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But Frankenstein undermines Gant's contention that he can't use HAVA funds to help tribal members vote with satellite voting stations:
Frankenstein said that in negotiations on her side, she persuaded the secretary of state to change what she termed “internal policies” and release South Dakota’s HAVA money for the satellite office in Shannon County, which overlaps much of Pine Ridge. He could do this, she said, because in May 2008, South Dakota had completed HAVA’s initial requirement to modernize elections with up-to-date voting machines and the like.Internal policies—that's code for "Jason didn't want to."
From then on, Frankenstein said, the state was free to spend its federal HAVA appropriation on additional ways to improve elections, including satellite offices. Brooks v. Gant testimony and court documents confirm this. In Judge Schreier’s opinion, she noted that Shannon County residents had “minimal” early-voting access until Brooks v. Gant was filed [Stephanie Woodard, "'They Caved': Tribe Claims Win in SD Voting-Rights Suit," Indian Country Today, 2013.08.13].
Republicans Frankenstein and Gant are both enemies of Indian voting rights. But even Frankenstein can't run with Gant's resistance to using federal money to carry out federal law to help Indians vote.
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ReplyDeleteHow about a nice quiche?
DeleteWhy doesn't the tribe countersue for their own legal fees and move for summary judgment from the judge that all parties bear their own legal costs?
ReplyDeleteThat would be a perfectly logical move, Taunia. But does it cost the tribe and/or Four Directions much more to countersue than it does to respond to Frankenstein's motion? I suspect the tribe's pockets aren't as deep as the GOP's.
DeleteWhat? The tribe doesn't have a secret slush fund to use as they wish?
ReplyDeleteWhat tribes do best is fail. They need to free their people and make them live in the real world rather than hold us hostage so they fail some more. They think we still owe them for taking their land. Nature says the land goes to those who are strong enough to hold it.
ReplyDeleteEasy for the conquering majority tribe (i.e., us white folks) to say. Conservative Darwinism at its worst.
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