Indian Reservations
A indian reservation sure beats moving to the Turks and Caicos. Well maybe not the weather part, but anyway in recent times I believe that several local governments have challenged the indian gaming enterprises. I recall a report on NPR about a challenge in Deleware or New Hampshire by a group of townspeople that was on the edge of a reservation. The indians won the case and were allowed to continue. Because of the new wealth generated by the bingo parlors and poker tables, the various tribes have gotten lobbying power in Congress. So I think that indian reservation sovernignty has grown in recent years, and would be very intresting course to pursue. -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.6.2 mQCPAzEIa2wAAAEEALouE7MNxsG+QTOJSrMTygYWKblpI9MgOKaFA+5AICNelAw6 6Gj3B0EQr7bwLILk8EJULG+kYh/ND9Kn1EXBK+elXbwpFCLqoyEZrbHJnurhH/t6 VFEwhbN1V0e/bFOCTq8nykoJjZ/uq0mz8HouIbEt6BYWoKVSUIU/T+iDV3TVABEB AAG0DWdoa0Bzb3BoaS5jb20= =gwax -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
So I think that indian reservation sovernignty has grown in recent years, and would be very intresting course to pursue.
The problem with the CDA in this regard is that it doesn't seem to respect other jurisdictions. It's very irritating for us in other countries to know that if we put 'indecent' material on our world readable sites, then we commit a crime in the US punishable with 2 years detention, even if chances of prosecution, extradition or Noriega-style international arrest are minimal - so far; we all know that there is now only one de-facto superpower, and that power could do anything it really wishes to do. But USA still wants to look good and possibly law-abiding on the global market of morality, so I think the international legal system ought to be investigated, by lawyers knowledgeable in the field, for possible processing of the CDA in the International Court in the Hague (by a non-US person or organization). Asgaard
On Sun, 18 Feb 1996, Asgaard wrote:
The problem with the CDA in this regard is that it doesn't seem to respect other jurisdictions. It's very irritating for us in other countries to know that if we put 'indecent' material on our world readable sites, then we commit a crime in the US punishable with 2 years detention, even if chances of prosecution, extradition or Noriega-style international arrest are minimal - so far; we all
Another problem - if you ever want to get into the US, you can kiss that chance goodbye. They might not even let you into the country as a visitor. Stupid. A fair number of Western countries have laws that say, in effect, that if you do something in your country that isn't illegal in your country but is in country X, then country X can bar you entry or PR status or citizenship based on the fact that is *is* a crome in country X. Never mind that you may not even be aware that it *is* a crime in another country, etc. I suspect that it's intended to bar war criminals and such, but it could just as easily be used against the common immigrant. -- Ed Carp, N7EKG Ed.Carp@linux.org, ecarp@netcom.com 214/993-3935 voicemail/digital pager 800/558-3408 SkyPager Finger ecarp@netcom.com for PGP 2.5 public key an88744@anon.penet.fi "Past the wounds of childhood, past the fallen dreams and the broken families, through the hurt and the loss and the agony only the night ever hears, is a waiting soul. Patient, permanent, abundant, it opens its infinite heart and asks only one thing of you ... 'Remember who it is you really are.'" -- "Losing Your Mind", Karen Alexander and Rick Boyes The mark of a good conspiracy theory is its untestability. -- Andrew Spring
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