Jim Webb: “If you cannot clearly articulate when the commitment will be ended, then we tend to move sort of in an ad hoc way.”

So if Tiananmen occurred today with the Chinese Government rolling out tanks and killing hundreds, if not thousands, of its own people, that it would also fit the Panetta rule.

The federal recognition process has been fraught with challenges that need to be addressed.

The disagreements over sovereignty and the potential for conflict have only increased.

For these reasons, I strongly believe that recognition for these six Virginia tribes is justified based on principles of dignity and fairness.