Cpl.D: wademh: What I want to know is, should I wait to pick up my ObamaPhone(TM)  and schedule an experimental Transgender Surgery using my ObamaCare trangender surgery voucher(TM) in order to enter into a dangerously violent lesbian relationship with a Native American until the next Congressional session, or should go ahead?

You DO know that the "Obamaphones" program actually started before he took office.  Right?

Monkeyfark Ridiculous: Ceding authority over a non-native criminal defendant to a tribal court seems like a more systematic version of (for instance) excluding members of the defendant's race from a jury pool, and seems a similarly bad idea for similar reasons.


Also, in general tribal court can be more or less any process that the tribal government comes up with, whether it's modeled on US courts, on traditional dispute resolution, or on Sheriff Joe's Gung-Ho Guide to Witch Conviction. This isn't just about which locality's name is on the courthouse, it's about the kind of judicial process the defendant will face.

Sure, the instinct is to say "fark 'em, they're rapists," but not everyone accused is guilty and they should have a genuine chance to properly defend themselves before an impartial jury.

Should federal law enforcement and courts be required to do their job and take responsibility with regard to crimes on Native American land? Of course. Tossing it to tribal courts is the opposite of that.

bencoon: LectertheChef:

Even if it didn't cover men, consider the differing situations. What's going to hurt more, being hit by someone half your size, or twice your size?

As a big dude who has been socked in the arm by somebody half my size, you'd be surprised. Technique makes up for a lot when you're lacking size.

/ I legitimately had it coming, though.
// It hurt. ;.;