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I'm far more concerned about the violence done to and the oppression suffered by indigenous peoples than by the fact that it didn't violate any established legal code. Most decent people don't have to review federal or municipal law to determine that certain actions are wrong, particularly when those actions are done in the name of God.<br><br>Keely<br><br><br><br><br>> From: jampot@roadrunner.com<br>> To: godshatter@yahoo.com; lfalen@turbonet.com; mattd2107@hotmail.com; privatejf32@hotmail.com; thansen@moscow.com; vision2020@moscow.com<br>> Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:08:58 -0800<br>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Black History Month<br>> <br>> Not to put too sharp a point on things but, for something to have been <br>> illegal there would have had to have been a law against it in the first <br>> place. There was not. When Europeans arrived and commenced to settling this <br>> country the indigs had no written language or concept of property much less <br>> of sovereign country. To have asked for a by your leave would have been <br>> similar to asking herring for permission to swim in their ocean. To make the <br>> claim that we came here illegally is insupportable.<br>> <br>> g<br>> ----- Original Message ----- <br>> From: "Paul Rumelhart" <godshatter@yahoo.com><br>> To: "lfalen" <lfalen@turbonet.com>; "Matt Decker" <mattd2107@hotmail.com>; <br>> "J Ford" <privatejf32@hotmail.com>; "Tom Hansen" <thansen@moscow.com>; <br>> <vision2020@moscow.com><br>> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 7:22 PM<br>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Black History Month<br>> <br>> <br>> When you get right down to it, you could say that this<br>> nation was founded on the backs of illegal immigrants.<br>> Unless the colonists applied for VISAs from the<br>> natives, they were there illegally. To harp about the<br>> distinction now seems hypocritical.<br>> <br>> I'm not a big fan of having these PC "Months", mainly<br>> because of the reasons stated. Why single out one<br>> group? It becomes a contest to see which one has the<br>> most political clout at any one time. I like the idea<br>> of an "American History Month", one devoted to all<br>> aspects of American History.<br>> <br>> Paul<br>> <br>> --- lfalen <lfalen@turbonet.com> wrote:<br>> <br>> > Good point Matt<br>> ><br>> > Roger<br>> > -----Original message-----<br>> > From: Matt Decker mattd2107@hotmail.com<br>> > Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:12:12 -0800<br>> > To: J Ford privatejf32@hotmail.com, Tom Hansen<br>> > thansen@moscow.com, vision2020@moscow.com<br>> > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Black History Month<br>> ><br>> > ><br>> > > I agree. We should acknowledge all who have made<br>> > this a great country. We not only should have a<br>> > Native American history month, but also Irish<br>> > > American, Chinese American, Italian American,<br>> > Japanese American, Arab American, German American,<br>> > Mexican American, Italian American, and months for<br>> > all the races that have brought this nation to what<br>> > it is.<br>> > ><br>> > > Or we could role it all into one big fun month. We<br>> > could call it American history month. One that<br>> > strives to acknowledge all races and what they have<br>> > done to make the United States the best place to<br>> > live. This land was built on legal immigrants, all<br>> > of which should be recognized.<br>> > ><br>> > > Matt<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > From: privatejf32@hotmail.com<br>> > > To: thansen@moscow.com; vision2020@moscow.com<br>> > > Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:03:26 -0800<br>> > > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Black History Month<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > Thank you! Just what I was trying to say - Black<br>> > History Month gets the publicity and the other<br>> > "minorities" just get a one-time notice and then<br>> > forgotten. Since this is a MAJOR part of our<br>> > population as well as a main group of our<br>> > developments, this is just sad!<br>> > ><br>> > > J :]<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > From: thansen@moscow.com<br>> > > To: gussie443@hotmail.com;<br>> > privatejf32@hotmail.com; chasuk@gmail.com;<br>> > vision2020@moscow.com<br>> > > Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Black History Month<br>> > > Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:37:42 -0800<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > >From the Defense Department website at:<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> ><br>> http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/nativeamerican01/proclamation.html<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > â?oNOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President<br>> > > of the United States of America,<br>> > > by virtue of the authority vested in me by the<br>> > Constitution and laws of the United States,<br>> > > do hereby proclaim November 2001 as National<br>> > American Indian Heritage Month. I<br>> > > call upon the people of the United<br>> > > States to observe this month with<br>> > > appropriate programs and activities.â?�<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > Although the verbiage of this proclamation<br>> > > does establish a National American Indian Heritage<br>> > Month, it appears to only do<br>> > > so for the year 2001.<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > Seeya round town, Moscow.<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > Tom Hansen<br>> > ><br>> > > Moscow, Idaho<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > "If not us, who?<br>> > ><br>> > > If not now, when?"<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > - Unknown<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > From:<br>> > > vision2020-bounces@moscow.com<br>> > [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] On Behalf Of<br>> > Ellen<br>> > > Roskovich<br>> > ><br>> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008<br>> > > 11:23 AM<br>> > ><br>> > > To: J Ford; Chasuk;<br>> > > vision2020@moscow.com<br>> > ><br>> > > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Black<br>> > > History Month<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > Chas<br>> > > says we've had Native American Indian Heritage<br>> > Month EVERY year since<br>> > > 1994. However, this is the first I've heard of<br>> > it. Of course that<br>> > > doesn't mean it hasn't happened every November. .<br>> > . it just means it isn't very<br>> > > high on people's priorities and that's too bad.<br>> > You'd think that in the<br>> > > past 17 years it would get a little publicity in<br>> > the media. Hopefully<br>> > > next November someone will remember.<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > Ellen A.<br>> > > Roskovich<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > From: privatejf32@hotmail.com<br>> > ><br>> > > To: chasuk@gmail.com; vision2020@moscow.com<br>> > ><br>> ><br>> === message truncated ===<br>> <br>> =======================================================<br>> List services made available by First Step Internet,<br>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<br>> http://www.fsr.net<br>> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<br>> =======================================================<br>> <br>> <br>> =======================================================<br>> List services made available by First Step Internet, <br>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <br>> http://www.fsr.net <br>> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<br>> =======================================================<br><br /><hr />Helping your favorite cause is as easy as instant messaging. 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