Part of Oklahoma (kind of) secedes from the United States

[Hydrae]

The Navajo land in northern Arizona is a separate entity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navajo_Nation#Government

I thought this was interesting:

The United States still asserts plenary power and thus requires the territory of the Navajo Nation to submit all proposed laws to the United States Secretary of the Interior for Secretarial Review, through the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA).

The US Supreme Court in United States v. Kagama (1889) affirmed that Congress has plenary power over all Indian tribes within United States borders, saying that "The power of the general government over these remnants of a race once powerful ... is necessary to their protection as well as to the safety of those among whom they dwell".[18] It noted that the tribes did not owe allegiance to the states within which their reservations were located.[19]

Most conflicts and controversies between the federal government of the United States and the Nation are settled by negotiations outlined in political agreements. The Navajo Nation Code comprises the rules and laws of the Navajo Nation as currently codified in the latest edition.

[Kiimo]

Originally Posted by Hydrae

The Navajo land in northern Arizona is a separate entity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navajo_Nation#Government

I thought this was interesting:

I've driven through it. It's weird as hell, pulling people over to search their cars like the border in Mexico

[Couch-Potato]

Originally Posted by Kiimosabi

I've driven through it. It's weird as hell, pulling people over to search their cars like the border in Mexico

Just drove through last week. Can confirm I was followed almost all the way through the reservation by a local "cop"?

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Couch-Potato

Just drove through last week. Can confirm I was followed almost all the way through the reservation by a local "cop"?

Interesting. I've driven through the Navajo Nation a few times and don't really notice anything different from driving elsewhere. Of course, it's huge and remote, so most of the time you're not near anything but nature.

[Mr. Wizard]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Interesting. I've driven through the Navajo Nation a few times and don't really notice anything different from driving elsewhere. Of course, it's huge and remote, so most of the time you're not near anything but nature.

"Rocks, these are now our rocks"

[Shaid]

Everyone currently living on the reservation, including all of Tulsa, can vote to be part of Oklahoma. Problem solved.

[Fish]

Let's invade!

[Kiimo]

Originally Posted by Fish

Let's invade!

Usually you want to invade somewhere that has something of value.


I don't think Big Splash is worth the effort

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by Kiimosabi

Usually you want to invade somewhere that has something of value.


I don't think Big Splash is worth the effort

What about the Blue Whale of Catoosa? THINK ABOUT THE BLUE WHALE FOR GOD'S SAKE!

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

What about the Blue Whale of Catoosa? THINK ABOUT THE BLUE WHALE FOR GOD'S SAKE!

bwhahahhahha someone knows about that other than me.

I've visited that a couple of times. It's a landmark off of old Route 66. Highly recommend.

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by BWillie

bwhahahhahha someone knows about that other than me.

I've visited that a couple of times. It's a landmark off of old Route 66. Highly recommend.

Did you go down the slide into that nasty looking pond it's in?

[Megatron96]

Originally Posted by Kiimosabi

Usually you want to invade somewhere that has something of value.


I don't think Big Splash is worth the effort

Boeing Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, Lockheed Martin Aircraft, Northrop Grumman, General Electric Aviation and AAR Aircraft Services all have major operations in OK. Most of those (possibly all) produce military aircraft/parts/engines in OK.

Oklahoma was the fourth-largest crude oil producer among the states in 2019, and it accounted for nearly 5% of the nation's crude oil production.
As of January 2019, Oklahoma had 5 operable petroleum refineries with a combined daily processing capacity of almost 523,000 barrels per day, nearly 3% of the total U.S. capacity.

Oklahoma had the fourth-largest gross withdrawals of natural gas among the states in 2019 and accounted for about 9% of the nation's marketed production.

The benchmark price in the domestic spot market for the U.S. crude oil known as West Texas Intermediate (WTI) is set at Cushing, Oklahoma, home to about 15% of the nation’s commercial crude oil storage capacity.

In 2019, Oklahoma ranked second after Texas in total electricity net generation from wind and was third in wind's share of state generation after Iowa and Kansas. Wind supplied nearly 35% of Oklahoma's net generation, more than any other source.

Guessing water parks won't be among the top 100 reasons the U.S. won't just give up OK to the Muscogees, SCOTUS ruling or not.

[Chiefspants]

WOW

[lcarus]

Seems most people here are part of some tribe anyway. Everyone has a Cherokee or Muscogee license plate.

[KCUnited]

I casino problem with this