I'm not entirely sure how it works in the states, but AFAIK, tribal land isn't considered a part of the state. It belongs to the Indians, and they answer only to federal laws.
Ah. That makes perfect sense now.
Still, thinking on it what does this flaw in the South Dakota plan actually achieve? I thought the whole rationale behind the law was to force the US Supreme Court into reconsidering and (in theory) over-turning Roe v Wade and then allowing the individual states to ban abortion?
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Date: 2006-03-23 03:52 am (UTC)Ah. That makes perfect sense now.
Still, thinking on it what does this flaw in the South Dakota plan actually achieve? I thought the whole rationale behind the law was to force the US Supreme Court into reconsidering and (in theory) over-turning Roe v Wade and then allowing the individual states to ban abortion?