Less than a nosebleed
I'm mildly amused that Cara Cowan Watts, my least favorite member of the CNO Council, and one two hundred and fifty sixth Cherokee, has an opinion on Indian Identity.
We would like to make impersonation of a tribe, or a tribal citizen, a felony.Of course, this is really in the context of the disenfranchisement of Cherokees by the current CNO executive and council majority, so it should simply be understood to mean that Cara would like to toss some of her darker skinned political critics in jail. Actually, since she used the word "felony", she means she'd like to have the United States toss some of her darker skinned political critics in a United States jail.
Source: The Tahlequah Daily Press
Comments
A felony huh? In Tribal Court, which is forbidden to hear felonies under the Major Crimes Act? Or in Federal Court, where such a law would obviously be a violation of the First Amendment? Could she not at least be honest enough to say she wants to make it a felony for certain black people to claim they are Cherokee?
Posted by: The Local Crank | September 4, 2008 10:07 PM
she's a dork.
Posted by: ebw | September 6, 2008 03:14 PM