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<blockquote data-quote="TedKennedy" data-source="post: 4066011" data-attributes="member: 25419">Damned if I&#039;m not conflicted on this one. I hate Hoskins with a passion. The actions that continue to keep Indians as dependents just pisses me right off. Governments like dependent citizens, and tribal governments seem to be the masters of that. They want &quot;sovereignty&quot; yet they want Federal money, seek relief from Federal courts. They cite treaties, yet the tribal membership has as many Elizabeth Warren types&nbsp; as it does actual Cherokee. The mismanagement and sorry-ass &quot;leadership&quot; has made tribal governance a joke. It&#039;s sad to watch, really. My grandpa would be ashamed to see what&#039;s become of the Cherokee. That being said, I may go ahead and get those CWY plates to establish immunity from the TPD. (I&#039;ve long resisted that because I believe there should be no dual citizenship - you are American, or you are not - this racist divide is exacerbated by creating rules for one set of people, but different rules for the other)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TedKennedy, post: 4066011, member: 25419"] Damned if I'm not conflicted on this one. I hate Hoskins with a passion. The actions that continue to keep Indians as dependents just pisses me right off. Governments like dependent citizens, and tribal governments seem to be the masters of that. They want "sovereignty" yet they want Federal money, seek relief from Federal courts. They cite treaties, yet the tribal membership has as many Elizabeth Warren types as it does actual Cherokee. The mismanagement and sorry-ass "leadership" has made tribal governance a joke. It's sad to watch, really. My grandpa would be ashamed to see what's become of the Cherokee. That being said, I may go ahead and get those CWY plates to establish immunity from the TPD. (I've long resisted that because I believe there should be no dual citizenship - you are American, or you are not - this racist divide is exacerbated by creating rules for one set of people, but different rules for the other) [/QUOTE]

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