The petition to hold a special election to fill the tribal chair’s seat left empty when the Sault Tribe Chairman, Joe McCoy, decided to take a hike rather than stick around and face any responsibility for his inability to uphold his campaign promises, was voted down this evening at a special meeting.
The tribal attorney, who is under the thumb of the board, recommended that the board turn down the petition for various reasons. Because the petition was submitted to overturn a resolution that was not enacted, the petition code protected the decision of the board. I guess there is no need to wonder why Director Pine made the motion to table it when she did. It was likely just part of a well-orchestrated plan to pull another one over on the tribal members.
According to a tribal member who was present, 32 out of 102 signatures were in violation of some part of the tribal code that requires that petitions do not contain language that is misleading, but the tribal member didn’t note what the misleading language was.
Director Malloy brought it to the attention of the board, the attorney, and the audience that the tribe’s petition code conflicted with the tribal constitution. The attorney did agree that the code could be changed so that looks like a step the members could pursue.
Bouschor commented that the board would be targeted with numerous petitions if tabled actions were open to petitions. In other words, he recognized the fact that the members would surely utilize such a power and remove those responsible for the financial jeopardy they placed the tribe in due to their failures and lack of ability to do the right thing.
Joe Eitrem made the motion to disapprove the petition and it was seconded by Bouschor. The vote was 7-3 to turn down the petitions.
9 comments:
Don't be surprised
Keep looking for ways to defeat these morons
The ultimate way will be with the ballot.
Then...a new constitution...decent protections from clowns like these
When Pine,Booschor,Rickley, Causley, Eitrem and Cathy McCoy Abramson are gone...the hatred will start to dispate
A few years later and nobody will remember their names....
Except for one
Boosher
A few years later and there will be nothing left to worry about anymore. An election will change nothing.It will turn out exactly the way they want it to go. Believing in elections and referendums and petitions is like believing in fool's gold.Really pretty but zero sustance. As much as I like the idea of the new constitution i have a sinking feeling that effort too will fail,it has after all been sitting there quite some time with no action by the board.What would change their minds now?Because tribal members want it? Time to get real people...they don't care.
There will be no change unless we the people demand it. And that means going to meetings, standing up and voicing opinions, contacting board members day and night with demands. These problems cannot be solved by sitting around and having nicey nice discussions with board members. They do not care. They will string us along with expressions of concern and faked interest but in the end will do nothing. We need a serious group of people who are willing to develop action, and BOARD MEMBERS CANNOT BE PART OF ANY DISCUSSIONS.
What you say is true, we'll have to shove it down their throats...
We have one board member that is welcome in any discussions as far as I am concerned. DJ Malloy has been everything we hoped for in a director. She is with us...the tribe.
Yes you are right about DJ. But including Cathy Abramson or Hollowell in any disucssion is just nuts.
out numbered or out smarted?
Outnumbered.
Outnumbered
That is the way it has always been for native Americans
In this case, they have been out maneuvered, as well.
I am still hopeful that majority will find the will to defeat them.
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