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Title: Judge Rules That Paper Money Is Unfair To The Blind Post by: Soldier4Christ on November 28, 2006, 09:44:23 PM Judge Rules That Paper Money Is Unfair To The Blind
The person that sent this tip noted that this is a Clinton appointee. Judge Robertson is the same judge who resigned without explanantion from the FISA Court one year ago. They seemed to think this was “unreal”, but I don’t really see that it is that big of a deal. The government is changing the face of our currency quite often. I’m sure it is difficult for the blind to tell the difference between denominations. I’m not sure I agree with the reasoning of the ruling all the way through, but I think it is an interesting idea overall. Quote By keeping all U.S. currency the same size and texture, the government has denied blind people meaningful access to money, a federal judge said Tuesday. U.S. District Judge James Robertson said the Treasury Department has violated the law, and he ordered the government to come up with ways for the blind to tell bills apart. He said he wouldn’t tell officials how to fix the problem, but he ordered them to begin working on it within 10 days. The American Council of the Blind has proposed several options, including printing bills of differing sizes, adding embossed dots or foil to the paper or using raised ink. Whats the deal with only giving them ten days? Since when has the government ever been able to do such things in just 10 days? Title: Re: Judge Rules That Paper Money Is Unfair To The Blind Post by: Brother Jerry on November 30, 2006, 03:21:19 PM And what is the deal with a district court judge demanding of the U.S. Treasury Dept?!
I have a feeling Supreme is going to step in there and tell him to sit down and shut up. Although I have wondered the same thing ever since joining the Navy and seeing currency from overseas which is usually in different sizes, even for bills. It made sense to me and less likely to accidentally give someone a 10 when you meant to give them a 1. |