Native American
leaders concerned about Voter ID laws
(Fact)
While this is a
'Real Step' to getting our rights back throughout Indian Country, it is still
only a
"Baby
Step"!
Vote out the law
makers and vote in the law changers!
HOW?
HOW?
We the First People
throughout Indian Country
from the
Pacific
Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean,
from the
Canadian
Border to the Mexican Border.
Must stop fighting
and nit picking
our Voting Choice
and
Remember, regardless
of your political beliefs,
to think about the political party
that has been
crushing our people
since gaining control of our congress
so many years ago,
at least the past 30 plus years.
and
"VOTE THEM
OUT!"
No Human is perfect!
Therefore,
politician will not be able to
fit into all of your ideas and plans,
about your country.
fit into all of your ideas and plans,
about your country.
However,
How is your state
and federal congress working out
to help and/or protect you and your families?
WASHINGTON (Gray DC)
A series of recent
court decisions could change the rules about how Americans will be casting
votes in November, including in North Dakota.
A federal judge
blocked North Dakota's ID law, saying it infringed on the rights of Native
Americans.
"We have real
barriers, they are not perceived barriers, having a physical address is a
barrier in many places in Indian country.
Having a birth
certificate is still a barrier,"
said Jacqueline
Pata,
The executive
director of the National Congress of American Indians.
Pate says she was
relieved after a North Dakota law that would have tightened ID requirements was
blocked.
"Creating such
strict rules that you couldn't even use a passport or a military ID to be able
to vote, definitely becomes a hurdle for native Americans who may not have
access to get the appropriate state issued drivers license or alternative ID,"
Pate explained.
"These are
conservative judges that are finding that the state legislature went too
far,"
Said Pratt Wiley,
National Director of
Voter Protection at the Democratic National Committee.
Wiley says the law
would have amounted to having people pay to vote.
"The cost of
obtaining a photo ID is disproportionately harder on the Native American
community, especially in North Dakota than it is for the population as a
whole," he explained.
This decision is the
latest setback in the courts for Republican led- efforts to enact voter ID laws
with the intent of curbing voter fraud. Gray Television reached out many times
to the Republican National Committee and the North Dakota Republican Party, but
our requests for a comment were never even acknowledged.
While Pata considers
the North Dakota decision a victory, she says her work is far from over.
“We need the
Department of Justice to step up and to be able to help ensure to protect our
native citizens to exercise their right to vote," she explained.
North Dakota's
secretary of state, Al Jaeger says
The state will
follow the federal judge's order.
In a recent
interview, he indicated he'd like to tackle the issue again during the next
legislative session.
Remember, if you
will?
There are literally,
thousands of our people
state by state
no longer allowed to
claim their ancestors!
Because of,
well-placed assimilation laws
narrowing their so-called
right to their own
past!
If we,
forgetting about this
"Recognized
And/or
Non-Recognized."
(Mind Control
Hypnosis
“The Inception Method”
Implanting Thoughts In The Minds of Others)!
Stick together to
vote for the best candidate for our people
each election,
we will finally
receive the respect the we,
(not that we earned,
but that we deserve)!
but that we deserve)!
Vote out the law
makers and vote in the law changers!
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