PARR Newsletter ARGU7-6S2003

AMERICAN RIGHTS GUARDIAN UPDATE
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VOLUME 7 NUMBER 6 S 2003 Bald Eagle

The Only Printed Voice of Opposition to Federal Government Indian Policy in Wisconsin.
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      The smell of sleaze coming from Madison is so strong and varied it’s difficult to determine just where to start. Maybe an “I told you so” comment will be a good start. PARR discussed the aura of sleaze surrounding Jim Doyle for several years. Once again, our crystal ball is right on the ball. Here we have a Governor who allegedly sold the State of Wisconsin to the United Tribes of Wisconsin for the price of buying him the Governorship. After granting lucrative and PERPETUAL compacts to the Potawatomi (and probably the rest of the Wisconsin tribes), the Governor used the argument that the pitiful in-come the state will get from the Tribes will be the magic tonic needed to heal the states budget shortfall sickness. That was last month. Now we are told that the income that the state will get from the Tribes has shrunk by $37 million because the poorer Tribes cannot be asked to contribute anything for services rendered, due to hardship. With large layoffs looming over every body of government throughout the state, we are concerning ourselves over certain smaller Tribe's inability to achieve the level of luxury of some of the Tribes with casinos in areas of greater population.
      Granted, Mr. Doyle inherited a huge deficit; however, he made campaign promises which included no property tax increase which turned into a minimum 9.5% increase in three months. (Poll shows Doyle's approval at 37% 4/24/03).
       And then, there is State Senator Roger Breske who claimed to support the override of Doyle’s veto of the legislature’s bill to include congress in the negotiation of Indian Compacts. At the last minute he changed his vote allowing the veto to stand. PARR heard that Senator Breske claimed that he made a deal with the Governor that went like this: In turn for his vote there is a strong perception that the Governor will back the Senator’s push to keep the state’s intoxication level at point one zero. It’s PARR’s understanding that this kind of vote dealing is illegal, and that’s probably why we only heard about this once.
     Finally, Tourism Secretary Kevin Shibilski quits after three months. We don’t have all the details on this, but after all the facts are in we promise you this will be another eyebrow-raiser. Wisconsin’s politicians learned well from our neighbor to the south. They learned so well that they are now sleazier than their teacher; Chicago…the sleaziest.

The Escapades of Navajo Jim
(By Bob Manzke parts taken from several Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel articles, e-mails, radio shows and other printed sources)      Governor Doyle appeared on the public radar screen back in the late 1980s. He stepped into the political spotlight as a candidate for the job of Attorney General of the State of Wisconsin. He ran against a man named Hanaway. His campaign claim was that he could better handle the treaty rights problems that were raging at the time, because of his extensive work for the Navajo Tribe. He claimed to be well equipped for the job, because of his knowledge of Indians and how to deal with them.
     And deal with them he did, or maybe I should say deal for them. He refused to appeal the Voigt case which gave the Chippewa the ceded territory, lock, stock & barrel.
     Next federal judge Barbara Crabb legislating from the bench, shoved the word lottery up the citizens of Wisconsin’s nose. She claimed that since the word lottery (which she claimed meant all forms of gambling) appeared in the State Constitution the tribes had the right to turn the state into Nevada. Guess what? Navajo Jim sat on his hands, no appeal of the Judges decree.
     Next, the Potawatomi had a contract with the city of Milwaukee to operate a bingo hall only. The Potawatomi installed slot machines, and The City of Milwaukee raided the place and confiscated the slot machines. The Potawatomi ran to Barbara Crabb and she told Milwaukee to wipe their fannies with their contract. Of course State Attorney General Mr. Doyle applied all his knowledge and ability to handle Indian problems, and did what he had always up to this point; nothing. So now, as a result of the diligent work of the Attorney General, the Potawatomi now have a full blown Las Vegas style casino in the city of Milwaukee.
Doyle’s stance & quotes.
    “I’d like to see the Legislature take that power back. They conceded it to the governor back in the '80s -- this power to negotiate… It's really kind of amazing to me that the Legislature has never taken it back”…Jim Doyle, in August 2000, on whether Legislature should have approval of tribal gaming compacts.
     Doyle, elected attorney general in November 1990, had a particular disdain for the lottery, which he once blasted in an interview as "government raising money by making people think they might get rich."
     He liked the lottery even less later that year when a federal judge ruled that because Wisconsin voters had approved a state lottery in 1987, Indian tribes had the right to conduct all forms of casino gambling on tribal lands.
     In June 1991, only days after that ruling, Doyle said in an interview that short of repealing the constitutional amendment that legalized the lottery, there was nothing for the state to do but negotiate with the tribes to avoid wide-open gambling on reservations. But a year later, Doyle urged the Legislature to pass a bill proposed by Gov. Thompson that would have prohibited casino gambling in the state. And later in 1992, Doyle endorsed another proposal to ban all Indian gaming in the state by enacting a constitutional amendment prohibiting casino gambling.
Tribes buy themselves a Governor.
     Just days before the November, 2002 election, the three tribes with the most to lose - or win - in state casino
negotiations dumped $700,000-plus of soft money into Democratic coffers to help elect Jim Doyle governor.
     Previously undisclosed federal election reports show that the Ho-Chunk, a tribe that has long wanted to open a full-fledged casino in Madison, made a $500,000 donation to the Democratic National Committee on Oct. 29. The very same day, the Potawatomi contributed $200,000 to the same fund. Two days later the Oneida, which just signed a tentative deal allowing it to offer a wider array of casino games 24/7, sent $25,000 to the Democratic fund.
     That national fund then turned around and within days kicked back about $1 million to the state Democratic Party, which used the money to boost support for Doyle and the rest of the party ticket.
Potawatomi score big time.
       Suddenly Doyle found himself in the position of payback, the Potawatomi demanded and got the following for their campaign contribution $$$$ ….
1) Expanded betting: Pari-mutuel wagering would be allowed on live horse and dog races; no limit on number of slot machines at Milwaukee casino; roulette, craps and other games allowed if they're operating at northern Illinois casinos or in other Wisconsin tribal casinos.
2) Expanded hours: Casino could be open all day. And the compacts were forever. Payments to state: Potawatomi would pay the state $6.4 million on June 30 under old deal; $40.5 million in 2004; and $43.62 million in 2005.
Payments after 2005: In 2006, 7% of net profits; 2007-'08, 8% of profits; 2009, 7%; 2010-'11, 6%; and 6.5% thereafter.
25-year review: The state or tribe could seek to amend the compact but not until mid-2029.
   The Governor’s crafty and cunning negotiating team got just one enormous concession from the Indians for the state, but it’s a biggie. They got them to give up Sovereign immunity. That’s right the tribe bought the whole shebang with something that never existed.
Death of dog tracks?
The compact also allows the tribe to offer betting on simulcast horse and dog races, something an official with Dairy-land Greyhound Park in Kenosha said would likely be the death knell of that facility.” It’s absolutely unconscionable. What little gas is left in our tank is now being totally drained from us," said Roy Berger, Dairyland's executive vice president. He said he saw no prospect for relief for the tracks once the new gambling deals are finalized. Only two of five dog tracks that started in the late 1980s remain in operation - Dairyland and Geneva Lakes Greyhound Park in Delavan. The track owners, in conjunction with tavern operators, have been seeking legislative approval for video slot machines hooked up to the state lottery, something the new tribal casino compacts would effectively quash.
     The provision that would have given The Potawatomi exclusive rights within 50 miles of its Menomonee Valley operation was later removed by the BIA to clear the way for a Kenosha casino.
Citizens say enough.
     The uproar of the citizens of the state prompted the state legislature to say ENOUGH, we need to get this under control. More than two-thirds of Wisconsin residents believe the Legislature should have the final say over tribal gambling compacts negotiated by Gov. Jim Doyle, a statewide poll shows.
     Pollsters found that 68% of those surveyed favored lawmakers getting a vote on the big-money deals that Doyle needs to balance the upcoming state budget, while 29% said the governor should continue to have ultimate
approval of the deals. And a majority of respondents also gave a thumbs up to video gambling in taverns on a 58% to 37% split, if the taverns paid a fee to the state.
Legislative action.
     In response to the above poll the state legislature passed two bills that would give them (the legislature) and consequently the taxpaying public more say in the negotiating of the tribal compacts. Doyle vetoed both bills Governor Doyle sure did a flip-flop. As late as August 2000 he felt the legislature should be part of compact negotiations, and now he vetoes the same legislation.
Behold: The power of Indian gambling money. Doyle Veto.
    Even though the Republicans have a simple majority in both houses of congress, a 2/3 majority in the senate was needed to override Doyle’s veto. The voting was pretty much along party lines, and the necessary 2/3 vote wasn’t achieved. Therefore the overrides failed.
     The votes of two democrats are interesting and should be investigated.
     First, democratic black state senator Gary George of Milwaukee voted to over-ride the veto. He also made a stirring speech on the senate floor condemning gambling. Shazam!!! Just like that a coalition came out of nowhere to recall Mr. George. Could this be “The power of Indian Gambling Money?”
      And then there is State Senator Roger Breske, who claimed to support the override of Doyle’s veto of the legislature's bill to include congress in the negotiation of Indian Compacts. The last minute, he changed his vote, allowing the veto to stand. PARR heard that Senator Breske claimed that he made a deal with the Governor that went like this: In turn for his vote the Governor will back the Senator’s push to keep the state’s intoxication level at point one. It’s PARR’s understanding that this kind of vote dealing is illegal, and that’s probably why we only heard about this once. …PARR Editor
Tribal admission of fact "We're an industry. If government treated every industry like this, we'd have empty grocery stores and lines outside gas stations," DelaRosa, a councilman for the Oneida tribe told lawmakers.
      That statement is right on the nose, that’s exactly what the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 proclaimed; that Indian tribes are corporations and not sovereign nations.
Did giving the state to the Indians help the average tax-paying-citizen of Wisconsin? Although Gov. Jim Doyle's budget calls for $237 million in Indian gaming revenue in the two years ahead, a top aide said Monday the figure may be less than $200 million, in part because the poorest tribes would get a break on payments to the state.
    The projected increase in tribal payments is a key part of Doyle's plan to close a $3.2 billion budget deficit in the 2003-'05 state budget. If the tribes pay $37 million - or 15% - less than what's in Doyle's budget, the state will either have to cut spending or increase revenue by that amount to make up the shortfall.
    Total property tax bills in December could rise between 8.2% and 9.4% under Gov. Jim Doyle's proposed state budget.
How much are property taxes expected to go up on a home valued at $132,796 are under Gov. Jim Doyle's proposed state budget? If local governments levy taxes to make up for the cuts in local aid included in Doyle's budget: $2,704, an increase of $187 from the year before.
Source: Legislative Fiscal Bureau by the Numbers. A 9% increase in property taxes would be the highest one-year in-crease in three years, officials said.
Satellite Reservations.
      The Federal Indian Gaming law of 1987 states in part as follows: Expansion of Gaming to Other Tribal Lands. Generally, Class III gaming may not be conducted on trust lands acquired after October 17, 1988, unless the land was adjacent to the boundaries of the reservation as they existed on that date.
And: A1993 Constitutional Amendment that limits gambling was established by the following question on a state referendum which passed by an overwhelmingly big margin, stated in part as follows:
     Gambling expansion prohibited. Shall article IV of the constitution be revised to clarify that all forms of gambling are prohibited except bingo, raffles, pari-mutuel on-track betting and the current state-run lottery. These two laws seem to be pretty much straight forward, yet during Jim Doyle’s watch he is now babbling about further expansion of satellite casinos & the games they are allowed to play. Doyle’s political bankroll: Apparently Mr. Doyle has politically bankrupted himself with his I have been elected King of The state of Wisconsin and the screw the legislature and the wish of the citizens.
     In the first election since he won the state's highest political post, Doyle endorsed two candidates - former Madison Mayor Paul Soglin and state Senate wannabe Alex Paul. Team Doyle's record on election night: 0-2. And, in Paul's case, the Democratic Governor went all out for the rich guy - cutting ads, making appearances - and the candidate still got clobbered, losing by better than a 2-to-1 ratio.
Behold: The power of Indian gambling money Failed!
PARR Ed Note: Appears that Doyle has one ally left, and when he no longer can pay back his debt to the United Tribes of Wisconsin, they will drop him like a hot potato also.
      And how about the poorer taxpayers? Property taxes are paid by all; property owners and renters alike. We don’t see the compassion for them. Apparently you have to be a blood brother of Chief Navajo Jim.
      The Wisconsin State Lottery is slowly declining. The yearly property tax relief has dropped from over $200, when the lottery first started to considerably less than $100 - ($76 in Milwaukee). The Indian Casinos in Wisconsin which are raking in phenomenal amounts of money, most of which has no bearing on tax relief, are contributing considerably to the demise of the State Lottery. The state (can’t provide entertainment, cut rate drinks, food, lodging, etc., to entice gamblers. The state Lottery was enacted for the sole purpose of providing property tax relief and is being run out of business.
     As above mentioned, the legislative committee approved a bill placing a number of limitations on the governor regarding gambling compacts with Wisconsin tribes—to include “Allow any new gaming activities based on gaming activities in Canada.” This reminded your editor of the following comment made by the Canadian expert on Canada’s INDIAN INDUSTRY concerning Canadian tribal gambling in his book (OUR HOME OR NATIVE LAND)…
    “The second principle on which a new policy must be built is the principle of law which treats all Canadians equally. It is contrary to all that Canada stands for to support a policy that extends special privileges based on race or ethnicity. This principle is so fundamental to liberal democratic societies that it should not even be necessary to state it. And yet, this principle is ignored by governments in Canada in furtherance of the native agenda." §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§
Doyle Hell Bent to Get Law-suit in Barbie’s Court
Dateline April 25th 2003     Gov. Jim Doyle and leaders of seven tribes completed permanent gambling agreements Friday that would abolish most limits on casinos. The casinos, now limited to slot machines and blackjack, would be permitted to add roulette, craps, poker and virtually any other table game, and to offer betting on televised horse or dog races. The old $200 limit on blackjack bets is gone. And the new gambling agreements have no set duration.
     The seven tribes signing new agreements with Doyle were the Oneida, Ho-Chunk and Menominee and the Bad River, Sokaogon (Mole Lake), Lac Courte Oreilles and Red Cliff Chippewa bands. Gambling agreements with the Lac du Flambeau and St. Croix Chippewa and the Stockbridge-Munsee (Mohegan) tribes are expected to be signed next week, Marotta said.
      As the new deals were announced Friday, Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager went to federal court asking that a lawsuit filed by Republican legislative leaders be heard in U.S. District Court instead of by the state Supreme Court.
      The Republicans want the state's highest court to rule that Doyle's deal with the Potawatomi is unconstitutional. They claim it impermissibly expands the scope of gambling and violates the separation-of-powers doctrine. But Lautenschlager, representing the Doyle administration, contends the suit raises questions of federal law set forth in the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. Doyle said moving the suit to federal court would speed a decision.
     "No matter what the state Supreme Court would have done, it would have ended up in federal court," Doyle said, adding that similar cases across the country have gone to federal court. But Gard and Welch disagreed, saying the suit raises legitimate questions of Wisconsin law better decided in a state courtroom. "They're very concerned about what a state court would decide," Gard said, noting that the Doyle administration seems bent on striking deals quickly. "They are clearly racing to the finish line and trying to get ahead of any court decision."
PARR Ed. Note: Doyle’s administration doesn’t want the lawsuit questioning the legality of the perpetual compacts in the State Supreme Court, where they will get a fair hearing. He wants the case to go to federal court where, right or wrong, Federal Judge Barbara Crabb will give the tribes everything they ask as she has done numerous times in the past. §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§
Back door Sovereignty     In the previous article you read about how the Potawatomi tribe gave up their sovereignty, as part of the deal which guaranteed them a perpetual gambling monopoly in Milwaukee. This is interesting. If they had the sovereignty to bargain away, why did Senator Inouye (D-Hawaii) attach a bill to grant Indian Tribes sovereignty to the Homeland Security Bill S. 578? In essence, to try to sneak it in under the table. This stirred such a controversy that several well known authors took pen in hand and voiced their opinion on Tribal sovereignty and Senator Inouye’s underhanded tactics:
     (First article is by a terrific writer and good friend Elaine Willman, Executive Director Citizens Standup! Committee Toppenish, WA & Chair, Citizens Equal Rights Alliance (CERA) Hello; I came home from a speaking engagement this evening and want to share something that happened. Yakima County has two Republican Women's organizations - I was invited to speak to the more "liberal" Republican Women's Group - the Yakima Horizon Republican Women.
    I asked the members to visualize in their mind, a map of the United States....and to think in terms of traditional American government - cities, counties and states - American government across that map.
    Then I asked them to visualize 562 rather sizeable holes in the fabric of that American government map - holes in which different governments co-exist - governments that do not recognize the U.S. Constitution or Bill of Rights. These are geographic areas known as federally recognized tribes in which tribal members who are American citizens must forego their Constitutional rights and those provided by the Bill of Rights.
     Then I started talking about Senator Inouye's Senate Bill 578, "Tribal Government Amendments to the Homeland Security Act of 2002," and its potential removal of the remnants of American government in those 562 "holes" in the American government fabric - and the direct impact upon over 500,000 American Indians, and over 3 million other Americans...
     Then I talked about the government that currently exists in those holes - tribalism. Tribal governments are run by chieftans, often acting as dictators of intimidated, oppressed tribal members who dare not protest, who have no secret ballot and must stand before their dictators and vote with a raised hand so that the chiefs see who is voting, and how they are voting.
     I was interrupted by a Republican woman who said, "That's exactly the same as Sadam Hussein and why we're in Iraq!"
Bingo! I didn't even have to say it. They got it! And if Senate Bill 578 passes - we're ALL going to get 562 oppressive tribal governments increasing the size of their jurisdictions by land, water and air claims of jurisdiction over an increasing number of American citizens whose municipalities, counties and state jurisdictions will be rendered moot, void.
    One other visualization for this highly popular visitor destination here in Yakima County: We all can conjure up an apprehension of visiting Mexico or some foreign country and somehow ending up in some equivalent of a "Tijuana Jail."   If S. 578 passes, we'll have that same risk in 562 tribal jails - for violations of laws we've never heard of, with no Constitutional rights to a defense, jury of peers, speedy trial...
     Take a wild guess at what such risk will do to the Tourism industry in any area near this tribalism that bears no resemblance to American government, but is entirely funded, supported and legally shielded by our federal government. Out-of-state license plates, unsuspecting Americans - will be fair game for the tribal revenue streams.
     I have to pray that Senators Inuoye, Campbell, Cantwell and Akaka have no real idea of the hell they would unleash upon Americans that have been nothing less than supportive and helpful neighbors for decades on 562 Indian reservations.
     Or, if these Senators fully realize the end result and continue to champion tribalism as the appropriate government over Americans...they should be asked to resign or be impeached.
     Tribalism IS the problem in the Middle East. It IS the growing problem in America as well. Tribalism bears not the slightest resemblance to democracy or a republican form of government as promised by our U.S. Constitution. Tribalism creates little mini-Sadams...honored, blessed, funded and shielded by our federal government. God have mercy on us… §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§
From PERM Newsletter     The vice-chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs said he would introduce a measure to restore full sovereignty to tribal governments. Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) said the bill, which he described as a draft discussion, would be included as part of a homeland security package. He told attendees of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) that the goal was to overturn recent Supreme Court rulings by recognizing that tribes have primary law enforcement duties on their lands.
     "Homeland security presents an opportunity," he said, "to secure a status under federal law that will not only recognize your powers and responsibilities as sovereign governments but will strengthen your position and your status in the family of governments that make up the United States."
     "Least of all, you should be as sovereign as any state in the union," he added to heavy applause. Legislation to restore full criminal and civil jurisdiction to tribes has been in heavy discussion for the past two years in response to a series of negative Supreme Court decisions that have limited tribal authority over non-Indians. Tribal leaders have cited two cases in particular: Nevada v. Hicks, which expanded state police powers on reservations, and Atkinson v. Shirley, which struck down the Navajo Nation's hotel and occupancy tax. Both cases were decided in 2001.
      Inouye urged tribal leaders to capitalize on the focus on the war on terrorism, stating that threats of attacks are indeed very "real." He said his bill will ensure that tribes are treated the same as states for homeland security purposes.
      A veteran of World War II, he also sought to draw a distinction between conflicts many in the audience have served in and witnessed. "In those wars, we knew where the front line was - it was out there," he told NCAI. "This time, the front line is right here." John Echohawk, executive director of the Native American Rights Fund (NARF), promoted the effort and said tribes are willing to give up measure of their rights by allowing federal court review of tribal court decisions affecting non-Indians, a sticking point in the debate over tribal sovereignty. He described this "opt in" provision as voluntary.
       "It allows the tribes to exercise as much authority as they choose," he said of the bill. "In exchange, because this is a very serious proposal, tribal leaders have had to make some very difficult decisions about one of the reasons why the court has been ruling against us in these cases."
      The legislation, which Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-Colo.), chairman of the Indian panel has said he will support, is part of a larger tribal sovereignty initiative that had its official start on the day of the September 11 terrorist attacks, when tribal leaders were meeting in Washington, D.C., to discuss over-turning the cases. Tribes have organized the 2,800-mile Sovereignty Run to the steps of the Supreme Court and are working on other projects affecting the court and the federal judiciary.
      John Gonzales of San Ildefonso Pueblo of New Mexico said the project will be a struggle not just for the tribes. "It's going to test the will, it's going to test the political resolve of those we consider our friends," he said. Gonzales is an area vice president of NCAI.
      Inouye said the federal government owes it to Indian people to support their rights. "In many different ways you have paid your dues," he said. "You have not only given your land, you have not only given your culture, you have given your blood for this country." "It is about time we have a payback." §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§
Anti-Everything Atheist
(By Bob Manzke)     In and of itself, the anti-war/anti-American movement does not pose a threat. Less than 30% of the American people agree with it on the war -- and most of them are repulsed by its antics. But the movement reflects the mentality of the Left -- which exerts an influence in this country out of all proportion to its numbers.
     The ideologues of the anti-war movement have their counterparts in Hollywood, academia, public education and the news media. Multiculturalism is their invention. They are the reason American history is no longer taught in American schools.   Their dogma fills our airwaves, newspapers, public school classrooms and college lecture halls.
     The next step is to convert Christmas to the December 25th holiday. Ladies and gentleman, I urge you to support our troops, who won this war for America, on the home front -- by confronting and refuting the toxic lies of anti-American elite that cloaks its evil in idealism.
     Those of us who prefer Christmas, Easter and the acceptance and worship of a Supreme Spiritual Being are in the majority. It’s time to stand up to these few who are trying to impose their religion (atheism) on us. Yes, folks, atheism is a religion. Having faith in a view that there is no Supreme Being, without any proof at all, is more of an intense religion than that of most people whose faith in a Supreme Being is based on the Holy Bible, and other Ancient Holy Writings. Most of our public buildings are temples of the atheist faith, and it is taught from K-12 as part of the curriculum, with public funded colleges being nest of the atheist faith. §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§
Doyle on Gambling
(By Greg Graunke)     I thought the Governors views on gambling would be nice to know, so I asked him, and here is what he had to say:
      Dear Mr. Graunke: Thank you for contacting me to express your views and concerns about gaming compacts. I always value your input, and appreciate the opportunity to respond to you.
      The most important question in this regard is not whether we will continue to have tribal gaining in Wisconsin - it is whether the state will derive any benefit from it. During this unprecedented budget crisis, my administration is negotiating compacts that are expected to return as much as $286 million in the next two years alone more than five times what the state is currently receiving. The choice is either to get the best deal we can from the tribes, or to cut vital programs like education and health care, or to raise taxes. It is not true that the compacts last forever with no ability to change them. Every five years, we can revisit them, and in 25 years, we can amend any aspect of the compact. The compacts do not allow for more off-site casinos, this debate is not about the expansion of gambling. Many of those who voted for Senate Bill 41 want to expand tavern video gambling, and that is unconstitutional in Wisconsin. Since tribal gaming began, the Governor has always had the exclusive power to negotiate and sign tribal compacts, and Governor Thompson vetoed legislation similar to SB 41 in 1999.
     It is a privilege to serve as your Governor, and you can be sure that I have taken your views into account. If I can ever be of assistance to you in any way, please feel free to contact my office at your convenience,
Sincerely, Jim Doyle Governor
     After reading this I got to thinking about his statement elaborating on how the people who voted for SB 41 want to expand tavern video gambling and that is unconstitutional. So, since when did he worry about gambling being unconstitutional with all the talk about more Indian casinos on satellite reservations on the horizon? To me the whole letter was smoke and mirrors so I wrote the following to the Gov.
     Dear Governor Doyle, Your Administrative secretary, Marc Marotta, is quoted as saying," the antics have really caused our momentum to slow, and it really hurts our negotiating process." You have got to be kidding! When you were attorney general you wanted the governor "not" to have sole power to negotiate the gambling contracts and have legislative oversight. Now that you are in the office you have gone so far as to veto two bills that would have done exactly what you wanted someone else to do.
     First you tell everyone you will get a whopping 4% from the tribes at $237 million and now it seems you will only get $200 million. You decided some of the tribes have to pay little or even nothing. How about letting me pay nothing and I will invest in my house and buy all of the goods and services from the surrounding area to help the local economy? Let someone else pay, why should I have to? Last but not least let’s not forget the perpetual deals you are giving out, and that is exactly what they are no matter how you try to sugar coat them. Your office has no right 'to accuse someone else of any "antics."
     If you must see fit to give the house away could you at least get back our hunting and fishing rights???
Equally Yours, Greg Graunke Chair PARR §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§
Enlightening Wisconsin’s Federal Delegation
(By Bob Manzke& Jerry Schumacher)     PARR felt that it was time to rattle our Federal Delegation’s chain so the following letter went to our two Senators and our Representatives:
     Dear Senator/Congressman: I represent Protect American's Rights & Resources, a grass roots organization dedicated to the goal of preserving our natural resources, protecting rights of all Americans equally, with members throughout the state of Wisconsin. As a spokesman for our membership, I need to inform you of a couple of very troubling developments that fall into your realm. The first is the attempt by Senator Inouye (D-Hawaii) to dilute the sovereign rights of the individual and of the states by adding a Tribal Sovereign Nation amendment to the Homeland Security Bill.
      For a long time, there has been a desire on the part of many or all of the various Indian tribes in America to become what they call "a sovereign nation." In case you aren't up to speed on the definition of the word 'sovereign,' let me remind you what Webster says: "Supreme in power; possessing supreme dominion or jurisdiction; royal; free of outside influence or control; as a sovereign nation; having power and importance..."
      There are two parts to this issue that aggravate me in equal measure. One that anyone - Indian or non-Indian alike - even listens to such tripe. Two, that this "sovereign nation" status would take place while retaining all the benefits of the U.S. welfare state in which they now exist. I fail to understand how the concepts of "sovereign" and "welfare" can coexist.
      This "sovereign nation" concept has been introduced and defeated many times since the founding of our country. Perhaps most recently, in the case "Nevada vs. Hicks," the US Supreme Court decided that states had final jurisdictional authority over reservation Indians who violated state and federal laws. The sovereign nation notion has obviously not been snuffed out, however, as it's been brought to my attention that Senator Inouye (D-Hawaii) has managed to place what some term "a hidden
amendment" onto S. 578 that would, if it survives the long and laborious process, give the Indian tribes "an elevated status of sovereignty, the same as statehood. I have been told the specific target of Inouye's plan is to make moot and irrelevant the US Supreme Court's decision in Nevada vs. Hicks.
      If Senator Inouye's amendment is legitimate, why not go through the process and see how it stands up when exposed to the light of day, instead of attaching it to another bill? We (your taxpaying constituents) would like to know what you intend to do to preserve our sovereignty?
     Our second concern is the complete ignoring of laws by state and federal politicians and bureaucrats. When Federal Judge Barbara Crabb legislated the Chippewa treaty rights from the bench we were told that, "this is the law of the land" and you have to abide by it.
      In contrast, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 speaks in depth about the prohibition of establishing satellite reservations for the sole purpose of gambling, yet propositions for satellite reservations are popping up like mushrooms all over the state. This point is completely ignored. Additionally, a 1993 state constitutional amendment prohibiting the expansion of gambling in Wisconsin is ignored. Almost daily there is talk of negotiations to establish more casinos. The Bureau of Indian Affairs has to O.K. all these expansions, so yes, Senator/Congressman, it is a FEDERAL MATTER. Speaking of federal matters, why did the BIA O.K. Potawatomi's expansion of gambling in violation of the 1993 amendment to the point that the Wisconsin Legislature had to file suit against its own Governor? It appears to PARR that the U.S. Congress' abrogation of its constitutional duties to handle Indian affairs has resulted in a massive SNAFU that has had no effect other than to create (2) two separate classes of citizens.
      A timely response explaining what you intend to do about the complete disregard of tribal gambling laws and the Wisconsin Constitution is respectfully requested. For PARR Bob Manzke… Executive Secretary. §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§
Military Pay Needs to be Doubled
(Someone Sent This To PARR on the Internet and Claimed it was By Rush Limbaugh, Irregardless, What it Contains Needs to be Said, so we ran it.)     I think the vast differences in compensation between the victims of the September 11th casualty, and those who die serving the country in uniform, are profound. No one is really talking about it either because you just don't criticize anything having to do with September 11th.
     Well, I just can't let the numbers pass by because it says something really disturbing about the entitlement mentality of this country.
     If you lost a family member in the September 11th attack, you're going to get an average of $1,185,000. The range is a minimum guarantee of $250,000, all the way up to $4.7 million.
     If you are a surviving family member of an American soldier killed in action, the first check you get is a $6,000 direct death benefit, half of which is taxable. Next, you get $1,750 for burial costs. If you are the surviving spouse, you get $833 a month until you remarry. And there's a payment of $211 per month for each child under 18. When the child hits 18, those payments come to a screeching halt. Keep in mind that some of the people that are getting an average of $1.185 million up to $4.7 million are complaining that it's not enough.
      We also learned over the weekend that some of the victims from the Oklahoma City bombing have started an organization asking for the same deal that the September 11th families are getting. In addition to that, some of the families of those bombed in the embassies are now asking for compensation as well.
      You see where this is going, don't you? Folks, this is part and parcel of over fifty years of entitlement politics in this country. It's just really sad.
      Every time when a pay raise comes up for the military they usually receive next to nothing of a raise. Now the green machine is in combat in the Middle East while their families have to survive on food stamps and live in low rent housing.
      However our own U.S. Congress just voted themselves a raise, and many of you don't know that they only have to be in Congress one-time to receive a pension that is more than $15,000 per month and most are now equal to be millionaires plus. They also do not receive Social Security on retirement because they
didn't have to pay into the system. If some of the military people stay in for 20 years and get out as an E-7 you may receive a pension of $1,000 per month, and the very people who placed you in harms way receive a pension of $15,000 per month.
      I would like to see our elected officials pick up a weapon and join ranks before they start cutting out benefits and lowering pay for our sons and daughters who are now fighting.
      "When do we finally do something about this??" If this doesn't seem fair to you, it is time to forward this to as many people as you can. §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§
Issue Item     One day the first grade teacher was reading the story of Chicken Little to her class. She came to the part of the story where Chicken Little tried to warn the farmer. She read, ".... and so Chicken Little went up to the farmer and said, "The sky is falling, the sky is falling!" The teacher paused then asked the class, "And what do you think that farmer said?"
    One little girl raised her hand and said, "I think he said: 'Holy Shit! A talking chicken!'" The teacher was unable to teach for the next 10 minutes. §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§
Gold Star Mothers      Gold Star Mothers is an organization made up of women whose sons were killed in military combat during service in the United States armed forces. Recently a delegation of New York State Gold Star Mothers made a trip to Washington, DC, to discuss various concerns with their elected representatives.
    According to published reports, there was only one politician who refused to meet with these ladies.
    Can you guess which politician that might be? Was it New York Senator Charles Schumer? Nope, he met with them. Try again.
     Do you know anyone serving in the Senate who has never showed anything but contempt for our military? Do you happen to know the name of any politician in Washington whose husband once wrote of his loathing for the military?
     Now you're getting warm! You got it! None other than the Queen herself, Hillary Rotten Clinton. She refused repeated requests to meet with the Gold Star Mothers.
     Now, please don't tell me you're surprised. This woman wants to be President of the United States --- and there is a percentage of Voters who are eager to help her achieve that goal.
     May you sleep in peace always...and please...hug or thank a Veteran for that privilege.
     Think about this one !!! Don't forget, our girl, Hillary Rodham Clinton, as a New York Senator, now comes under this fancy congressional Retirement and Staffing Plan.
     It's common knowledge that in order for her to establish NYS residency, they purchased a million+ dollar house in up-scale Chappaqua, NY. Makes sense.
    Now, they are entitled to Secret Service protection for life. Still makes sense.
    Here is where it becomes interesting. The mortgage payments hover at about $10,000 per month. BUT, an extra residency had to be built within the acreage in order to house the Secret Service agents. The Clinton's now charge the Secret Service $10,000 monthly rent for the use of said Secret Service residence and that rent is just about equal to their mortgage payment, ........meaning that we, the tax payers, are paying the Clinton's mortgage, their transportation, their safety and security, their 12 man staff, and it's all perfectly legal. §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§
We Got Scalped     On Thursday April 17th 2003 an outcry of monumental proportions erupted. Reason for this was an animation that appeared on the Republican Party web site. The cartoon on the state GOP site - called "Bobble head Jim" featured a cartoon depicting a tomahawk flying through the air at a white person, apparently meant to represent the typical Wisconsin taxpayer. The voice-over for the cartoon proclaimed: “As taxpayers, we got scalped."
    This certainly touches on the predicament of the Taxpayers of Wisconsin. Sadly it also is perfect as a diversion for the Doyle camp people to change the focus from the outlandish compacts to the charge of RACISM. The cure-all that comes in handy every time they are caught with their hand in the cookie-jar. What ever happened to the freedom of speech? §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§
2003 Spearing Schedule     Reduced hook-and-line walleye bag limits for the 2003 season have been set for 278 lakes in the ceded territory of northern Wisconsin in response to Chippewa spearing declarations.
    Overall, the six Chippewa tribes' total declarations are lower than 2002 declarations for both walleyes and muskies.
    Based on tribal declarations, one water, the Holcombe Flowage in Chippewa County will have a sport bag limit of four walleyes per day, 130 lakes will be at three walleyes per day and 145 lakes will have a daily bag limit of two walleyes per day.
    Two lakes Spirit and Virgin in Oneida County - will have a one-walleye bag limit, according to Andy Fayram, DNR treaty fisheries coordinator.
PARR Ed Note: We found this in the Wisconsin Outdoor News newspaper. Seems that the mainstream media over-looked this piece of news.
    If you want the entire bag limits for all lakes in the ceded territory, go to the Wisconsin DNR web site, our web site PARR1.com, or give us a call. §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§
The Tribal Sovereignty Myth
( By Victor Bellomy)     Recently, I read a load of socialist garbage, in the letters to the editor section of a large state newspaper. It immediately brought to mind the old saying, "If one tells the same lie long enough, it will be accepted as the truth." That must be what this socialist author hopes for with his claim of tribal sovereignty in the article he wrote. Tribal Sovereignty is not mentioned in the U.S. Constitution, and there never was any U.S. senate action that declared the tribes sovereign; nor, was there ever any Supreme Court action acknowledging tribal sovereignty. One of the basic requirements necessary before a group can qualify as a sovereign nation is the ability to support themselves. This has not been, nor will it be in the foreseeable future. The tribes are supported almost entirely by the government or special privileges not granted to the general public. So no matter how one spins it, tribal sovereignty is nothing but a myth. All one needs to do is read the following writings, they are readily available in the Crandon library. The author writes about; "the Indian reorganization act of 1934 as an important bench mark, from the beginning of these United States under what is called trust responsibility." Maybe he hasn't read his history back far enough; back to 1607, or the Declaration of Independence. It was under Franklin D. Roosevelt that the federal government adopted the now famous "Hand Book of Federal Indian Law". . The commissioner of Indian affairs, "John Collier" was an avowed communist and he along with the head of the department of the interior, "Harold Ickes" conspired to rewrite history to their Lenin Views. Taken from, "An Invention of Leftwing Politics" By Felix S. Cohen. He claims the federal government has a special relationship that is different from the government's relationship with other races of people. Well I say this Federal government has a trust responsibility to all races of its tax-paying citizenry. Not to just one race. §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§
Coast Guard Station Dispute Resurfaces     Officials say proposed Indian center would use precious land. For a brief time it looked like smooth sailing for a plan to convert an abandoned Milwaukee Coast Guard station on Lincoln Memorial Drive into an American Indian cultural center. Now, the $2.5 million project has become snagged in a broader debate over the future of the lakefront. Milwaukee County officials opposed to the plan fear it would encourage the loss of open space. The Indian leaders behind the proposal, saying they went the extra mile to satisfy such concerns, are feeling betrayed. And their anger has taken on racial overtones. "Why is it that mainstream groups get to put stuff on the lakefront, but when brown folks want something there, it gets sent somewhere else?" Asked Jim DeNomie, a member of the Bad River Chippewa band and an activist with Honor Our Neighbors, Origins and Rights, or HONOR, which proposed the center. Dan Diliberti, a county supervisor opposed to the plan, says such sentiments are off-base. Diliberti, who serves on the parks committee, points to his own role in helping to derail a number of other projects proposed for the lake-front, including an IMAX theater, a memorial to deceased workers and a cancer survivors' facility. "We shouldn't be putting anything on the lakefront that can be put somewhere else," he says. "The lakefront is precious and should be kept free and open."
PARR Ed Note: With Milwaukee County facing enormous budget deficits, giving the most valuable property in the county away, is almost sacrilegious. And who’s to say that after all the renovation is done, that the American Indian Cultural Center sign won’t come down and The United Tribes of Wisconsin Casino sign won’t go up. The Potawatomi did it; they turned a negotiated bingo hall into a full blown Las Vegas type casino, via Federal Judge Barbara Crabb.
     No doubt a huge Federal Government grant to operate this center is on the horizon. Could that be the reason for Honor’s presence? §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§
PARR Petition    We want to thank all of you who contributed so diligently and generously to PARR’s petition project.
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Print Winner     Jerry Turner of Minocqua is this year’s winner of the membership renewal drawing. The print “Ready to Rise” will be shipped to Jerry from PERM of Minnesota.

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