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New lawsuit filed to block Jamul casino
Correction: Jamul Indian Village's new partner is Penn National, which replaces Lakes Entertainment. Here's a story on it, for reference: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/news-ticker…— September 23, 2013 3:23 p.m.
Invasion of pigs!
And next year, when this writer enters high school and, hopefully, grows up a little...he can contribute something meaningful.— May 1, 2013 9:31 a.m.
Tale of a stealthy super PAC
visdun, you're not quite correct. Native Americans have a form of sovereignty that comes with conditions imposed upon them by the paternalistic federal government long ago. Tribes are domestic sovereigns. It's a unique relationship, confirmed in a number of US Supreme Court rulings. Reservations are sort of like military bases in the U.S. If you live on a military base, you are still a US Citizen (as tribal members are), have to abide by most of the the laws US (same with tribes) and don't pay all the same taxes while on the Base (as with on the Reservation), etc. And saying that tribes should not be involved in the political process isn't fair, since that same political process can work for or against tribes. Remember: Voters in California approved tribal gaming. So it was the non-Native political structure that claimed the right to grant the tribes the ability to have gaming on their Reservations. By the same logic, I suppose that means they can also take it away. So, yes, there's some degree of Sovereignty, but they are at the same time US citizens and should be allowed to participate in the political structure that can be used for or against them, just like any other group in this country.— January 2, 2013 11:01 a.m.
Is internet gambling a priority
I think authorities can handle it, Auntie. Is it a #1 priority? Probably not. That's probably why it took so long to come down on these fly-by-night outfits. When you put up your money in these illegal gambling joints, you're on your own. No regulation, no oversight, no audits, no way to hold the shady operators accountable, no dispute resolution. It's important to heavily regulate gambling and these illegal gambling operations need to be shut down. BTW, you may harbor ill feelings toward Native Americans, but they agreed to a lot of terms, including paying billions to the state, in exchange for the exclusive right to gambling.— June 30, 2009 1:09 p.m.
Cocktailing with Nixon
I'd say Marty Block got the best deal -- have you ever eaten at the Grove Steakhouse at Viejas? It's FANTASTIC!!— May 13, 2009 1:32 p.m.
ALIEN LANDS IN PB
What a waste of space. That was a worthless rant....— January 18, 2009 10:21 p.m.
Indian givers
"Indian" was once used by the white man as an all-purpose adjective signifying "bogus" or "false," owing to the supposedly low morals of the red man. Thus you had "Indian summer," false summer late in the year; "Indian corn" and "Indian tea," cheap substitutes for products the original colonists had known back in England; and "Indian giver," someone who gives you something and then takes it back. But of course Europeans were the real Indian givers, repeatedly promising the Indians reservations by treaty and then stealing them back once valuable farmland or minerals were found. The term has thus inadvertently become an acid commentary on the character of its inventors. I think it's poetic. http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_253.html— May 8, 2008 9:11 p.m.