention which means the meeting of the board of
directors was held on Monday of convention week and the opening
general session was on Tuesday, the day after the board meeting.
The voting delegates are not established until the roll call of
states which takes place at the opening general session.  So how
could the voting delegates decide to let the board handle it
since they were not officially appointed till the day after the
board meeting?
Also, one of the responses requested during the roll
call of states was a "yes," or "No," on the Jamal Mazrui matter
which means the convention voted on it, not the board and without
the benefit of hearing his side of the issue.
Following the roll call, Mr. Jernigan commented on the matter
proceeding his comment with words to the effect of, "I'm going to
say this about the matter then we will not discuss it any
further," which means that no one was allowed to seek the floor
to even speak on behalf of his right to be heard.  So where was
this allotment of time you speak of?
This is not only contrary to our constitution but to Dr.
Jernigan's own words which say that if we have differences with the
national leadership we should come to the convention and work them out.
Those are his words, not mine.
Finally, as far as making Jamal feel welcome, I am all for it.
I received a private e-mail from him thanking me for my support
on the N.F.B. echoes which I could post if you don't believe me,
but since he sent it to me privately, I don't think I should post
it publicly without his permission.
Harvey
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