Todd,

Just wanted to add one more thing to my last post.

You said that the "The equal footing doctrine has been used to fight treaty rights that pre-exist the creation of a state, and it hasn't worked yet." We are not talking about fighting any "treaty rights" here; we are talking about the rights of a citizen of the state to use the waterways that are held in trust for its people.

I have nothing against the tribes, but I do have a problem with what both our federal laws and state laws appear to say when it comes to this particular issue.

Have you had a chance yet do any additional research on this issue?

Thanks ahead of time,

Cowlitzfisherman