In a detailed ruling, Judge Amanda White Eagle essentially said that the Tribal Constitution was “supreme,” and that the emergency ordnance approved by Jessie Baird, Anne Marie Askew, Brian Weeden, David Weeden, Winnie Graham, Yvonne Frye Avant, Gordon Harris, election committee members (Chair) Francie Dottin, Alyssa Hathaway, Elsie Pocknett and Darlene Scott was unconstitutional.
She also compared the defense’s effort to distinguish absentee ballots from mail in ballots (described as one in the same nationwide) as “linguistic somersaults” and that a ” mailbox is not a poll.”
So as we thought she might do, she is holding a status hearing Monday at 9 am with all parties concerned to determine future steps. Which may be that we vote in person according to the constitution. And by the way. Even the very expensive lawyers they hired to fight us say they should have paper ballots and a hand count because we are such a small pool of voters. Ya think?
If the defendants want to appeal they have to do so within 30 days.. So it looks like the Mashpee Wampanoag Constitution stood the test. We better be damned glad.
Jessie is anxious to torture the Board of Selectmen in the town Hall (Samuel G Davis School). Can’t you just see the ghosts of Mista Coombs, Ms Smith, Ms West, Ms Pierce and even Mrs Blinkcorn telling her to behave, or sit in the corner?
***note for the day. All those bolded Council members are running for officers posts and David for re-election. The nerve. And Jessie Baird is going to try to subject the Town of Mashpee board of selectmen to her SCAMdolous activity. She also walked away from he job as Vice Chair despite the court advisory opinion that said she was required to continue working (heh heh) until her replacement was elected. Nastiness pure and simple.
