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Seneca Indian Nation calls for Mayor Bloomberg to resign |
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Wednesday, 18 August 2010 |
Seneca Indian Nation calls for Mayor Bloomberg to resign over 'racially insensitive' remarks
By Kenneth Lovett
DAILY NEWS ALBANY BUREAU CHIEF
Wednesday, August 18th 2010
An upstate Indian tribe is calling on Mayor Bloomberg to resign over "inflammatory and racially insensitive" remarks he made last week.
Short of quitting, the Seneca Indian Nation tribal council passed a resolution urging Bloomberg to issue a written apology.
Bloomberg infuriated Senecas by suggesting Gov. Paterson collect disputed cigarette taxes while wearing a cowboy hat and wielding a shotgun.
The tribe is asking a federal judge to block Paterson's push to collect state cigarette taxes sold on reservations next month.
Bloomberg spokesman Stu Loeser indicated there is no reason to apologize. "The Supreme Court has ruled several times that tribes have no right to sell cigarettes in violation of state tax laws," he said.
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/08/18/2010-08-18_indian_tribe_burned_up_at_bloomys_cigarette_tax_scheme.html |
