Should Native American Indians have to abide by the entirety of US law?

I don't think taking their land was that much of a big deal because they weren't doing that much with it and if they wished, they could revert to a traditional Indian lifestyle if they wished.

However, giving them reservations and Indian casinos seems a weak effort at placating them. Really I think they should morally/ethically be exempt from some parts of US law.

I'm not talking about murder or stuff like that. I mean drugs and victimless crimes like that. Indians (if they wish) should be able to get as high as they want and not worry about the law. IMO. What say ye?

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Mamapolo2016 · F

Taking their land was not the big deal although it wasn’t because they weren’t doing much with it. It was not allowing them to continue on the land they inhabited but most believed they did not (and that we did not, could not) own.

And, if you are living on a hundred prime acres of bottom land that I think would make a nifty winery and YOU’RE not doing anything with it, is it okay if I march in and relocate you without your consent because you’re not using it anyway?

Because people aren’t using land for what others think it SHOULD be used for doesn’t mean they're not using it for what THEY think it should be used for, like hunting, fishing, and just being.

AynRand · 100+, F

@Mamapolo2016 OK but they should at least be excempt from drug laws

indyjoe · 56-60, M

@Mamapolo2016 FINALLY!!...someone speaks with truth and not forked tongue! Thankyou so much for this reply...bless you!👏👍🤠

Mamapolo2016 · F

@indyjoe Well, Thank you. I don’t deserve that. I’m as fuzzy about most of it as anybody else. There are a couple of things that seem clear to me but the rest is foggy.