THE "ATTORNEY GENERAL"

Over time, I have watched on television, listened to the radio and read newspapers in which Helga Woods is called the Attorney General of the Mohegan Tribe.

When you think of Attorney Generals, you think of people like the late Robert "Bobby" Kennedy (the U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and the Attorney General of the United States under President John F. Kennedy) and Richard Blumenthal, the present Attorney General of Connecticut.

The Mohegan Tribal Government calls Helga Woods, their Attorney General. But is she really an attorney general? Does she fulfill the duties of an attorney general? Let's look at this situation.

When Bobby Kennedy was the Attorney General for the United States in the early 1960's, he went after organized crime, labor unions and civil rights violations. He was having injustices and criminals prosecuted. He lead the charge to help to protect the people of the United States. He was fighting for the people.

Attorney General Blumenthal has shown his involvement in trying to fix different legal issues on behalf of the Citizens of Connecticut. Examples would be exotic animals in peoples homes, the smoking in the casinos, etc..... He is, like Bobby Kennedy. fighting for the people.

Helga Woods, does not in my opinion do the same thing for the Mohegan Tribe. She does not bring the government weight to bare on wrong doers. She is a very qualified, talented, efficient, professional lawyer. However in my opinion, she is the top legal advisor to the Mohegan Tribal Council and not an advocate for the Mohegan People. This is also the opinion of other Mohegan tribal members I have talked to you.

Her job is nothing like what Richard Blumenthal does for Connecticut or what Bobby Kennedy did for the United States. She is not in my mind an attorney general. The Mohegan Tribal Council should change the title. It is not Helga Wood's fault that she has the title. It is the Tribal Council for giving it to her. She should be called something else. What do you think?