Trying

I remember when Sen. Conrad burns tried to fix the jurisdictional issues that plague American Indian reservations and was completely shut down by the Indians and the Democrats. Now the <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/09/28/news/state/60-sexassaultpanel.txt">Democrats are talking about trying to fix the problem</a> in the same way they fix all problems, throw money at it.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>Committee members, including Democratic Sens. Jon Tester of Montana and Tim Johnson of South Dakota, agreed that there should be a legislative response.<br />n<br />nJohnson said more money should be spent on tribal law enforcement.</blockquote><br />n<br />nMoney isn't always the solution. The tangled web of jurisdiction that weaves across reservations needs to be addressed in a fair and constitutional manner for all people's involved. Maybe if people would have listened to Conrad Burns years ago this would have been fixed. The problems still exist and needs addressed. So, will Congress fix the problem or just throw money at it? I know which way I'm betting.<br />n<br />n<strong>The time is always right to do what is right. Martin Luther King, Jr. </strong>