KEN DAVISON AND HIS INJUNCTION

THIS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2008 AT 9:00 A.M. KEN DAVISON (ALTHOUGH NOT A LAWYER) WILL ATTEMPT TO GET THE MOHEGAN TRIBAL COURT TO PUT A HOLD ON THE SWEARING IN OF THE 4 NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF ELDERS. HE THINKS IT SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL A DECISION IS MADE ON THE LEGALITY OF HIS VOTE. THE WAY I UNDERSTAND IT, BY HIS VOTE NOT BEING COUNTED, THE VOTE COUNTS ARE NOT VALID AND THEREFORE INSTALLING THE NEWLY ELECTED COUNCIL OF ELDERS ARE BEING INSTALLED BY AN ILLEGAL VOTE COUNT.

THE LEGAL COUNCIL (LAWYER) REPRESENTING THE ELECTION COMMITTEE (AN AGENCY OF THE MOHEGAN TRIBAL COUNCIL) IS COUNTERING THAT THE POINT IS MOOT. HE CLAIMS THAT THE VOTE COUNT WOULD NOT CHANGE ENOUGH TO EFFECT THE OUTCOME OF THE ELECTION. HE WANTS THE INJUNCTION TURNED DOWN AND THE LAWSUIT DISMISSED.

I VOTED (LIKE 441 OTHER VOTERS) FOR THE ENTIRE 4 POSITIONS THAT WERE NEEDED TO BE VOTED FOR SO THAT MY BALLOT COUNTED. I BELIEVE THAT A GREAT NUMBER OF PEOPLE WERE ALSO FORCED TO DO SOMETHING THAT THEY DID NOT WANT TO DO. THEY HAD TO VOTE FOR 4 PEOPLE ON THEIR BALLOTS SO THAT THEIR BALLOT WOULD BE COUNTED, EVEN THOUGH THEY WANTED TO VOTE FOR LESS THAN THE FOUR. IN MY MIND BY THIS VERY PRACTICE WE WERE ALSO DENIED OUR FREEDOM OF CHOICE BECAUSE WE HAD TO DO SOMETHING WE DID NOT WANT TO DO. IN OTHER WORDS, BOTH KEN DAVISON AND THE OTHERS WITH SPOILED BALLOTS AND THOSE BALLOTS THAT WERE COUNTED WERE ALSO SPOILED BY THE VERY PROCESS THAT THE LAW REQUIRES TRIBAL MEMBERS TO DO.

IF YOU FEEL THAT YOU WERE MADE TO DO SOMETHING THAT YOU DID NOT WANT TO DO OR THAT YOUR BALLOT INCLUDED LESS THAN THE FOUR POSITIONS YOU WERE REQUIRED TO VOTE FOR, THEN PLEASE SHOW UP AT THE TRIBAL MEETING ROOM AT 9 AM TOMORROW AND PARTICIPATE. MAYBE WE SHOULD GO TO KEN DAVISON AND ASK TO TESTIFY ABOUT HOW WE FEEL ABOUT THIS ILLEGAL ORDINANCE THAT VIOLATES THE MOHEGAN CONSTITUTION.

NO MATTER IF YOU WISH TO TESTIFY OR NOT, OR AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE ORDINANCE, COME AND WATCH YOUR GOVERNMENT IN ACTION. LET'S SEE IF THE INJUNCTION IS GRANTED OR IF THE CASE IS DISMISSED OR CONTINUED. HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE A GOOD DAY FOR THE MOHEGAN PEOPLE.