Okay, say the bank was located on tribal lands, all that means is some South Dakota state laws do not apply, it does NOT mean that federal "Know your Customer" laws are exempt. I seriously doubt there could be a case made for independent banking under the prevailing treaty law.

Don't get me wrong, I applaud the effort, but this will probably end like e-gold, with lost deposits and the people behind it prison.

Any bank physically located within the USA is under the control of the federal government, just ask Leonard Pelltier, AIM or any of the people who died at wounded knee 1 and 2.

What kind of morons are running our Afghan operations? Stuff like this and wedding party bombings blows all their credibilty among the people that most, the Afghans themselves.

I have very pessimistic view of how this will all turn out. When that British general said Afghanistan is lost he was probably right.

The trial is pure BS. She is being tried for using a false name on the online signup at Myspace.

I don't like her, but I hope she gets off. The charge truly frightening in its implications.

What about the RIAA Filing literally thousands of suits to extort money? The darling of you right wingers, yet you cheer their suing of thousands of ordinary people. Scumbags.

Hey Kirk, your post just proved my point. You should spend less time worrying about what consenting adults do in their bedrooms and more time on trying to be less -

Ignorant, Arrogant and Obese.

The man is a scumbag traitor, He should stay in prison.

Why does what consenting adults do in the bedroom matter to anyone here?

Why do fashion choices matter to you people?

I think it's because the posters represent the typical American.

Ignorant, Arrogant and Obese.

These people are nuts, they base the rapture an a wacky interpretation of a minor verse. Looney tunes.

Why in the world would you link to a story that requires registration?

I am not going give the NY times my email so they spam the hell out me.

RCADE do you a kickback for driving NYTIMES registrations?

Why not post a a longer excerpt so we all see what it says?

at Midnight PST there are about 80,000 ballots still to be counted, almost all from Multnomah (Portland) and Lane (Eugene) counties. Both liberal places that have gone almost 60/40 for Merkeley.

It's over Smith, you scumbag!

Merkley will be no better though, he will tow the D party line and refuse to think for himself or do what is best Oregonians.

I voted for Brownlow. I would not waste my vote on either of those scumbags.

They should liberalize the hemp rules too.

All those comments and nobody gets the significance of this.

If a relatively clear cut anti-abortion law can't pass in ultra conservative South Dakota, It can't pass almost everywhere else in US.

So even if roe v wade was overturned by the SC, the vast majority of states would still allow it.

The anti-abortion movement is dead.

Marion Barry voters meet Ted Stevens voters

All the republicans who made racist remarks about Marion Barry voters owe them an apology or they owe the Alaskans who voted for Stevens an insult.

Frozen Crackers?

I voted for Barr, even though I dislike his social issue stance. We need to come together on the need to restore our constitutional rights.

"There's not a dime's worth of difference between the democrats and the republicans"

Hmm, I bet that deep cave is where we can find the trillions we have given to wall street bankers.

Good to know those taxes I work so hard to pay go toward something that benefits us all - The murder of innocent people. Thank you Mr. Bush

He's right. Bush McCain Obama give the rich bankers billions of our tax dollars to "Nationalize" the losses of the banking system while the profits go to the corrupt CEOs

Here in Oregon we vote by mail. I sent my ballot in last week and happily, I did not waste my vote on the two sided corporate canidate Mcbama. I voted for Barr even though I disagree with his social views. I also voted 3rd party or against the incumbent where there was no 3rd party.

Any vote for a republicrat is a wasted vote.

"There's not a Dime's worth of difference between the Democrats and the Republicans"