Alex Rawley's Current Event

The article that I read was called, "Governor to Appoint American Adviser" by the Contra Costa Times. It can be found here: http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_18939253?nclick_check=1. There are some things that you need to know before reading this article. We learned all of these in class. One thing that you have to know is that the Native Americans have not been given a substantial voice in government before, therefore, they have not had say in matters that concern them. The main thing to remember from my presentation is that appointing this adviser is a great step in Native American- Government relations which will eventually lead to equal rights because they finally will have a say in matters and laws that concern them. California's decision to appoint this liaison of sorts may lead by example for other states to follow. There was some confusion about who was elected during the presentation. The adviser that is to be appointed is not revealed to the public yet, and so some people are wondering if the Native American is going to even be of enough blood quantum to be a real Native American. Why do you think that this matters and what do you think will improve or change due to the adviser?

current event

Throughout history, there have been man instances where the
ideas of the government have not agreed with the ideas of the American Indians.
For example, the removal of Indians from the east of the Mississippi River and
eventually the attempt of removing all Indians from the United States was a government
idea that was not agreed upon by the American Indians. On Wednesday, a
committee met in order to discuss issues in New York such as thruway tolls,
collecting taxes on tobacco, and expanding casinos. The Native Americans make
millions of dollar in revenue off of casinos and they want to expand their
profit. Instead of being ordered what to do by the government, Native Americans
are being part of the decision and making efforts to have their voices heard by
the government. I believe that this advances the social group as a whole because
they are rising as a social group to the point where they are actively involved
in government, and they help to make decisions with the government that affect their
lifestyle.

http://centralny.ynn.com/content/all_news/557957/senate-committee-examines-tribal-issues/

Why do you think that the government is letting the Native
Americans be more involved in the decision making of laws that affect them
instead of creating laws and forcing them upon the Native Americans such as in
the removal of Indians?

taxes

i fully agree witht h law about taxes that is being purposed. peopole who make more should pay more and people who make less should be taxed a less precent. HOWEVER i agree with marcus as well. no one should be penalized or being wealthy. i dont think people should be able to opped out of paying taxes. it is already tax deducable if you do charity work or donate you get a decutable on taxes. so i believe that should stay in place and be enphized to peopole that you pay less taxes if you chose what to spend youre money on. the gov would already give the money to the charity so its just taking out the middle man in a way