Sovereignty~The Right of Tribal Governments
They are referring to Executive Order 13388 of October 25, 2005 claims to Further Strengthening the Sharing of Terrorism Information to Protect Americans
Read What Executive Order 13388 States
Read Section 1016 Information Sharing
Read the Press Release dated November 8, 2005:
To: National Desk Contact: Cheryl Lynch of Citizens for Personal Responsibility, 269-469-4663 NEW BUFFALO, Mich., Nov. 8 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following statement regarding Executive Order 13388, which grants tribal governments access to information about non-Indian American citizens, was released today by Citizens for Personal Responsibility: President Bush has signed into effect Executive Order 13388, which grants "tribal governments" access to information about non-Indian American citizens, gathered by alarmingly expanded PATRIOT Act initiatives. The citizens' alert organization Citizens for Personal Responsibility (CPR) declares this action outrageous. American Indians have no more of a Constitutional right to access sensitive information than do any other ethnic or cultural leaders. Indian reservation inhabitants have made a conscious choice not to assimilate into America. It is reckless of the Bush Administration to grant tribal leaders jurisdiction beyond the narrow confines of cultural construct. Radical activists within "Indian Country" now have unchecked power to take advantage of this new opportunity by viewing, maintaining or requesting information based upon motives that are more related to securing a homeland and resources for themselves, rather than securing America's homeland. The notion of sovereign tribal governments has been entirely built from the bold and unchallenged Executive Orders of several recent Presidents, and to a great extent without the consent of the American people. The original anti-American vehicle that created the permanency of separated tribal enclaves occupying federal land was the controversial 1934 Indian Reorganization Act (IRA). Narrowly passed by the Congress under the Roosevelt Administration, it had been proposed by the Indian Commissioner, John Collier, an acknowledged socialist/communist. The U.S. Supreme Court has finally begun to restore the rights of non-Indian citizens and state governments from the out-of-control initiatives of politicians who have caved in under pressure from this ethnic interest group. In a wise ruling this year, City of Sherrill (NY) v. Oneida Indian Nation, it was fundamentally determined that there are only three sovereigns in the United States -- the federal government, state governments and individual U.S. citizens. Other important lawsuits are moving toward the Supreme Court that will further challenge the sovereign status that has been granted to Indians, including a long-overdue ruling on the constitutionality of the 1934 IRA. In the interim, we at CPR urge that responsible members of the Congress initiate immediate action to eliminate tribal leadership as a Homeland Security jurisdiction. The privacy and rights of law-abiding Americans must not be even temporarily breached. Further information can be accessed at Citizens for Personal ResponsibilityEditorial Note: When will "these citizens" ever accept the personal responsibility of denying the native people of our land, their inherent rights? Doesn't past history count or does it depend upon whose view of history we are talking about?
The answer seems clear.
© 2005 U.S. Newswire 202-347-2770/Special thanks to Lu for passing this on!
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