Accounting of Money Temporarily Halted (BushGOP stiffs US Indians)

[papau]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20031113/ap_on_go_ot/indian_money_1

Accounting of Money Temporarily Halted

By ROBERT GEHRKE, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - An accounting of money owed to hundreds of thousands of American Indians was put on hold Thursday as an appeals court considers whether recent action by Congress can overturn a federal judge's order.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued the stay so attorneys for the government and American Indians suing the Interior Department can file briefs on the effect of the congressional action.

In September, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth ordered the Interior Department to conduct a thorough investigation into money that was supposed to be paid to Indians for oil, gas, timber and grazing activities on their land for more than a century. He said the accounting must be complete by 2007.

But Congress, at the urging of the White House, added language to an Interior Department spending bill that prevented an accounting from going forward until Congress defines the scope and methods to be used. <snip>

[ellie]

1. This is totally unacceptable!

It is amazing to me that these worthless repukes prattle on about the Constitution when they obviously know nothing about it. Separation of powers people!

From the article:
"The Senate's legal counsel and House members from both parties said the provision is likely unconstitutional because the administration cannot dictate to courts how to interpret the law."

Yet, they continue to do it. We need to remove these people from office. It's a travesty.

[papau]

2. The report was removed from AP Headlines 5 minutes after posting

You have to search for it now and therefore must know what it said before you find it.

Not that our US Media try to hide anything that might hurt Bush's poll numbers.

[maggiemay]

3. Good God

They truly have no shame. They continue to marginalize the interests of anyone who cannot monitarily assist them in their quest to dominate.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

4. Send it around to those in your email address book...

And suggest they do likewise.