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complain, invading the Executive Branch and con people to tell what they know which is usually an opinion and you take it back and build it up that the separation of powers
NOTES TO THE NATION 8-5-08
WE SAW IT COMING
Blah, Blah,
cry me a river
In the Notes to the Nation sent 8-3-08,
I predicted the Chief would try to turn public opinion against Congress so that he might gain support to increase his budgets. Unfortunately, I was right. Yesterday
August 4, 2008, Chief Gray called a mandatory employee meeting and blasted the Congress. Some people who attended the meeting notified Congress
(these employees should be reprimanded) on the contents and what was said. After listening to their summary of the meeting it is clear that the intent was to stir up resentment against Congress. The tone was negative and inflammatory.
(Printing second hand information is
subject to truth or dare)
Below I am paraphrasing some of the statements Chief Gray made at the meeting. They are in quotations, but they are not direct quotes. The bold letters are my comments about what he said.
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“Congress is cutting budgets to get at me- it is a personal attack on me.” - Chief Gray
Paraphrasing is not the real story- those that believe by tattling on the Chief of our Nation (from an employees meeting) should consider their position of continuing the lack of respect for our Chief and your responsibility to your fellow employees. Others know that Kugee Superrnaw is not the pillar of truth or conscience they believe him to be. He wouldn’t know the truth if it hit him in the face.
Nonsense This man lies! The following is shear bunk. You all should know that the Congress employees make more salary that those of the Executive Branch. You should ask the Congress to comply with the open Government and transparences of government and you will find out that they believe they are exempt, or do the same to you as they did to me making up trivia and believe by patronizing the people because they don’t want you to know of their abuses in spending.
“Congress is only giving $75 a year or a month or something like that”- it is not a step increase or cost of living increase” Congress is cutting all the budgets:
This is a fact not fiction. Not only that they believe it is their right to close a department(s) because they have personal problems with not seeing the employee. I am expanding my comment in another writing.
The ongoing discussion favors an increase for all employees amounting to $75.00 per month. In most (could most cases be that of the Congress employees. Only!) cases this will be more than a step increase.
CHEEP
- “Congress didn’t set up the Merit Based system that is why the budgets were late”
Not true! Check your Constitution!
Congress is letting Anthony Shackelford write a Merit Based bill and it is full of contradictions and infringes on other laws. This would be controversial bill and one that would require many changes.
The budgeting process is late because the Executive Branch has missed two deadlines for delivering departmental budgets-- Each time asking for another month extension. The Merit Based commission is being considered at this time.
Spending more money of frivolous department in Congress. This should be addressed in a bill and enacting laws – this is what they are supposed to do. This is called the Blame Game, especially when one NEEDS an excuse for their behavior
-“Congress has cut all budgets by 25%”
Congress cut budgets last year and the Executive Branches were left without funds to operate. I.E. In order to pay the monthly bills and keep some employees employed this Congress cut budgets and the Executive Branch had to use the peoples Burial Fund of some $30,000 to pay their bills. This money was not given to any department as Jerry Jean Branstetter accused the Executive Branch of doing.
No budgets have been cut—yet. Again another lie!
-College funds will be cut 25% Shame on the Congress for this action. What gets me is that they actually believe they will go down in history as the Congress that broke the Osage Nation was to cut – cut – cut, which puts the Osage Nation in jeopardy of failure of the current programs and moneys for the Osage People.
No cuts expected. Chances are that this budget will be increased. We will have to see about this in this next session.
-Social Services will be cut 25%- meals on wheels. .
Tell me does this make you proud?
This will potentially be disastrous to the elderly and disabled. I would like to know why in the world would they cut meals on wheels the basic needs of our people Instead of cuts there should be increases - if for nothing else subsidize the cost of living - there are employees that do not make a good wage and the minimum wage will not help.
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ONCE AGAIN THIS IS NOT WHAT THEY WERE ELECTED FOR
No cuts have been made. There is no reason to think that there will be a reduction in the number of meals delivered. DAH!
- “They spent money on finding out what the “people” want and are cutting budgets which is not focusing on their wants and needs. (Referring to the strategic plan.)” Rather it is the Congress doing all the cutting of budgets just read the above statements.
When the strategic plan survey was completed, the results were that the number one issue in the people’s mind was the protection of the mineral trust ( Once again wrong the people main concern was cleaning up the reservation) and the last was economic development. When the Chief published the Strategic Plan booklet, he put economic development first and protection of the mineral trust last. In a public meeting a Congressman
(who, if your going to quote some at least include the persons name) asked the Chief why he did this and he couldn’t come up with a reasonable answer.
The only time I have seen the Strategic Plan mentioned by the Executive Branch is when they don’t want to do something, when they do want to—they ignore the plan. The only other use is to for the Chief to occasionally point at when making speeches.
I will stipulate that this strategic plan has come for not and have ignored the changes in business sense and should be corrected, due to the changes times, however, lets not forget the peoples right to enable the Executive Branch to reach out to the people.
-“The committees in Congress have changed three times and the chairs have changed at least that many and things aren’t getting completed. Maybe by the time there is 6 months left in their term they will have things in place and organized.” Not the ones you are on, you are the problem not the cure.
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Congressional rules require that committees change every year.
The Chief came over to Congress for a budget meeting immediately after this odious meeting. We didn’t know about his previous comments until after our meeting adjourned. Since then, we’ve had the chance
talk with some of the employees
(employees are to be respectful to their employer, regardless of their feelings)
to talk with some of the employees who attended. Some were offended that he would do this
(Kugee repeating one side of the conversation before he checks to find this is a true
and honest statement.
However, that is how he operates with he said she said without
the
facts). Others have said: “shocked”, “inappropriate” and “I can’t believe he did that.” Fortunately, many didn’t buy it because they remembered he did a similar thing last year. We didn’t respond last year and I am not sure if Congress will make a response now. This response is not a we response, it is a me response.
( Of the worst kind)
Here you are again, talking about an erroneous suggestion from employees that are not happy with their jobs. When you are trying to make point it is best to put the resource of this objection in your writings so you do not misconstrue the truth.
How can the Chief have any credibility when he preaches unity and then deliberately incites division?
(Tell the truth it was Y.O.U. that started this instability in government)
( AH! the pot calling the kettle black and a ridicules comment coming for a Congress person)
Put the blame where it truly belongs, I have seen for a fact it is you and other Congress members that started all the mistrust by your actions and your words. You and your cohorts are continuing this fight between the branches. My comment to you is why don’t you resign – because you are always stirring up trouble where it doest not exist.
How can any director believe they are appreciated when, after years of dedicated service to the Nation, there is an attempt to put high paid political appointees in a position to boss them around? I hope Congress will stand together and not approve the funding of additional bureaucrats.
You all need to take a gander at your own Branch and the
unnecessary departments you have formed this year that has resulted in a law suit (If the shoe fits)There are three proposed in the indirect cost budget at $62,000 salaries. With associated costs this is around $ 250,000 that could go to scholarships or other services.
Just above you stated that the scholarships will be cut by 25%.
There are those
(who) that are already worrying about the next election and may concern themselves with
buying votes with your money.
( this is a ball faced lie, it is the beginning of distrust in
our people.) Our job in Congress is to be good stewards of the present and to worry not about future elections, but instead prepare the way for future generations.
Sounds like you had another one of those dreams. I hope you and some other Congress members don’t run for any office. You are so full of yourselves – you have become a hindrance to the Osage People and the stability of our Nation.
The focus should not be on growing the size of the government but on the efficient delivery of services now and protecting the assets of the Nation for your children and grandchildren. Everyone already knows this, and making statements of this sort is already on the minds of all Osages.
(Practice what you preach! after all you continue to stick your nose where it doesn't belong for no other purpose that to spread assumptions and falsehoods or innuendoes.)
Last year we budgeted an additional $ 7 million dollars for tribal programs. However, in two years we also increased the spending for government by roughly $7 million. The cost of administering the government has gone from $ 4.8 million 2 years ago to $11.8 this last year.
You talk like there is no money in the till when there is a nice sum in the collective accounting.
It has worked like this: Here’s a dollar for the government and here’s a dollar for you, a dollar for the government and a dollar for you, etc. Although some might try to convince you this is a fair split, they don’t remind you that your dollar is divided 10,000 ways. We’ve got to whittle down the size of government and move the money over to direct services.
You can start with All your perks and your OFPR department as it is redundant.
Someone has to make the decision to be responsible.
( and that's not you) Sometimes it isn’t pleasant. Sometimes we get attacked for it. But, we just have to do it.
Complain, Complain – is there anything positive coming from this Congress except complain, invading the Executive Branch and con people to tell what they know which is usually an opinion and you take it back and build it up that the separation of powers do not exist, when in fact it does in the Constitution.
I bet there’s not a parent out there that hasn’t had to make the decision of whether to buy school clothes and let a bill go, or agonized over paying a bill when you’d rather buy school clothes. Those of you who saved for your kid’s college education, had to decide to get by on less at one time and you’re probably glad now that you did. That’s the kind of decisions we’re making—only with larger amounts. We’re not
getting cooperation from the Executive Branch. –Kugee
Nor will you in this Congress – tit for tat. I say get over yourselves and work for the Osage People and not your assumptions and insecurities. I bet there’s not a parent out there that hasn’t had to make the decision of whether to buy school clothes and let a bill go, or agonized over paying a bill when you’d rather buy school clothes. Those of you who saved for your kid’s college education, had to decide to get by on less at one time and you’re probably glad now that you did. That’s the kind of decisions we’re making—only with larger amounts. We’re not
getting cooperation from the Executive Branch. –Kugee
Nor will you in this Congress – tit for tat. I say get over yourselves and work for the Osage People and not your assumptions and insecurities.
You know I had to truly look at this nonsense that Kugee is spilling out, I am sorry to say his statements are nothing but lies about what is actually going on here in the Osage. He is truly out of touch with what the Osage Nation Constitution with nothing but propangada and of his own mind. You can not listen to Kugee - He is all about himself; and to cause trouble, which he has been successful in. He is the headman of objections after objections with no common since or the will of the people. He continues to abuse and ignor the Osage Nation Constitution along with his supporters in Congress and others that are unhappy with themselves. The positive people have had enough and we believe something must be done and done N O W.
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Quotes taken from (I) Kugee Supernaw Notes to the Nation
CASINO INVESTIGATION STILL ON HOLD
I (Kugee)made a request to the Executive Committee that a private investigator be hired to examine both the Bartlesville and Ponca City construction issues.
Assumption and undetermined without merit - or simple guessing by
Kugee: This possibly would extend to Tulsa and Sand Springs.
The Executive Committee of the Congress voted to put on the table a proposal to hire an investigator for the Ponca City construction project.
More Interference by Kugee and his cohorts: Perhaps someone should tell (I) him that
any investigations are done by the
NIGC and the Gamming Commission. This was done in early December ostensibly because the Osage Gaming Commission had promised to deliver a full report in two weeks. This has not been delivered yet.
(Perhaps, it is because this jurisdiction does not belong with the Osage Congress, but rather with the Gaming Commission - this is a waste of time and money for duplication)
A investigating firm had been suggested by our Congressional attorney
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Perhaps before the time of limitations runs out)
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Who as I
understand that Geoffery Standingbear resigned) and he recommended that we begin the investigation as soon as possible. The Executive Committee
(Due to Kugee and his cohorts for a one day special session this is one of the committees discussed and was
suggested to eliminate post-haste).
decided that three bids should be obtained saying that “ we would be hypocrites if we don’t get bids
I have one better than that – he is the
hypocrite by his own actions during Congress and committee meetings. A search for proposals was started. (Shortly after that an attorney was hired by this committee without getting bids.) Our Congressional attorney
WHO! suggested that the money for an investigator should come from the appropriation for the audit department.because the Audit department
(has been deemed the investigations department) (Now called Office of Performance and Fiscal Review.)
YOU! and this committee is out of order big-time, you are spending so much money for your personal grievances’ The committee then decided that they should hire a director for the department before hiring an investigator, this will delay the hiring even more.-- My
(Kugee) suggestion, so we could start now, is that the investigator could act as the director until a permanent director is hired.
(Bad Business)
I (Kugee) don’t know if an investigator will ever be hired.
This is up to the Gamming
Commission –that is their job. I do know,
(Then get off your complaining box). that we have enough evidence to warrant a thorough investigation.(Evidence from where?
We can only hope it was not from the Quapaw tribe and Kugee's
personal files). I fear that if the Congress does not act soon, a federal agency will come in and pursue this and we will wish that we had done it ourselves.
Like when you were involved with the Quapaw Gamming that
was fined and shut down.
There may be people who like things as they are,
(Name one) but it not the best for our citizens. I am going to keep pushing for this as I feel like it is not only our responsibility, it is our duty.
( Investigations do not belong with the Congress and should be turned over to the Judicial Branch and perhaps the Executive Branch) .
I(Kugee) have been told by several people that there will be attempts by some named people to discredit me and to destroy my reputation if I don’t give up.
He hasn’t realized no one
has to do anything – he does it to himself – he is his own worst enemy! Looking back over my life it seems like I spent some time doing that to myself-- Where were those people when I needed them?
Boo-Hoo
CONGRESS RULES AND ETHICS COMMITTEE MEETING TO DEVELOP NEW COMMITTEE STRUCTURE
You have
already been apprised of this debacle in the above propaganda.
During that meeting Congressman Red Corn passed out record of votes on bills that was intended to show that a 6 to 6 split did not exist. In his effort to prove a split did not exist he actually proved it did exist in his mind
(did he give you leave to assume what he
thought?) because he listed the groups, one being: Red Corn, Freeman, Red Eagle, Mason, Edwards and Littleton; the other being : Supernaw, Shackleford, Simms, Branstetter, Revard and Anderson. before He did not label the groups as: “Chief’s Six and People’s Six”, but he did acknowledge the division in Congress. I have never seen any member of Congress put out such a list in writing.
Well – it is way past time –
perhaps if you had done your homework – you and your cohorts wouldn’t look so much like bumpkins.
The Rules committee has met three time since Jan. 14 and we have had the participation of several other members of Congress and staff.
Because it was necessary that all attended to make sure Kugee paranoia does not prevail
Faren
Anderson
was elected
(by default
she was the only candidate that was in the running because she had been the Chair
previously.) Vice-Chair after Red Corn resigned from the committee. Under our rules she can carry forward until the next session of Congress. We have made rapid progress
(how about a decision)
What he doesn’t tell you is that
Anthony Shackleford was not in
attendance. on a complete realignment proposal with compromises being made by all.
Another primary object was to devise a procedure where ties would be broken in our house, rather than by the Assistant Chief. We still haven’t solved that question.
Be
Careful! you are messing with the Osage Constitution on this point.
The Speaker, Mason, has agreed to support balancing the committees in an even number 2 to 2 or 3 to 3 if it comes to a vote. It takes 8 votes to change the rules.
I do not have information on this, except to repeat what I heard in the meetings I attended was eleminating to many of these committees could cause a problem with priority and time constraints for some Congress Members.
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