Reel Wamps

The Monday emergency meeting was worse than usual. First Jessie was determined to conduct the meeting like she was teaching 5 year olds and that meant she once again, violated the rule of tribal law with impunity.  Just like Donald Trump. She was muting Council members she didn’t like and siccing Anne Marie on people with her inappropriate name calling.

So they are trying to implement mail-in ballots, violating the Constitution.  They want you to believe that this is what you want. Nobody asked you did they? Well of course not.  When have they ever done a damned thing to help you? We’re in this awful mess because they have cut Tribal members out of the governing process completely.  You have no say in anything.

And the mail in ballots is their last chance to hold on to power and keep getting paid by Genting. They are incapable of conducting that kind of election.  Who’s going to monitor them?  Francie? Francie running an election? An election with mail in ballots and secrecy covers, bar codes, signature matches, roll number verification.  Right.  If they don’t like you, they throw your ballot away.  AND THEY PICK THE ELECTION MONITORS. Main question, who gets the mail? Who’s watching the 10 steps of verification and counting? Jesus.Did you watch the hell the states went through under scrutiny? And they are election experts. They did everything right and still caught hell.  This crew does not even have the benefit of the doubt. This is a method of voter suppression to make you doubt the only way we have to get rid of Cedric’s minions and salvage what’s left.  There’s a way to have a clean election.  The old way. Vote in person, social distance or drop your ballot in a secure drop box for all to see…the old way.

Of course, the longer they stay in office, the more damage they do. As for their terms never ending….let’s just call it “Extended Stay.” And you know what we’re about to say..altogether now…Just like Trump. 

MORE WORSER

Their consistent violation of tribal law is unmatched.Passing election ordinances that they don’t know how to execute is more worser. Actually their ignorance of the repercussions of some of their stupid moves is even more incredible.  How about this:

We’ve suffered through your identity crisis and your humiliating failure at leadership. The people who brought you to power now shun you and have told all your secrets. Why won’t you just leave us alone ?

Cedric Cromwell was on the zoom Council meeting.  Ya,right there in living color. The US Attorney said he was to have no contact with any Tribal member (under any circumstances) because we are victims of his 7 alleged crimes. And likely many more.  Essentially the Mashpee 5, which has graduated to the Mashpee 6, was mooning everybody. It’s kinda like sitting in the same room with the person who raped you.  Good job Je$$ie. The right people are taking note and tribal attorney Rebecca is grinding her teeth.

“Knees Knocking” showed up too, empty handed.   Guess he wasn’t too happy to see Ole Running Bear (you know Cedric named himself…who would name themselves that?  Works well now tho) after he (Gordon Harris) spilled his guts to the man.  But as usual, he was without the 3 years of budgets. He just showed up to vote for more illegal shenanigans that hurt the Tribe.

Just keep watching the Council Kindergarten. Another thing, the feds are investigating the 2017 and 2013 elections. And Cedric’s crew is trying to throw the 2021…in plain sight…altogether…  Just like Trump.

The inseparable cousins, Jesse and Cedric were self serving and vengeful refusing to do anything benefiting the many needs of the Tribe.

Let’s evaluate the status of the Tribal government. The Chairman Cedric Cromwell faces 7 indictments and a potential prison term of 100 years.  Jessie Baird, the sidekick Vice Chairman is the philandering grifter who occasionally leads (always the wrong way) abdicating responsibility as much as she can.  Ann Marie Askew is well…Ann Marie.  Being the only Mashpee officer (Secretary) she actually thinks that abstaining clears her wrongdoing.  Of course it does not.  She continues to betray the Tribe and siding with those in power for a check. Then there is Treasurer Gordon Harris, abandoned his post and has failed to provide a budget for 3 years straight.  It is a gross violation of his duties and an open and shut case of misfeasance.

This is what happens with officers in charge who are incapable of doing their job.

This rendering shows that even Harvard knows we’re in deep trouble.

These outsiders would never have such crucial leadership roles in any tribal government or otherwise.  The ones who have the most authority are the worst as we see now. They are unfit, just like Trump and everyone he appointed. But they currently have power. People gravitate to power and political power is all encompassing, again as we have experienced.  But now as the power wanes they all have amnesia about those bad votes for Cedric and Jessie that undermined our future. It doesn’t go away.  It’s a haunting and corrupt legacy.

LET’S GET TO VIOLATIONS

The Budget: THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE TRIBAL CONSTITUTION FOR 3 YEARS.

On the second Sunday in February 2021, we are supposed to hold an annual meeting to approve a budget (each year). We have not followed this constitutional mandate for 3 years.  Here’s the guts of it.

Article VI, Section I  – Tribal Council 

To prepare and present an annual balanced budget of Tribal operations to the Tribal body and in the event the budget is approved by a majority of the registered voters present  and voting in the annual meeting of the Tribe, to allocate the funds called for by said budget.

THE CONSTITUTION IS ON LINE IF YOU WANT TO VERIFY THIS AND A HUNDRED OTHER TRUMP LIKE VIOLATIONS…

So these numbskulls have been  in blatant violation of the Constitution by taking over $23 million from Genting and spending it (on God knows what) without our knowledge or authorization…for 3 years. So David Weeden does the Mashpee Board of Selectmen operate like you guys?  Didn’t think so.  You need to stay focused on your own longhouse and stop listening to Paula Peters lame efforts at distraction.  You guys are like a cartoon designed to scare the hell outta people.

The Election

So they’re in so deep, not only are they violating Tribal law by failing to meet all the election requirements and deadlines they’re paying  lawyers again without authorization under law.. The election is also held during the annual meeting February 14. So they took $30,000 from the newest unauthorized loan from Genting, and paid (unauthorized) an outside law firm to get around more that 10 election violations.  Again we asked what does tribal attorney Rebecca do?  She didn’t want her fingerprints on this latest in the continuing saga of wrongdoing. So this law firm had to get around all the screw ups and the effort to have mail in ballots on and unauthorized date of March 14.The firm wants the council to approve election emergency measures Monday.  It’s unclear how that’s done.

Once proud, the humiliation continues though actions by remaining members of the Cromwell regime. The continuing federal investigation doesn’t seem to bother them.

Ironically, today’s Sunday meeting is the deadline for candidates to turn in their paperwork for certification to run.  It gives candidates about a month to campaign. The packets with candidate requirements and number of signatures etc were supposed to go out in mid December. So they want to have mail in ballots without deadlines, cut off dates, impartial counters, oversight, recount options, validation of signatures and all the procedures to ensure a safe, secure and viable election?  They still have a conflicted-out  election committee short of  required members. Once again they don’t want to take corrective action but want to endorse this illegal act and  potential disaster.  So the “law firm” tosses it to the infamous do nothing Tribal Court asking for an ADVISORY OPINION. But wait, this happened before.  Cedric asked the court to render an “ADVISORY OPINION” to stop his recall election. The court refused to get involved in any way. He told the elections chair at that time to ” call it off.” Besides ADVISORY OPINIONS MEAN NOTHING LEGALLY.  Rebecca and those lawyers know that.  They’re just taking the money and doing as little as possible.  Lawyers have lost they’re licenses for less.

Our own method of voter suppression

Apparently Cedric’s  pop shook ole girl up so much, they’re just trying to hang on as long as they can….cause confusion and keep as many core members from voting as possible. Just like Trump. 

And despite the fact that the Justice Department is still investigating…they just keep on trying to hold on to power.

Voter suppression attempts do just the opposite now a days.  It pisses people off and makes the people you’re trying to suppress show up. And COVID is not an excuse to violate our laws prohibiting mail in ballots. For 500-700 voters who do show up you can vote in the gym, masked,  socially distanced or drive through drop box with a paper ballot where everyone can see who’s doing what.  That doesn’t take an emergency ordinance.  Just good sense that is in short supply. No one trusts their raggedy mail in effort.

NEWS FLASH

Gordon is returning  to the Council meeting Monday.  Will he have the 3 years of budgets? Probably not. He’s been so sick ya know. We should ask for a refund of 3 years of salary…around $285 k.

Message to Cromwell regime ….there’s no way to navigate away from complicity.

Je$$ie is so Trump like it’s hard to keep up with her insanity.  She sent the Council an email last week saying she was “taking leave” until January 29th.  What kind of “leave?” Leave of her “senses?” The Tribe is operating under in state of emergency status and Je$$ie is AWOL.  She was pouting.  Just like Trump. She left the Council rudderless. Just like Trump. She refuses to resign. Just like Trump.  She is a “Saboteur.” Just like Trump.

The Department of Justice is nothing to fool with. They know what they know…and there ain’t a damned thing that they don’t know.

This time she allowed the elections committee, operating illegally because it does not have the required 5 members and also violated a whole bunch of other tribal laws, to change the election date and sanction the  use of mail in ballots….a big taboo.  Even council members denounced that immediately. Ok, it’s in the Mittark like it’s law. Another interesting move.  The Council gave a law firm $30k to help the illegal 3 member elections committee.  Maybe because we said they were violating the law and it was beyond stupid while the Justice Department is still investigating the 2017 election (and everything else) blah, blah. 

Why would they need a law firm to undo an illegal act?   Cedric (also like Trump) had us spend millions of dollars on lawyers and look where it got him… 7 counts of  bribery and extortion. Yup.  So lawyers have not been real helpful to us. Just follow the damned laws & Constitution.

Besides, the $30k paid to a law firm was acquired illegally and expended illegally because there is no budget approved by the Council or the Tribe for nearly 3 years. That’s how it works.This law firm may need to clear that up before it goes any further.

Bigger question.  What the hell does Rebecca do? She’s the tribal attorney. Why can’t she look at the

The US Attorney’s comments about Cedric’s wrongdoing were brutal.  Who wants to be tied up in that mess? No soul searching necessary.

election law and tell Je$$ie the truth instead of finding a way to do and ” emergency ordinance?” By the way, an ordinance of any kind does not supersede THE CONSTITUTION! There’s no way to do it without a vote of the core of the TRIBE.

Why can’t we just follow tribal law with the election (which has a series of easy steps that have been ignored) and the budget.  We must have transparency on these budgets we cannot allow Je$$ie to continue the coverup. And why are we paying Gordon Harris for his nonfeasance? Such a coward who not only failed to do his job, refused to do it….Just like Je$$ie.  Looks like a lawsuit to us.

God knows what they have been doing for 3 years.  It makes you wonder what the hell is going on with all those millions flowing in and out of the tribal coffers…..and the $30k.

The stalling of the election prohibits us from getting rid of this corrupt element and moving on.  Every day we screw around with Jessie and her incompetence keeps us further from our goals.

As we said before her neglect of her duties makes  the case for her to resign. Step aside Je$$ie. We’re going to find out anyway, delaying it only prolongs the inevitable.

The Trump strategies don’t work Jessie Baird.  Resign.

The Mashpee 5 & Cohorts refused to make the course correction. So they continue to operate the Tribal  government in a Trump like fashion by ignoring the rule of law.

Total  Violation: All spending has been in violation of the Constitution because for going on 3 years Treasurer Gordon Harris has not presented a budget nor has the Council or the Tribal members approved any spending  plans. That’s the most transparent government inaction by this Council ever and it’s all illegal.

We don’t have a Treasurer or a Chair.  Je$$ie Baird is stalling because she doesn’t want to be chair, nor does she want to resign as chair because she wants to screw with Aaron Tobey who would become chair in

Angela is brutally frank to a fault. But  she’s honest.

her stead. That foolish Gordon Harris is on sick leave…..he’s sick alright. Mr. Chatterbox ( “Knees Knocking” cause I can’t face anyone)  has been spotted riding up and down the road on his very expensive road bike near his Sandwich home, all dressed up like Neal Armstrong… touring! The insult is just too much.  Instead of Gordon being a man and stepping aside, he continues his abuse of the Tribe, getting a check and frolicking about without a care in the world.  In Gordon’s case, Angela Marcellino would have assumed the role of Treasurer because she came in second to Harris with 222 votes.  Angela is no friend of the Cromwell regime and questioned their illegal moves consistently.

The recent acceptance of the $3 million dollar Genting loan and the plans to spend it is yet another of many hundreds of illegal actions taken by the Mashpee Tribal Council that continues to usurp service to the Tribe. This is business as usual in the shadow of Cedric Cromwell

It’s rouge governance at best, like Cedric never left.

Throwing the upcoming election: Well well well, once again the Council didn’t approve a thing, but the election is supposed to be magically moved to Mach 14. The Constitution was violated again to allow mail in ballots/absentee ballots (one in the same). Apparently the election committee is making all the decisions (or violations) and it’s all based on the advice of former elections chair, Rita Lopez.  That would be the same former elections chair who cancelled the recall election of disgraced former Tribal Chairman Cedric

Running Bear is definitely running scared. He’s in so deep he’s begging the Council to pay his legal fees. Guess he feels he was acting on our behalf. But clearly the government didn’t agree.

Cromwell. Oh ya, she asked Cedric if that was what he wanted to do don’t forget. If it weren’t so damned embarrassingly corrupt, it would hysterical.

Can you imagine this group trying to conduct a fraud free election with mail in ballots? Ann Marie thinks absentee and mail are different.  They are not. I mean really?

But this kind of blatant corruption is what got Cedric indicted in what is an ongoing investigation that includes the scrutiny of the 2017 election.

Now, you might say, who in their right mind would be so stupid or unscrupulous as to draw attention to tribal election activity that IS CURRENTLY UNDER FEDERAL INVESTIGATION BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE? Well criminals always get caught because they can’t resist returning to the scene of the crime. In this case, the mail in ballots benefit Doe Little Je$$ie & Cedric’s candidates because they rely heavily on those 1,000 or so Casino Stalkers Je$$ie put on the roll. These are people who were never supposed to be members. They created her own

Jessie continues to lead a shadow government as she tries to revive the dormant Casino Stalkers who once kept her regime in power. They did not show up last election and she only won by 4 votes over Carlton Hendricks, Jr. But who knows? Their elections are so shady.

tribe for  a reason. And like everything she does…it’s illegal.They conveniently skipped the step to make mail in ballots legal which requires a 2/3 vote of the Tribe.  It’s the core of the Tribe who would make that decision, and the Mashpee 5 and Cohorts are desperate to avoid that. So they’re doing an end run around us. Believe that Paula Peters is behind this, but instead of worrying about her own problems she’s frantic to hold on to power via the Mittark propaganda rag. You see the Casino Stalkers are  only people who read the Mittark.  We’re paying a lot for propaganda to the bootleg tribal members.

The Constitution was crafted to be very hard to change to avoid this very thing…outsiders who have little to do with the tribe taking over and benefiting from the struggles of the people who remain on the homeland. Why would any Tribal member vote themselves out of the decision making process? Exactly. We lost control because outsiders took over….worse than when the White people outnumbered us and took over the town.

To stay in power, the Council is emulating Trump. It’ crazy and disturbing.

How about conducting a legal election with drive up drop off paper ballots counted by the Elders? Oh wait, we forgot.  The Elders have no role in this Tribe under this administration and they’re still looking for the $50,000 that was allocated to them. Where’s it at?

Every time these Council members pull these stunts it makes it harder to be taken seriously and move forward with a positive agenda. They are like Trumpster clones who will do anything to stay in power. They are doing exactly what Trump is trying to do…”find some extra votes.”

Every family should have a role in the future of this Tribe. No family should be branded or held responsible for every bad actor in that family cause we all have a bunch.  But we have to stand up for Mashpee as individuals.  We can’t look back, only move forward.