What else can one expect from a gang of thugs AKA republicans?

Like they've never done anything like this before?

What color is the sky on the planet you've been living on?

I know the US government has historically screwed over the Native Americans.

There's this:

This strip is not part of an Apache reservation, though IIRC it abuts it (somebody closer to the ground can correct me on that).

Curious minds and all that.

I am really starting to hate our corrupt corporate owned government.

My country's government is an embarrassment.

The way my country's government bends over backwards for domestic and global corporations is criminal.

I have no respect for my country's government.

Will my country's government ever stop fucking over Native Americans ???

They want us helpless. But we will not go quietly.

If it's after the new repug-run Senate takes over, fucking McCain and his bought-and-paid-for cronies will pass it.

I'm sure if one had access to a list of Granpappy McCain 's donors, one would find a substantial contribution from a certain British/Aussie copper mining company.

This Senate shouldn't pass it. I believe that since there's a new congress they'll have to do it over again. President Obama should veto it anyway.

... PO will never sign it.

Whether or not Obama would veto a standalone bill, we see here the tactic that will be used over and over and over during the next two years. Some right-wing wishlist provision will be added as a rider to "must-pass" legislation. This will be done whether or not the rider is related to the subject of the bill.

Will Obama incur the bad press of vetoing the Defense Department authorization bill just because of some comparatively obscure provision that the vast majority of Americans don't care about? I've signed the petition but I'm not optimistic.

I'm even more pessimistic about what will happen on this and other issues down the road. It would be one thing for Obama to veto a defense bill because of extraneous stuff like this. It will be another thing if he's done it 37 times already. The Republicans will keep throwing this kind of thing at him, and if he keeps vetoing them all, then he'll painted as an irresponsible obstructionist. His position, a completely reasonable one, will be "Send me a clean bill and I'll sign it," but I don't know whether that will win the battle of public opinion.

it will not be just us libs that protest this but the people of this country. When Bundy was trying to steal our (WE the people) everyone got mad. Well John McCain and some foreign corporation are not trying the same play. We all need to stand up even if it means vetoing the must pass bill.

That senile old goat McCain needs to be voted out as soon as possible. In fact if he loves America at all he should resign.

Thanks for letting me know I forgot it.

Thanks for the link.

they (White, old men) won't screw over? Unbelievable. I sincerely hope the American Indian community and the American people rise up over this.

Maybe the right wing REPUBLICAN Congress had better re-learn and re-read the CONSTITUTION, they are so happy to invoke as there patriot dogma of hypocrisy since it is a continuation of there MANIFEST DESTINEY.


The FIRST NATION people of the country are a SOVEREIGN NATION, and we are to BE TREATED AS SUCH NO if or ands about it, you have to negotiate with US and if not it can be construed as an act of aggression

It's just like everything these a***holes do, NOTHING except for greed and they say they read and understand the CONSTITUTION, might as well use it as toilet paper, in fact it is toilet paper. just like everything else in this country.

I think its time that our people sold off the District of Columbia to a Foreign corporation, and all of the corrupt states ------oops that's already been done

then the constitution is just in the way of $$$$$$$$$

it is not part of their reservation.

This is still horrible and everyone should be pissed, this is not only sacred land but it's our land as well that is being given away to a foreign corporation who will destroy public land all for profit.

"Ours" doesn't include foreign corporations at our expense.

It would appear that they hate EVERYBODY but their own kind.

how really, really infuriating. this is america at this current time in history

I'm sure that the terrific US legislation will come up with some other terrible idea to mitigate the damage.

to come out of this move. It's obvious that the Apache tribe will suffer damages.

Land sacred to the tribe is currently protected as part of a national forest. They can go there for their rituals, which don't adversely affect the land.

The proposal is to trade that land to the corporation in exchange for some land somewhere else. The corporation will then use the newly acquired parcel for its sacred purposes, i.e. the pursuit of profit (in this case, through mining), which will exclude the Native Americans from the area and also wreak environmental harm.

Still stinks. I live in Florida where years back there was a controversy when the county, (controlled by good-ole boys and gals), attempted to swap public lands for private ones. The private ones were actually wetlands, where minimal construction or recreation would be allowed.

Whether there was a deal or not, however, the importance of public access to a particular parcel is certainly a factor to be considered, whether the access is used for scenic value or religious purposes or whatever.

and crass ignorance. apparently, there is no bottom.

It is National Forest Land, that is close to a sacred spot of the Apaches.

No actual reservation land is being traded.



that being clarified, this is something that I have been fighting for years. Oak Flat is one of my favorite areas. To destroy it is criminal.


And to do it in this matter is treason.

question. Of course not.

Apparently.

Screwing over Native Americans...so hey, why stop now?

The title VERY clearly conveys the idea that the Federal government is seizing sovereign land handing it over (just look at the responses here). That is NOT the case.

Now, I agree we should be upset and the point of the article is valid, but I am sick and fucking tired of lazy "journalists" who just lie to make their agenda seem stronger.

Great.

A land swap, not a give away.

Sections will be protected by the forest service.

Native Americans will be guaranteed access to certain sections.

http://m.eacourier.com/news/resolution-copper-land-swap-ok-d-by-house/article_a95a2844-7cf5-11e4-9852-b3e9019362a6.html?mode=jqm