It's just a coincidence that Maine has repeatedly reneged on its responsibilities stemming from those sections: > If the constitutional commissioners who propo

It's just a coincidence that Maine has repeatedly reneged on its responsibilities stemming from those sections: > If the constitutional commissioners who proposed the 1875 suppression of Section 5 intended to ensure the state’s obligations were forgotten, they were successful. Rather than protecting the Indians’ trust lands, Maine authorized some tracts to be flooded by dams, others to be annexed for the laying out of highways, and thousands more acres transferred to white owners. In no case was compensation given to the Indians, in violation of treaty obligations. In 1893, Maine courts even ruled that the Passamaquoddy tribe didn’t exist because it lacked sovereign powers. https://www.pressherald.com/2015/06/01/legislation-would-put-hidden-sections-of-maines-constitution-back-into-print/ https://www.pressherald.com/2015/06/01/legislation-would-put...