Could be political; read at your own peril

One comment at the family dinner may have been misunderstood. First born expressed displeasure with Indian casinos and how they might take over the country. She wants the loved one who asked, "What's wrong with that?" to know that her complaint involved specific behaviors which do not reflect the American spirit.

First, and the most flagrant violation of the spirit of the law, there is a woman and her three children in Southern California who have arranged to be certified as a "tribe," and they have contracted with Big Gambling to own a casino in which they do not work, but from which they each draw hundreds of thousands of dollars annually. Other "tribes" have membership by consensus vote, and members can be decertified by the group at will. Many casinos employ few or no actual Native Americans, but simply gift them with hundreds of thousands annually as well.

Beyond the fact that gambling is a debilitating activity, the many excesses perpetrated by Big Gambling on the Indians and America are a drain on society. As long as the spirit of Big Gambling is involved, Indian casinos and those who manipulate them are not fit to "take over the country."