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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