Posted on Aug 20, 2021
Colorado governor voids 1864 order to kill Native Americans
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis this week rescinded a 19th century proclamation that called for citizens to kill Native Americans and take their property, in what he hopes can begin to make amends for “sins of the past.”
The 1864 order by Colorado’s second territorial governor, John Evans, would eventually lead to the Sand Creek massacre, one of Colorado's darkest and most fraught historic moments. The brutal assault left more than 200 Arapaho and Cheyenne people — mostly women, children and elderly — dead.
Evans' proclamation was never lawful because it established treaty rights and federal Indian law, Polis said Tuesday at the signing of his executive order on the Capitol steps.
“It also directly contradicted the Colorado Constitution, the United States Constitution and Colorado criminal codes at the time," the Democratic governor said to whoops from the crowd.
The 1864 order by Colorado’s second territorial governor, John Evans, would eventually lead to the Sand Creek massacre, one of Colorado's darkest and most fraught historic moments. The brutal assault left more than 200 Arapaho and Cheyenne people — mostly women, children and elderly — dead.
Evans' proclamation was never lawful because it established treaty rights and federal Indian law, Polis said Tuesday at the signing of his executive order on the Capitol steps.
“It also directly contradicted the Colorado Constitution, the United States Constitution and Colorado criminal codes at the time," the Democratic governor said to whoops from the crowd.
Colorado governor voids 1864 order to kill Native Americans
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Glad to see it. However, there are dumb laws like that all over the place that have never been changed...here are a few:
BLASPHEMY IS STILL ILLEGAL IN MICHIGAN
SWEARING AT SPORTS EVENTS IS ILLEGAL IN MASSACHUSETTS.
YOU CAN'T USE A FALSE NAME AT A HOTEL IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
YOU COULDN'T THROW SNOWBALLS IN SEVERANCE, COLORADO UNTIL 2019.
YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE IN SOMETHING IN ORDER TO HOLD PUBLIC OFFICE IN TEXAS.
YOU CAN'T SNIFF GLUE WITH THE INTENT TO GET HIGH FROM IT IN INDIANA.
ADULTERY IS STILL A CRIME IN NEW YORK.
DANCE HALLS CAN'T BE CLOSE TO CEMETERIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
FLORIDA PASSED A LAW IN 1974 ALLOWING THE STATE TO BAN ALCOHOL SALES
DURING HURRICANES.
YOU CAN'T USE X-RAYS FOR SHOE FITTINGS IN WASHINGTON
YOU CAN'T WOUND A FISH WITH A FIREARM IN WYOMING
PEOPLE WITH SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES CAN'T GET MARRIED IN NEBRASKA
YOU CAN'T WEAR A BULLET-PROOF VEST WHILE COMMITTING A CRIME IN NEW JERSEY
CALIFORNIA: A frog that dies during a frog-jumping contest cannot be eaten and must
be "destroyed" as soon as possible.
MINNESOTA: Any contest in which participants try to capture a greased or oiled pig is illegal.
Mississippi, it is illegal to make love in public
BLASPHEMY IS STILL ILLEGAL IN MICHIGAN
SWEARING AT SPORTS EVENTS IS ILLEGAL IN MASSACHUSETTS.
YOU CAN'T USE A FALSE NAME AT A HOTEL IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
YOU COULDN'T THROW SNOWBALLS IN SEVERANCE, COLORADO UNTIL 2019.
YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE IN SOMETHING IN ORDER TO HOLD PUBLIC OFFICE IN TEXAS.
YOU CAN'T SNIFF GLUE WITH THE INTENT TO GET HIGH FROM IT IN INDIANA.
ADULTERY IS STILL A CRIME IN NEW YORK.
DANCE HALLS CAN'T BE CLOSE TO CEMETERIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
FLORIDA PASSED A LAW IN 1974 ALLOWING THE STATE TO BAN ALCOHOL SALES
DURING HURRICANES.
YOU CAN'T USE X-RAYS FOR SHOE FITTINGS IN WASHINGTON
YOU CAN'T WOUND A FISH WITH A FIREARM IN WYOMING
PEOPLE WITH SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES CAN'T GET MARRIED IN NEBRASKA
YOU CAN'T WEAR A BULLET-PROOF VEST WHILE COMMITTING A CRIME IN NEW JERSEY
CALIFORNIA: A frog that dies during a frog-jumping contest cannot be eaten and must
be "destroyed" as soon as possible.
MINNESOTA: Any contest in which participants try to capture a greased or oiled pig is illegal.
Mississippi, it is illegal to make love in public
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