U.S. Supreme Court deems half of Oklahoma a Native American reservation

Re:U.S. Supreme Court deems half of Oklahoma a Native Americ... by bilbo0s on Thursday July 09, 2020 @01:46PM (#23782883)

"The Court could have made clear that the solution respondents seek must come from the Legislative Branch."

In this case, that's exactly what the majority concluded. In layman's terms, this is a decision that says, "We aren't doing a thing. Congress made a promise. If you want to rescind it, go talk to congress, not us."

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Re:U.S. Supreme Court deems half of Oklahoma a Native Americ... by leereeves on Thursday July 09, 2020 @01:57PM (#23783010)

Congress didn't make DACA. Obama ordered it by executive memorandum, after a similar Congressional bill, the DREAM Act, failed in Congress.

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Re:U.S. Supreme Court deems half of Oklahoma a Native Americ... by bhupy on Thursday July 09, 2020 @01:59PM (#23783045)

> Congress made a promise

When exactly did that happen?

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Re:U.S. Supreme Court deems half of Oklahoma a Native Americ... by bilbo0s on Thursday July 09, 2020 @02:55PM (#23783709)

Congress created the reservation situation in Oklahoma many, many, many years ago. Not the Supreme Court.

If respondents want to undo that promise, they need to take the matter up with congress. That's what the court is saying. You can't short circuit the constitutional order. The court is right to drop this right back in the lap of congress.

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Re:U.S. Supreme Court deems half of Oklahoma a Native Americ... by bhupy on Thursday July 09, 2020 @03:01PM (#23783758)

GP wasn't talking about the Oklahoma decision, they were talking about DACA.

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Re:U.S. Supreme Court deems half of Oklahoma a Native Americ... by masklinn on Thursday July 09, 2020 @03:04PM (#23783798)

No. GP was giving an opinion about DACA in the context of the discussion of the article, and the person you responded to commented within that frame.

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