If the United States is truly a democracy, shouldn't every Native American tribe have a vote every time a bill

Question

comes before the house or the senate?

Answer 1

We have no say about the affairs of the US government, because we basically don't exist. I mean Native Americans had everything taken from us and I am 100% Navajo and I know this from the way society portrays us. We basically had our history and lively hood erased and were forced to conform or die, many chose the latter because smallpox and tuberculosis and the "long walk" killed many of our ancestors. In a way we got everything taken from us, and don't even count the medical or "casinos", Navajos don't have ANY casinos and we are a sovereign nation with our own laws so the US government doesn't let our people have running water or power and even telephones on the reservation, so we are a third world country here in the USofA, oh yeah, we have elected officals but they're corrupted by greed and lies so they are of no use to the true "Navajos", and "we" could still vote for state officals and governors but they don't go to the reservation much ONLY during election time....."the government doesn't care about Native Americans!"

Answer 2

yes, if it were indeed a democracy, every native born person in America over the age of 18 would be able to vote, regardless of ethnicity, on every bill. Unfortunately the United states is a republic . which means all Americans native or not, get to vote to send representatives to make laws.

Answer 3

The United States is a representative democracy....in other words, the people elect legislators to do that for us.

The Native American reservations are semi-autonomous areas by treaty. But no group or sub-group has any special standing to vote in the Congress.

Answer 4

The United States isn't a Democracy, it's a Republic.

Answer 5

We are a republic, also many Native American tribes claim sovereignty, claim to have their own laws and constitutions. This is why they can have casinos, which is prohibited in other areas of the United States. It's kind of one of those odd things, for instance they can ignore some of the United States laws but can still qualify for food stamps.

Answer 6

To the best of my knowledge, Native Americans are eligible to vote in the state elections for national representatives of the state their tribe resides in.

Answer 7

the U. S.. Democratic status. replaced into the source of the debate at Valley Forge. The founding fathers have been democratic. the persons who needed a republic almost starved the full American military out to instruct their component. Then it replaced into set up as a democracy for the persons and Thomas Jefferson ended up speaking plenty approximately it. Then those losers referred to as the puratins got here in, representing the republic (huge agencies). They fought for almost a hundred years to opposite the form and each and all of the equivalent rights stuff. Now you notice it, they nonetheless attempt to make it a nazi or king james state. yet maximum of what they have finished is public. as a results of fact of their joker mentality, now many extensive economic industry based entities have extra potential then human beings and actually contradict what u.s. stands for. u.s. is meant to be a democracy, yet as a results of corrupt idiots who took unrestrained strikes. some issues like the federal government. even nevertheless they seem to be a company. As a ruling physique. that's in simple terms a mish mash of sturdy human beings and grimy people who help corporation over human beings.

Answer 8

the tribes will have to make sure that a Native American is voted into the senate or congress so they will be heard.

Answer 9

The Founding Fathers determined that democracy leads to tyranny. We were to be a Republic. Which would forever obey the Laws set forth in our Constitution. And you can see what democracy does.

Answer 10

Who ever said the United States was a Demoncracy? The founding fathers set up a constitutional republic. We have since degraded into socialism.