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Washington has a law that states something to the effect that "no law shall be passed that discriminates against or grants special privileges to any group based on race or religion". This section of law is in the Fish and Game code, and was originally somebody's great idea to circumvent the Boldt decision.

The whole idea is so laughable that no one has ever tried to use it to do a damn thing, and is so laughable that the Tribes wouldn't even waste six or seven seconds having it thrown out of the law books.

Also, many inquiries have been made at both the state and federal level regarding the exchange of cash for the relinquishment of treaty fishing rights, and they have all been met with an absolute NO, with no equivocation and no discussion. I think the reason is that for the tribes, this right is a tool that can be used for lots and lots of environmental problems, not just a right to fish. That's pretty much the gist of the article that Salmo put up above. Take five minutes and read it, it'll be good for you.

Anyone catching any fish these days? I haven't even been out in weeks. Waaahhh.

Fish on...

Todd.