The election committee continues to conduct the election like they can predict the outcome of the appeal. The committee lost its effort to hold a mail in election last week. Judge Amanda WhiteEagle said the MWT Constitution prohibits vote by mail. So the election committee had their three lawyers ($60K) appeal the decision. WhiteEagle’s ruling was very detailed.
We have no idea what the appellate judge will do, but based on legal norms, WhiteEagle’s ruling would be tough to overturn. And the appeal may not even be considered. Who the hell knows?
This is the second time the election committee has jumped the gun. They mailed the ballots out while the challenge to MIB was before the court. They should have done nothing. Then when the ruling came down Francie Dottin, the committee chair, said “hold on to ballots” because the judge “made a mistake.” Do you see why ignorance is dangerous?
This is so outrageous we have no words. But can say that it causes MORE CONFUSION and turmoil that we don’t deserve.
The committee launchs the appeal and then she sends out another email to tribal members saying send the ballots in with copy of your license or tribal ID and your name and return address on the return envelope. NOT A BARCODE. Really?
Okay. Now you know we have been saying that the committee is clueless. This proves it. First tribal members are averse to anything this committee recommends. Now they want you to identify yourself? Plus they just don’t trust the Frye dominated committee. A little too desperate to stay in power.
The committee is hell bent on keeping their family in power and Francie is still fiercely loyal to Cedric.
SO DO THEY KNOW SOMETHING WE DON’T KNOW?
We said it before. Francie and a majority of her election committee are dedicated to self preservation, but the Tribe is NOT in the equation
Frye dominated election committee, and the administrative arm of the court is run by…you guessed it….more Fryes. Nancy Joseph is Clerk of Court and Bobby Foster (a candidate for Treasurer who’s also over victim assistance… it’s true). You know how much Bobby talks. Are there leaks to the election committee? That’s the only thing you can figure beyond just being stupid.
They have effectively shown contempt for the Tribal judicial process, and probably don’t know it. Or did their lawyers tell them to do this? The Bar Association where they are licensed could reprimand them if they did. We would like to think not. Soooooo a contempt of court motion was filed against the committee in the court yesterday.
Our political gadfly ghost Jessie Baird has reinserted herself into the Council leadership, but she has yet to speak to the current crisis that she has chosen to ignore. You know why. We have 4 Council members running, Brian Weeden, David Weeden, Winnie Johnson Graham, and Ann Marie Askew. Are they willing participants in this horror show? When are they going to speak up? All council members need to address this mess because the whole process is so tainted…the committee is so out of line, a NEW COMMITTEE of IMPARTIAL TRIBAL MEMBERS. must be put in place to conduct the fraud free election that members want.
