1. Denial:
“It’s absurd on its face that the policy of the United States government would be to recognize the sovereignty of native tribes, but not allow those sovereign nations to take land into trust,” Cedric Cromwell
“It is inconceivable to me that Congress won’t move quickly to reverse this.” Dennis Whittlesey
“It’s still the tribe’s position that the casino will proceed, There’s a concern about what this decision will mean in terms of the timing, but it holds to the fact that at some point the federal government will correct the land-into-trust issue.” Scott Ferson
2. Anger:
“This decision is yet another assault on native sovereignty” – Cedric Cromwell
3. Bargaining:
4. Depression:
5. Acceptance:
Cranford also questioned Whittlesey’s certainty of congressional intervention.
“Dennis Whittlesey works on both sides of the coin,” he said, noting the attorney’s representation of the county and his work negotiating the multimillion-dollar agreement between the Mashpee Wampanoag and the town of Middleborough. “He’s going to get paid no matter what happens.” link
“Unless they want to continue for an indefinite period of time, it may be in their interest to withdraw from the agreement. The casino is dead in the water for the foreseeable future.” Clyde Barrow
Don’t forget the BOS has requested a meeting with the new tribal council “no later than the middle of March” and we have yet to hear from them.I believe it was M.Brunnelle who suggested it be a public one. It will be entertaining to see how this works out!
Mr. Cromwell needs to read the decision. But considering that he has stated he hasn’t even read the LIT application, I have my doubts that he will read this either.
Once again, this ruling does not stop indian sovereign nations to take land into trust….it stops the Secretary of the Interior from making that decision – any Federally Recognized Tribe can request LIT from Congress. This ruling has made land in trust requests a fair and honest process where everyone has a say.
This decision is not an assult on native sovereignty….the way I see it, and obviously so does SCOTUS, allowing the BIA and the Secretary of the Interior to make LIT decisions was an assult on State sovereignty.
Carverchick….
They including the Middleboro BOS don’t like fair or laws. They just want to do what they think they can do.
Finally the insanity begins to be corrected….
Do you really think the Middleboro board will have this meeting?
They can’t even record accurate minutes…..maybe they’ll have the meeting at the next pow wow….
Pow wow at MArsha’s house…
The recognition of the impending truth of the SCOTUS decision seems to be demonstrated in the Middleboro BOS outrage at Mr. Solaminni.Suddenly the pot of gold will evaporate and they have to deal with the reality they have postponed for …..how many years?How old is that “Structural Deficit” thing?Jack Healey’s Fuzzy Math and Management by Crisis got us into this mess. Wayne Perkins 36% pay raises compounded it. I hope we don’t have to wait for all of the stages before this Board deals with reality.This isn’t even about the casino. It’s about those who accept reality.
Hy-ya Hy-ya Ho Many Moons Ago…No Casino. Those quotes drive me batty. Is there a pro-casino quote machine out there? And is the inevitability button stuck? Thanks for all you do.
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Don’t forget the BOS has requested a meeting with the new tribal council “no later than the middle of March” and we have yet to hear from them.
I believe it was M.Brunnelle who suggested it be a public one. It will be entertaining to see how this works out!
Mr. Cromwell needs to read the decision. But considering that he has stated he hasn’t even read the LIT application, I have my doubts that he will read this either.
Once again, this ruling does not stop indian sovereign nations to take land into trust….it stops the Secretary of the Interior from making that decision – any Federally Recognized Tribe can request LIT from Congress. This ruling has made land in trust requests a fair and honest process where everyone has a say.
This decision is not an assult on native sovereignty….the way I see it, and obviously so does SCOTUS, allowing the BIA and the Secretary of the Interior to make LIT decisions was an assult on State sovereignty.
Carverchick….
They including the Middleboro BOS don’t like fair or laws. They just want to do what they think they can do.
Finally the insanity begins to be corrected….
Do you really think the Middleboro board will have this meeting?
They can’t even record accurate minutes…..maybe they’ll have the meeting at the next pow wow….
Pow wow at MArsha’s house…
The recognition of the impending truth of the SCOTUS decision seems to be demonstrated in the Middleboro BOS outrage at Mr. Solaminni.
Suddenly the pot of gold will evaporate and they have to deal with the reality they have postponed for …..how many years?
How old is that “Structural Deficit” thing?
Jack Healey’s Fuzzy Math and Management by Crisis got us into this mess. Wayne Perkins 36% pay raises compounded it.
I hope we don’t have to wait for all of the stages before this Board deals with reality.
This isn’t even about the casino. It’s about those who accept reality.
Hy-ya Hy-ya Ho Many Moons Ago…No Casino. Those quotes drive me batty. Is there a pro-casino quote machine out there? And is the inevitability button stuck? Thanks for all you do.