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Translation: Insane ramblings from a desperate man.
It may sound like "insane rambling" to you, but its coming from the co-managers, and they have the federal law behind them. I am very surprised that "Todd" has remained so silent on this tribal issue. Todd specialized in tribal issues when he represented WDFW as an assistant AG.

You may mock what the tribes say, but they carry the biggest stick in this issue. If the WDFW and Commission did not consult with the tribes BEFORE they made this decision, it is my opinion, they flat out blew it!

Come on Todd, lets hear what the WSC legal counsel opinion is about what powers the "tribes" may or may not have concerning this issue!

These are both quotes from Todd and Jerry

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By Todd:
"The actual legal status of the tribal fishing right is that of a "reserved right"...it is not a right that we gave them, but a right that they reserved for themselves when they handed over their land and moved to reservations."
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by Jerry:
"When the treaties were signed it was NOT the white man "giving" rights to the native americans. It was the native americans retaining what they had always done and granting privleges to the white man."
Cowlitzfisherman
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Cowlitzfisherman

Is the taste of the bait worth the sting of the hook????