Feinstein will block "Carcieri fix" in order to block off-reservation casinos

Senator Dianne Feinstein (D - Ca), promised that "if the Senate takes up a Carcieri fix bill, whe will bring forward legislation to "stop reservation shopping once and for all" in California.  

Read the full story HERE in Indian Country Today.

So will Feinstein screw every tribe in the nation just to stop California tribes from building a few more casinos closer to urban areas in her state?  That's sure what it looks like.  Thing is, the "Carcieri fix" as proposed has nothing directly to do with the section of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act that sets the process for building off-reservation gaming facilities on land acquired after 1988.

 

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