The Thruway issue, said Seneca counsel Robert Porter, dates back to 1993 when the Senecas filed suit as part of a legal fight that also included land claims on Grand Island and other islands in the Niagara River. The Senecas lost that lawsuit.
So yeah, try putting up a toll after the courts already ruled you have no rights there. Lots of empty threats being made, nothing more.
“The term ‘childish’ comes to mind,” James Calvin, executive director of the trade group, said of the Senecas’ Thruway claim. “The state bestowed upon the Seneca Nation an exclusive franchise to mint money with its casinos, and all they do is complain about how the state is treating them.”
:tup: to this guy.