official depredations and ill-conceived policies
Posted by Moonage on 13 May 2005 | Tagged as: Legislative Process
This is a farce:
JOINT RESOLUTION
To acknowledge a long history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the United States Government regarding Indian tribes and offer an apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the United States.
He then goes on a LONG list of abuses and broken treaties with the Indians by the US government. He praises the Indians and derides the government he represents.
I’m not going to dismiss some of the atrocities that occurred to the Indians hundred years ago and past. What makes this bill a farce is the last two lines:
Nothing in this Joint Resolution–
(1) authorizes or supports any claim againstthe United States; or
(2) serves as a settlement of any claim against the United States.
In other words, it’s nothing but words. That’s pandering, Brownback. Give them another casino and I’m sure they’ll appreciate it more.
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