From: Robert Comer 

So when did it start, seems to me it was in 1492...

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Bob Comer


On Mon, 21 May 2007 23:23:50 -0400, "Geo."  wrote:

>Excuse me but 1776 came before the 1800's..
>
>Geo.
>
>"Robert Comer" 
wrote in message
>news:kuc4539jkqdck4me5a8pib0avj2ps8hhen{at}4ax.com...
>>I know the history, it all started before we were a country, the rest
>> was just a follow on to a particularly nasty bit of history.
>>
>> But anyway, that's nothing to do with today and the amnesty question.
>>
>> Because I am so much a rule of law guy, I have no choice but to not
>> support any kind of amnesty program.  I, however don't have a problem
>> with a guest worker program (we actually have that already).
>>
>> --
>> Bob Comer
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 21 May 2007 16:37:37 +0100, Ad
>>  wrote:
>>
>>>Robert Comer wrote:
>>>>> The Cherokee might not agree with your opinion about legally..
>>>>
>>>> That was before we were a country.
>>>>
>>>
>>>Not according to this:
>>>
>>>http://www.powersource.com/nation/dates.html
>>>
>>>Some fun dates:
>>>
>>>1828 - Cherokee Phoenix published in English and Cherokee; Andrew
>>>Jackson elected President. Gold discovered in Georgia.
>>>
>>>1828-1830 - Georgia Legislature abolishes tribal government and expands
>>>authority over Cherokee country.
>>>
>>>1832 - US Supreme Court decision Worcester vs Georgia establishes tribal
>>>sovereignty, protects Cherokees from Georgia laws. Jackson won't enforce
>>>decision and Georgia holds lottery for Cherokee lands.
>>>
>>>1835 - Treaty Party signs Treaty of New Echota, giving up title to all
>>>Cherokee lands in southeast in exchange for land in Indian Territory
>>>(now Oklahoma.).
>>>
>>>1838-1839 - Trails of Tears. US Government's forced removal of 17,000
>>>Cherokees, in defiance of Supreme Court decision. More than 4,000 die
>>>from exposure and disease along the way.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>> the only reason some are illegal is because we decide
what is legal and
>>>>> what
>>>>> is not. We could quite easily decide to make them legal.
>>>>
>>>> Yes, we could, (and have done before) but in granting them legal
>>>> status, we're encouraging others to beak the same law for the next
>>>> time.
>>>>
>>>
>>>Enforcing legality much like in the above examples?
>>>
>>>Adam

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