The Native American Caucus in California has now openly come out in support of the bills in the California Assembly that will grant certain Indian Tribes the right to expand the number of gaming machines they possess and grant them immunity from environmental laws as a bonus for their efforts (see previous article).

What is disturbing is the transparency of the Native American Caucus who should have a mission to defend all Native American's and not just the richest ones.  It is painfully clear to anyone that the NAC has gone Republican.

The real issue that isn't being addressed here is that enrollment terminations are still happening around the state, that the civil right of US citizens are still suspended each and every time they step foot onto an Indian Casino's property and the political-media systems are apparently so drunk on the money they are getting out of the deal that they, like street-corner heroin addicts, simply deny that there is a problem that needs to be dealt with.

I don't know if the Caucus does its homework, but there are thousands of Native American's in California that need them to represent their interests too.  Its a horrifying fact that the terminated Native's aren't rich and they certainly don't enjoy access to the political structure in the same way that the richer, gaming Indians do.

I find it to be appalling that the NAC's web site makes no mention of the fact that this problem even exists.  Instead, they are throwing their lot in with the largest Tribe's in the state (financially speaking) to help them sell a pipe dream to the Governor and some of the gullibal public.  Their promise of $500 million a year in payments to the state is just laughable.  If there is one universal constant, its self-serving greedy people, and the Indians controlling the Casinos in California are the kings of the game. After all, the first rule of being human is "think only about yourself" with these folks.

If these compacts are passed by the Legislature, I hope that the public backlash will bring their jobs to a conclusion by the next election.  I encourage everyone reading this to examine the Secretary of State's web site to see the campaign contributions made by the Tribe's to our Assemblymen and Senators after the votes are counted.  Then you will see who's their daddy.  You and I don't mean squat when it comes to the grease the Tribes are putting out.  Our only weapon is the vote...so if they choose the Tribes over you, let them know what the cost will be to them.

In the meantime, stop supporting Tribal Casino's until they are forced to follow the same rules as everyone else in AMERICA!