It would appear that the Indians are due nothing. We are the victors. What other country do you know of that defeats an enemy and gives them part of their country?
Let's see...we defeated the largest military force (at that time) in the world for our "independence". We still provide our "victim" with annual compensence. We defeated Germany...not once, but twice. We still provide annual compensence. We defeated Japan, whom, if I may remind you, attacked us first...we still provide annual compensence. How about the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic? We are still providing compensence to that "ruined state" (liberal speak). If I recall correctly, Viet Nam was a "loss". Are we providing monies to them? Yes.
My point is...with every "conquered nation" we have encountered, we treatied with. with the promise of rebuilding the country for the benefit of the people/the world.
I agree, we "conquered the Native Americans" in order to become the greatest nation on earth. We also made "treaties" with these people and, to a large part, did not live up to these treaties. If we said to the Indians, "Here is the land on which we "give" you to live, and you will be paid royalties for mineral rights, etc, and the "conquerers" are to keep the books, don't you think we should live up to our promises?
We do all over the rest of the world. Why not in our own back yard?
Ask Bruce B-B-B-Babbett where the Indian's monies are. He knows. He was held in contempt of court over this. He or his people destroyed records relating to this so the truth could not come out. Was he punished? NO. Unfortunately, the administration changed before this case was settled. It looks like he's off the hook. Now the present administration has the duty to un-ravel the mystery left to them by the previous administration.
Judge Lamberth is only following the law. Isn't that what we ask of our judges? Yes, this could cost the taxpayer lots of money. But these monies were owed the Native Americans by treaty. Treaties that should have been monitered, just as they are universally. Under the socialist Klintoon administration, there was NO oversight. They didn't believe in it. THEY ARE the elites...the rulers...they know all of what's good for us.
JGTSY...NEVER, NEVER, EVER, make a deal with the US Government. EVER!