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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2002

"Hooray for state Rep. Jefferson Davis, D-Pomfret. Davis would like to stop wannabe tribes from filing land claims. Finally, a politician trying to stop the blackmail wannabes inflict on people in this state.

But here comes U.S. Senator, and presidential hopeful, Joseph Lieberman who claims Davis' strategy would be unconstitutional.

Lieberman may be right, but he certainly is selective in applying constitutionality to Indian issues. . ."

Get the Story:
Letter: Davis right in effort to stem land claims (Larry Greene. The Norwich Bulletin 2/21)

Relevant Links:
General Statutes of Connecticut, Indians - http://www.cga.state.ct.us/2001/pub/Chap824.htm
Attorney General, Connecticut - http://www.cslib.org/attygenl

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