OT: ACB & NFB

[Linux for blind general discussion]

Actually, Congress had already directed the Treasury Department to make 
money accessible. That was what the lawsuit was about. And given that 
the ACB prevailed, I would have to say it is fairly silly for you to 
claim it was flawed or that it was a publicity stunt -- unless you think 
the Supreme Court of the United States is in the habit of upholding 
flawed publicity stunts.

-- John Heim

On 04/25/2017 05:33 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> The ACB's lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Treasury to make 
> them make money accessible was already flawed to say the least. 
> According to the United States Constitution, the power to design money 
> has been delegated to Congress, and the Department of the Treasury is 
> only responsible for carrying out the orders of Congress. Therefore, 
> the best way to make money accessible would have been for any and all 
> so-called advocacy organizations to lobby Congress and get a bill 
> passed and signed by the President of the United States that would 
> redesign our money in an accessible way. Do I think the ACB's lawsuit 
> was a publicity stunt? Absolutely, as if they wanted us to have 
> accessible money for sure, they would have gone through the proper 
> channels and we would have had it by now. Instead, where are we? No 
> closer to truly accessible currency than we were when this whole 
> sleighride begen nearly 10 years ago. Thank you, ACB and NFB for being 
> such advocates for the needs of blind and visually impaired citizens 
> of the United States. Without your petty bickering and your "We're not 
> them" attitudes, the world would certainly be a better and more 
> friendly place for all of us.
>
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