To: fat city
The Cherokee Nation, like any other recognised tribe, has soverign powers in their territory.
Treaties govern the Federal (and State) government' interaction with them; NOT the US Constitution.
13 posted on
09/26/2005 8:39:39 PM PDT by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
To: clee1
Wow. This adds a whole new level to my ignorance.
18 posted on
09/26/2005 8:50:45 PM PDT by
fat city
("The nation that controls magnetism controls the world.")
To: clee1
And that is precisely why the Akaka Bill giving Hawaiians some measure of sovreignity should never be passed by the U.S. Congress.
24 posted on
09/26/2005 9:19:05 PM PDT by
KAUAIBOUND
(Hawaii - paradise infected with left-wing cockroaches and centipedes)
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