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5. I would hope that the status changes to "voting" soon

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sun Sep 25, 2022, 05:56 AM

Sep 2022

They were living in North America before the Europeans came, they pay US taxes, and they are more “American” than anyone in Congress except Sharice Davids.

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Cherokee Nation presses for nonvoting House seat. edited [View all] elleng Sep 2022 OP

All Native tribal governments should get their own at-large delegates to the parliamentary Jenny von Westphalen Sep 2022 #1

100% agree n/t Cheezoholic Sep 2022 #3

Absolutely! And these should be voting seats ... n/t wackadoo wabbit Sep 2022 #6

So they should get two House seats? brooklynite Sep 2022 #9

Yes. A promise made by the government should be honored. They gave up a lot. Autumn Sep 2022 #12

The only way to get them a voting House Rep is to either make them a State or amend the Celerity Sep 2022 #19

What a great idea! Hangingon Sep 2022 #15

Representation based on ethnicity? Retrograde Sep 2022 #21

They already live in systematically impoverished, disenfranchised reservations "based on ethnicity" Jenny von Westphalen Sep 2022 #24

Isn't the representation based on a written agreement? live love laugh Sep 2022 #25

I hope they get it. It's about time. Hekate Sep 2022 #2

Cross-posted this in the Oklahoma Group. Beartracks Sep 2022 #4

Thanks elleng Sep 2022 #13

I would hope that the status changes to "voting" soon DFW Sep 2022 #5

Yes Zeitghost Sep 2022 #14

There are other Native American reps in the current congress Retrograde Sep 2022 #22

Would they be appointed or elected? Bucky Sep 2022 #7

I would assume that would be up to each of the 574 tribes. Hangingon Sep 2022 #16

I would assume that would be up to each of the 574 tribes. Hangingon Sep 2022 #17

Not in a democracy, my friend. Bucky Sep 2022 #18

Please explain Hangingon Sep 2022 #20

Why no voting rep? Isn't time to change that for Puerto Rico and the Nation's? Samrob Sep 2022 #8

They do and they have a voting rep. brooklynite Sep 2022 #10

nb: Puerto Ricans do NOT pay federal tax. brooklynite Sep 2022 #11

They should have voting seats. roamer65 Sep 2022 #23