WOW. IIRC, Mount Rushmore territory did have an act of Congress to ignore the treaty with the Indians. Their 1980 court case awarded the tribe money stating that just compensation had not been provided. The tribe refused to accept the money, because they wanted the land returned.
Now look at what the court did today—will this have any impact on the number of electors from OK for POTUS?
In a stunning blow to Oklahoma’s state government, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that much of eastern Oklahoma is located on an Indian reservation.
In a 5-4 ruling, the justices declared that Congress never diminished or disestablished the land as a reservation. Major crimes committed by a tribal member on their own reservation, in effect, must be prosecuted by the federal government in accordance with the Major Crimes Act. This could open the door to numerous appeals by people prosecuted by the state of Oklahoma who should have been under tribal jurisdiction.
The opinion was also an acknowledgment by the nation’s highest court that the U.S. government has, time and time again, broken promises to Indian tribes. The Supreme Court’s opinion means that at least for the matter of this land, the government must keep its commitment.
“Today we are asked whether the land these treaties promised remains an Indian reservation for purposes of federal criminal law. Because Congress has not said otherwise, we hold the government to its word,” Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in the majority opinion.
"He said procedural and statutory hurdles will prevent the vast number of inmates from attempting to have their state convictions overturned. And if they do, he said, it will be a risky proposition since they are unlikely to go free while they wait for a federal trial and could face longer charges in the end. "
"“Success will subject them to federal prosecutions — which often yield harsher sentences,” he wrote."
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The government can annex private property, can it annex tribal property?
In a stunning blow to Oklahoma’s state government, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that much of eastern Oklahoma is located on an Indian reservation.
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Aren’t there bills of sale, and property records that prove property rights for those who purchased the land in good faith?
If SCOTUS can rule that half of Oklahoma cannot be policed or governmentally ruled by the citizens of said property, what happens with Mount Rushmore?
