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Originally posted by hannukah harry
the thing with that is, though, that those of us who don't live near a reservation think this has no impact on us. but to those who live near or on reservations, it could be an issue to them, and they probably do lobby a bit in washington, they have a decent amount of money in their casinos. the president should have at least cursory knowledge, in my opinion.
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Thanks, harry, my thoughts were similar when I looked at this thread earlier.
The irony, however, is that Journeyman lives in California. Our state's policies are not only extremely entwined with Tribal issues of sovereignty, but are currently engaging that issue in regards to casino development and Schwarzenegger's B.S. comments about various Tribes' refusal to pay a fair share of California taxes!
Come to think of it, Arnold's apparent ignorance of this subject coupled with the possibility of ignorant voters (Journeyman, I'm using ignorant in a non-perjorative manner to describe one's lack of knowledge on a given subject) is most likely the impetus for infringement upon Tribal sovereignty in our state.
Worse, Arnold, if he's being a savvy politician, is likely to be banking on voter ignorance when he makes his baseless accusations.