things that make you think

[Mike70]

Sad indeed. I was pretty stoked a few years ago when I was hearing the Shawnee were suing for tribal/reservation land here in Ohio & was hearing it looked likely, but now not? Not clear on the specifics, but would be awesome if true. actually what they were suing for in all truth was land to build casinos on. that may sound callous but it is the truth. the city of lima tried to cede land to the shawnee but a judge ruled, quite rightfully, that the lima city council has no right whatsoever to cede territory in ohio to what would amount to another sovereign entity nor does it have the right to violate ohio law which bans all casino type gambling for profit in the state (something i am totally in favor of-fuck casinos in ohio). the shawnee were trying to pursue a claim under the 1988 Indian Gaming and Regulatory act, which is dubious in its legality in regards to state's rights anyway. ohio is one of the states that has taken a stand against that act and said basically, "fuck this. our state doesn't want nor need casino gambling be it by indians or anyone else. this is a violation of state's rights (which it is)." ohio got around it by citing the treaty of 1831, the treaty of wapakoneta (which is still in force) in which the shawnee ceded all lands in ohio to the ohio legislature in return for 100,000 acres of land west of the mississippi. if the shawnee want to return to ohio to live that is fine by me and i say more power to them but if their only interest in their "ancestral lands" is wanting to build shitty ass casinos here, they can keep their asses in oklahoma.

[MoonSylver]

Mmmm...true that. Somebody shoved a petition in my face at a local fair about ago to "create jobs in Ohio". When I questioned what it was about, they fessed up it was to get the casino bill on the ballot for the elections. I shoulda pimp slapped that bitch right on the spot.