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« on: December 14, 2014, 12:18:48 AM »

The Constitution itself explicitly recognizes the Indian Tribes as subordinate sovereignities.  So it can't legally do so without the Tribes themselves approving such a dissolution.  However, I think it could make use of its Article I Section 8 Clause 3 powers to regulate commerce with the Tribes to do such things as eliminate tribal immunity to State tax laws of a general nature.  However as semi-sovereigns, the Tribes can't be fully required to be subject to State laws, for example State laws dictating the limits and powers of local governments would not apply to the Tribes.
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