RE-VISIT - SUPREME COURT'S DECISION - #SC 06-07 - - 8/30/2007

Please look up that link & read it as it is very educational and informative.  9/2/10 POSTING UNDER "INTENTS OF COUNCIL - #2.  This led to the SC Censuring of the NC, with notices to be posted all over the Nation, listing the NC members who voted for the legislation.  VOC has excerpted a small portion of the decision, which we think may be interesting as the NC is addressing the budgets right now.  Standing Bear is still the NC's Counsel too.

This is the SC's 37 page decision against the NC for interfering and modifying in the MCN budget as submitted by the Chief. 

The NC had cut  the Chief's budget for legal expenses contrary to law.
The NC had eliminated Ex. Branch's personnel by zeroing in line item figures. 
The National Council cannot manipulate funds by passing N.C.R.s that the Chief does not see nor have the opportunity to veto.

ThisCourt has not and will not involve itself with the politics of this Nation.Further, we have not and will not be intimidated by either branch of government;this Court serves the Constitution and the Muscogee people.
ThisCourt has not and will not involve itself with the politics of this Nation.
The Court refers the parties back to our opening statements on July 18, 2007 where we found unconstitutional NCA 07-167, which is legislation passed by the National Council providing for, among other things, the imprisonment of the members of the Supreme Court should they ever find any officer of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation to be in contempt. The members of the National Council are, in fact, officers of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.

Further, during testimony at the July 18lh hearing, legal counsel for the National Council, Geoffrey Standing Bear, advised this Court that he told members of the National Council to "pay attention to the Court's Order."  However, testimony elicited from Councilman LaGrone, Second Speaker Roger Barnett, and Speaker Tiger shows that Geoffrey Standing Bear advised different National Council members at different times, about the Budget modifications during either committee meetings or to the Council as a whole. This Court cannot understand how Mr. Standing Bear could ethically allow deliberate actions by the National Council and its committees to continue when he knew, or should have known, that eliminating funding for Executive Branch jobs, and changing Executive Branch salaries, goes directly against this Court's prior Order.

 This Court has thought long and hard on the appropriate punishment for the National Council's willful violation of this Court's Order. The Court is currently considering options in the reprimanding the National Council's attorney, Geoffrey Standing Bear.  Mr. Standing Bear's advice, or lack thereof, to the National Council with regard to whether it was violating this Court's Order is astonishing. However, the July 18th hearing dealt only with whether the National Council had violated this Court's previous Order - not whether Mr. Standing Bear has violated his oath to uphold the laws of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.

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Then Speaker George Tiger, Roger Barnett, Eddie LaGrone & Counsel G. Standing Bear were the main players in the NC shenanigans.  At first, they all stated they couldn't understand previous ruling of the S. C., but on further questioning, they all admitted that "YES", they knew what they were doing when they modified the budgets.  Those 3 NC members are still on the NC today.  VOC is curious.  They have never gotten over this and we think they're still out to settle scores.  Was there ever any reprimand for Standing Bear?  If so, what was the punishment?

 

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  • 9/28/2010 8:54 AM Anon wrote:
    These same ones were liars then, and they remain liars. Does any one know if the Supreme Court ever reprimanded the NC's counsel StandingBear? Nothing has ever leaked out.

    I can't believe the council threatening the Justices with imprisonment. Can we do the same thing with council members? If yes, we can start with those mentioned in that lawsuit.
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