DAVISON GOING TO COURT

TRIBAL MEMBER KEN DAVISON IS GOING TO TRIBAL COURT, TO OVERTURN THE EXISTING ELECTION ORDINANCE.

ON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 2008 KEN DAVISON CHALLENGED THAT HIS BALLOT WAS LEGAL AND SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE VOTE COUNT. THE ELECTION COMMITTEE RULED THAT HIS BALLOT WAS NOT VALID. HE FELT THAT THE ORDINANCE VIOLATED THE CONSTITUTION AND WANTED A CONSTITUTIONAL INTERPRETATION OF THE MOHEGAN CONSTITUTION. SINCE THE ELECTION COMMITTEE CAN NOT MAKE A CONSTITUTIONAL DECISION, THEY REFERRED THE MATTER TO THE MOHEGAN TRIBAL COURT SYSTEM.

IN MY OPINION THE COUNCIL OF ELDERS (SUPREME COURT) ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT CAN MAKE DETERMINATIONS ON CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS.

ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON OF SEPTEMBER 12, 2008, MR. DAVISON ATTEMPTED TO PETITION THE MOHEGAN COUNCIL OF ELDERS (SUPREME COURT) TO HEAR THE CASE. NO ONE FROM THE COUNCIL OF ELDERS WAS AVAILABLE TO ACCEPT THE PAPER WORK.

ON MONDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 2008, MR. DAVISON WAS ABLE TO PETITION TO THE COUNCIL OF ELDERS ON THE MATTER. THE REASON IN MY OPINION FOR HIM GOING DIRECTLY TO THE COUNCIL OF ELDERS (SUPREME COURT) IS BECAUSE HE WANTS A RULING ON THE LEGALITY OF THE ELECTION ORDINANCE AND AN INTERPRETATION OF THE CONSTITUTION AND EITHER THE CONSTITUTION TO BE AMENDED IF NEED BE OR THE ORDINANCE CHANGED. THE COUNCIL OF ELDERS (SUPREME COURT) DECLINED TO HEAR THE MATTER AT THIS TIME. THEY TOLD MR. DAVISON TO TAKE THE MATTER TO TRIBAL COURT WHICH IS WHAT THE ORDINANCE STATES. THE ORDINANCE STATES THAT THE MATTER MUST GO BEFORE THE TRIBAL COURT WITHIN 7 DAYS.

MR. DAVISON THEN PROCEEDED TO TAKE THE CASE TO THE TRIBAL COURT.

WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT CHAIRMAN BRUCE "TWO DOGS" BOZSUM (REPRESENTING THE MOHEGAN TRIBE), HELGA WOODS, ATTORNEY GENERAL (MOHEGAN LEGAL DEPARTMENT HEAD) AND PHIL CAHILL (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF THE MOHEGAN TRIBE) WERE GOING TO BE SERVED ON TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 16, 2008.

ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE ELECTION COMMITTEE TO BE SERVED LATER THIS WEEK.

BROKENWING EDITORIALS WILL INFORM OUR READERS AS THE CASE CONTINUES.