Republicans offer deal on American Indian courts

[Tom Rinaldo]

5. I want to know what "request" actually means. Request to who?

If said person can request to the Native American Court that their trial be moved to a federal court, and that Native American Court gets to decide whether or not to honor that request based on the arguments made by the defendent etc. then I can accept this compromise If that is how it is worded it provides a good face saving opportunity for a few saner Republicans to climb down from the tree branch they have themselves out on. And though we are scoring political points with them being out there, it is important to get this legislation passed.