I no longer live in NY, but I grew up in Southwestern NY (Jamestown area) from birth until I was 18 years old. That said, I have one main question.
One of the things I saw while growing up near the Seneca Indian Reservation was all of the preferential treatment they got by both the State and Federal Government. One primary example of this was several years ago concerning the cigarette tax, where Seneca Indians were burning tires on the highways/interstates and brandishing weapons at law enforcement -- none of which was punished -- ultimately resulting in giving them what they wanted.
The above said, if you were elected as one of the two Senators for NY, do you plan on continuing the trend of appeasement with the Seneca reservation if another situation were to come up with them?
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I no longer live in NY, but I grew up in Southwestern NY (Jamestown area) from birth until I was 18 years old. That said, I have one main question.
One of the things I saw while growing up near the Seneca Indian Reservation was all of the preferential treatment they got by both the State and Federal Government. One primary example of this was several years ago concerning the cigarette tax, where Seneca Indians were burning tires on the highways/interstates and brandishing weapons at law enforcement -- none of which was punished -- ultimately resulting in giving them what they wanted.
The above said, if you were elected as one of the two Senators for NY, do you plan on continuing the trend of appeasement with the Seneca reservation if another situation were to come up with them?
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