9 to 5 isn't just a movie. It was the vote to throw Cecelia Fire Thunder out of office.
She survived a huge monetary loan from another tribe. But that abortion clinic thing was just a little too much according to the Rapid City Journal:
Read it all here, and check out tomorrow's Rapid City Journal for the full story.Cecelia Fire Thunder survived two earlier attempts to remove her from office since she was elected in November 2004 as the tribe's first female president.
This time, the issue was over South Dakota's new abortion ban that does not include exceptions for rape or incest.
After Gov. Mike Rounds signed the bill, Fire Thunder vowed to work to open a Planned Parenthood clinic on the reservation, beyond the reach of state law.
Will Peters, a tribal council member who filed the impeachment complaint, said Fire Thunder didn't have the tribal council's approval to pursue the project.
"The bottom line is the Lakota people were adamantly opposed to abortion on our homelands. The president was involved in unauthorized political actions," he said after the vote, which came after two hours of private deliberation.
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Number of legal abortions on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation next year: 0.
The council must be taking plays from the Republican play book: "solve" problems that don't exist, divide people, ignore the pressing issues in front of your nose and torpedo your own people in the process. I'm thinking about moving to Kyle.
Way to take action Tribal Council!
Note to Stan.
Letting other people do your dirty work is the best way to ensure your longevity.
You ruin people and beliefs along the way but what the hell, it's still someone else and not you so that makes ok, I guess.
Their vote reflects one of the core values of their culture. I don't think it reflects a sudden presence of full-fledged Republicanism running rampant on the Reservation.
More democrat in-fighting. Ha! "Big tent" that!
Abortion was merely the most recent pretext used by Ms. Fire Thunder's political opponents, who have tried unsuccessfully several times to impeach her. Abortion was merely a horse to ride when miles needed to be covered.
The tribal council vote should not be interpreted as the will of the people, nor even that of the tribal council, on the issue of abortion. It was all about getting Ms. Fire Thunder out of office.