Back in 1978, the Supreme Court ruled tribes can’t prosecute non-Indians for crimes committed on reservations, but also said Congress could give tribes such authority. (Oliphant v. Suquamish Tribe) Congress did exactly that in the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, which gives[...]
Archive for February 6th, 2014
February 6th, 2014 - 6:31 pm § in Misc.
Tulalips Get Authority To Prosecute Non-Indian Domestic Violence Perpetrators In Tribal Courts
February 6th, 2014 - 2:07 pm § in Uncategorized
Can the Republicans still run rational candidates for office?
A Moderate, Corporatist Republican: Man Bites Dog? Former US Treasury official in the Bush II era, Neel Kashkari, is attme0ting to run as a Republican candidate in California. Kaskari, an Indian-American. was the architect of the bank bailout during the 2008 financial crisis. Last year, he qu[...]
REPOST: Superbowl attracts kid prostitutes
CHILD AB– USE Huff post reports that Super Bowl and other big sporting events provide potentially lucrative opportunities for sex traffickers. <click image> Like the investigators , I too read several “package” ads that offered tickets, drugs and escorts. These were fou[...]
February 6th, 2014 - 10:21 am § in Misc.
Thanks Coke for use of your logo!
Coca-Cola’s Super Bowl ad and copyrights Coca-Cola’s superbowl ad may get the company’s logo more attention that it intended. Because the ad included gay people as patriotic Americans, to the tune of ” America the Beautiful”, sports fans are reportedly offende[...]
February 6th, 2014 - 5:54 am § in Misc.
Reagan Birthday: The Myth
Debtor Nation Status: Under Ronald Reagan, the US went from being the world’s largest creditor nation to the largest debtor nation in just a few years – and we have remained the largest debtor nation ever since. In 1981, Reagan’s first year in office, the US was a net creditor to t[...]
February 6th, 2014 - 4:53 am § in Misc.
PRESIDENT ROMNEY: Honoring the gipper
In his annual message honoring Ronald Reagan’s birthday today, President Romney asked Americans concerned about Syria to remember that Ronald Reagan once called jihadi fighters in Checnia and Afghanistan “freedom fighters.” “Brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev ought not to [...]
February 6th, 2014 - 3:42 am § in America
Preschools are a right for women who bear arms.
Why Germany Is Failing to Boost Its Birth Rate As the US authorizes women for combat, the theme of victory is the right of young women to die in combat, That valor is important for personal satisfaction and, supposedly, for careers in the military. The trade-off, however, is that women who ma[...]
February 6th, 2014 - 2:11 am § in Misc.
ZIVA’s Home: Norway’s Awesomeness
The Huffington Post | 25 Reasons Norway Is The Greatest Place On Earth Norway is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful places on Earth. It’s home to more natural wonders than we can count and it has stunning cities, fascinating history and really happy people. Norway’s not cheap. But [...]
CSI: Huskies
According to news reports in several local media outlets: Incident #1: A man walking with his girlfriend near campus alleges he was beaten up by two men who got out of a car, asked him if he’s a Seahawks fan, and attacked him when he told them he is. Incident #2: A woman alleges she […][...]