"That ounds crazy, but in an actual
case, the eourta warded judgment
against the tate even though the
dri drunk," he said.
Because of this growth in litigation,
the attorney general' office, which
represents state governenment in
Court, bas to devote financial resources
toward defending the tate, rather
than more lucrative activiti .
Kelley alao . d he wins 98 percent
of cases filed against th state. The
By PATRICIA COLBERT
S «:1., to the Michl .n Citizen
DETROIT - The Africa 2000
Task Force, (A2TF) a coalition of
t�ts and .CODllDllnity per-
SOIlS who came ther in t
fall of 1992 to address important
issues presently facing the pan-
·THE BIG PROBLEN have
KELLEY ALSO contends prison- h re i getting physicians to rome to
ers' appeals options is another area for Michigan because of the high , "
African world locally and nation­
ally, held its general
membership meeting at Wayne
State University, September
25th.
bu' .;\zild chai
oiA2TP � research:a d�
tation projed director, Wayne
LANSING-=Casino gambling
in Detroit may be on the horizon
if the Legislature pas as an
agreement between the state
and Michigan's seven Indian
tribes:
-The House passed the com­
pact, which regulates Indian ca­
sinos on reservations but
contains a key provision for off­
reservation gambling, on Sept.
21, over the opposition of Rep.
Joe Young Jr., D-Detroit. Pas­
sage in the Senate is probable.
Young tried to amend the
agreement to give local commu­
nities a chance to vote on possi­
ble casinos. He is concerned
that Detroiters, who have re­
jected casino gambling four
tim , would be forced to accept
casinos they don't want. The
amendment failed.
"This agreement circumvents
local input and a community'
ability to say y or no. It makes
the vo rs meaningl ," Young
said.
Abayoml Azikiw (left) and Dr" Paul Kofl Egbo, i ued an
appeal to help In th Nig rian, struggle.
ambl .. · ..... �
-goO
UT JANE BAILEY, uecutive di-
ctor of t Michigan Trial Lawyers
Association, said criticizjng the num­
ber of lawyers . "a clichA and a politi­
cally popular thing to do. "
"Ihe tate hould aooountable
just like private citize • Bailey . d.
Mark We· , vice ident of the
Trial Lawyers ociation, also . d
the attomey general i incorrect in his
AJUljA1"t1·on that the te needs more
negligence exemptio He said recent
ca -law interpretations ha e r
tricted negligence even more.
• As usual, Kelley is talking through
his hat: We· said.
State University said the meet- claim the election was rigged, Ahuja, tb capital of Nigeria.
ing was to focus on the popular though international election But the Nigerian human rights
struggles for democracy in Af- monitors don't agree. group Campaign For Democracy
rica tod�, u' , I Th results were ordered up- baa ood Ahiola of
. t t g-. pr by thigh oou in tba� .. ����ti· e P
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rve as n� tnt e8 fbr I r'-
development. We feel that Afri­
cans in America have a vested
interest and will playa signifi­
cant role in the over-all realiza­
tion of the political, economic,
social and cultural unification of
African people throughout the
world," Azikie said.
During the meeting, Dr. Paul
Kofi Egbo, cretary, Nigerian
Forum for Democracy, (NFD)
called upon African Americans
Egbo said," African Americans
can sign and circulate to help in
the struggle.
A PETITION AND lobbying
all branches of government in
support of the struggle for de­
mocracy. "Urge them (political
leaders) to bring pressure on the
Interim National Government,
to respect the results of the June .
12th presidential election which
indicated Mosbood Abiola of the
Social Democratic Party the
winner, " Egbo said
Supporters of military ruler
General Abraham Babangida
OU tt
to," id, "That
ha happened SO or 40 ago."
A prob m K lley identified '
the tate' high y system, one of t
major of litigation it is
tate-owned and operated.
"When built th high aye, e
didn't y 're going to insure you
against your own tupidity," Kelley
said.
Although h admits a citizen has
fundamental right to sue, Kelley . d
restricting negligence--e pecially
against the state-is an option that
hould be oonsidered.
"Could it be caled back and still
protect the rights of people?" he said.
"I think 80."
By BART ORBAN
CIIp"" New. Servlc.
Casino gambling in Detroit is
not supported by either mayoral
candidates, the Detroit Free
Press or Attorney General
Frank Kelley, who lashed out
against it in an interview.
"WHAT ARE YOU telling
people?" Kelley said. "You can
get something for nothing,
something without working, you
don't have to make anything,
you don't have to be worthwhile,
you can just leave it to the laws
of chance, Your life is going to
be dictated by the laws of chance
and you're going to be enriched. "
Those in favor of casino gam­
bling argue that it provides reve­
nue for local economies and
governments, ids the plight of
ative Americans nd simply
that it is here to stay.
The agreement was signed by
Gov. Engler, who "was required
by federal law to sign the com­
pact," according to Engler
spok man John Truscott, who
said the governor has taken no
official position on casino gam-
bling.
"The agreement does not per­
mit or encourage off-reservation
gambling," Truscott empha-
sized. I
Rep. Young disagrees.
"I THINK THE governor is
in favor of expanding gambling
in Michigan in general, other­
wise he would never have nego­
tiated a compromise that takes
away local control," Young said
The provision in the agree­
ment that allows off-reservation
gambling requires the approval
of the governor, the U.S. secre­
tary of the interior and imple­
mentation of a revenue-sharing
plan betw n the seven tribes.
Michigan currently has seven
casinos, all located on Indian
reservations, a fact that does not
please Kelley.
"That was the greatest tupid
act of Congress ever passed, that
Gaming Act of 1988, allowing
the Indians to go into the gam-
bling busin ," h id.
winner.
Legal challenges to the elec­
tion were 80 numerous that the
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