Howdy!
Tolerance and understanding of different culture's existing within the U.S. is imperative to one's healthy outlook on life in general. Rule's are rule's, and need to exist to create equality. The spirit of the law is what must be followed, but none of us can say with certainty we've never bent one, intentially or not.
The right to the fish is a legacy tribal member's have insured to all their future generation's. You know current member's don't take that responsibilty lightly. (abuses, are the exception. Not the norm.) I sometime's wonder if people think we signed treaty's out of the kindness of our heart's. In reality, the conflict's were not going to stop and most likely would be continuing to this day.
What would stifle the debate, would be fish run's equaling historic level's. This is a goal for everyone concerned. With our knowledge could'nt number's be acheived exceeding those historic level's. You Bet!