DID LUTZ READ THE RIDERS ON TRIBAL LAW & ORDER ACT?
By Patrick Riggs Ray Lutz, Democratic candidate for the 52nd Congressional district, slammed incumbent Rep. Duncan D. Hunter’s vote against the Tribal Law and Order Act HR725. Democratic Lutz, I assume, did not read the “riders” (90 pages) added to HR725 which seem to be contradictory and at times confusing. This seems to be the rule with most good bills that have pages of “riders” attached. These riders authorized over $1 billion in spending which would be an additional burden on the taxpaying citizens. It is also interesting to note the California State Sheriffs’ Association had concerns on the language addressing the “proposed access by tribal police to national criminal information databases, specifically the National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (NLETS) raises an important issue for us.” The Association further noted that “the federal government through this legislation is providing national access to secure and restricted information to tribal police officers, that t
