Seneca Nation Of Indians Calls House Approval Of PACT Act A 'Sucker Punch' To Treaty Rights http://tiny.cc/q4vur

Seneca Leaders Call on President Obama to Veto Measure and honor Pledge to Protect Rights of Native Americans The Seneca Nation of Indians today denounced the U.S. House of Representatives approval of the PACT (Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking) Act as a blatant attack on Native American Treaty Rights. 

If signed into law by President Obama, the PACT Act will bar Native American tobacco businesses from using the U.S. Postal Service for shipment of their products. Loss of that critical distribution channel will cripple the Seneca tobacco industry and result in the loss of more than 1,000 native and non-native jobs. "This is a sucker punch to our federal treaty rights," said Seneca Nation President Barry E. Snyder Sr. "This is a direct assault on our economy and our people. And it will have a devastating ripple effect on the Western New York economy."