San Juan County Rednecks (Bears Ears) Just Don't Listen

Part of the conflict with the Bears Ears National Monument is the screw job the Native Americans have been getting from the newcomers.

Even though a judge tells 'em to fix the election district boundaries, they try to screw 'em again and think they'll get away with it. Stubborn a-holes.  

The gerrymandered districts ensured two whites and one Native on the county commission.

Now, Judge Shelby, who declared the Utah marriage law unconstitutional a few years ago, will now appoint someone to draw the boundaries.

http://www.sltrib.com/home/5533385-155/san-juan-county-election-maps-mus...

From the story -

"The boundaries of election districts in a southeastern Utah county are unconstitutional and violate the rights of American Indians who make up roughly half the county's population, a federal judge has ruled for the second time.

San Juan County, a roughly 7,800-square-mile county that touches Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona, was ordered last year to redraw its county commission and school board election districts after U.S. District Judge Robert Shelby ruled that they were unconstitutional.

Last week, Shelby ruled that the county's new maps are still unconstitutional and primarily drawn on race.

Shelby said that county officials did not explain why they had a compelling government interest to draw districts mainly based on race at the expense of other considerations, such as compact areas and following political boundaries.

...the judge said he would appoint an independent expert to redraw the county commission and school board districts."

And the Utes are pulling out of the Utah governor’s Native American Summit, citing frustration over unequal treatment

http://www.sltrib.com/news/5533360-155/utes-pull-out-of-utah-governors 

Get up, stand up. Rise.

BTW, 2.7 million comments to Zinke on our nation's monuments, 98 to 1 ratio favoring protection.

Now, back to our regular programming.