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To: CSM
I am just curious, do the members of a reservation get representation in Congress and the Senate?

As far as I know, it's the same as everyone else - if a reservation sits within the boundaries of a congressional district, that's who their representative is, and whichever state boundaries the reservation is within determines who their sebnators are. Not that the congressional delegations or senators give a damn about indian issues - unless the tribes have money to give, but that's pretty much true of politicians in general. We have it no diffeent in that regard.

The only real difference is, when individuals within the dominant culture resist tyranny, fight taxes, or struggle for property rights, they are called "patriots". When WE do the same, we are called something else...

96 posted on 10/30/2003 5:52:07 AM PST by Chad Fairbanks (The Truth is to see The Gift)
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To: Chad Fairbanks
Thanks for the clarification. I was going to make the "taxation without representation" statement, but obviously it would have been false.

Of course, my opinion remains the same. Reduce spending, reduce taxes. For all Americans!
97 posted on 10/30/2003 5:59:52 AM PST by CSM (Shame on me for attacking an unarmed person, a smoke gnatzie!)
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