This week’s ClickBack asks readers to consider the plight of the Penobscot Nation, a potential “people’s veto,” the fuel crisis and LURC’s efforts to further organize the Unorganized Territory. To participate, go to www. bangordailynews.com and click on the ClickBack logo to post a comment. A selection of comments will appear on Friday’s OpEd page.

Penobscot Indians consider defying state – is that an appropriate response?

The Penobscot Indian Nation has threatened to sever ties with the state after Gov. John Baldacci’s veto of their plan to install 100 slot machines on Indian Island. The tribe has said it might install the slot machines anyway. Should it? The tribes in Maine say they are sovereign nations and should be treated as such. Should they? How would this work since they are an integral part of Maine? What would the state lose if the Penobscot Nation ceased relations with Augusta?

Should the people oppose the drink tax?

A petition has been filed to repeal the upcoming tax increase on beer, wine and soda. Would you sign it? If it were successful, the people’s veto would end funding for the state’s Dirigo Health insurance program. How should that program be paid for? Or should those covered by Dirigo simply go without insurance?

We’re over an oil barrel – what can be done?

Maine truckers went to Washington, D.C., to protest high diesel prices. Farmers worry that high fuel prices will put them out of business. Blueberry growers fret about the cost of burning their fields to promote growth. What is the solution? Should the U.S. drill for oil in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge? What about areas off the New England coast? Should gas-guzzling SUVs be banned?

Are landowners right in saying, “Don’t organize my territory”?

Landowners are upset about proposed changes to the plan governing the state’s 10 million-acre Unorganized Territory. Where does a landowner’s right to do what he wants with his land end? Should the state, through the Land Use Regulation Commission, restrict what happens in the North Woods? Is there a place for nonmotorized recreation? Where?

We want to know what you think. Go to ClickBack at www.bangordailynews.com to answer these questions and ask your own.