Maybe the whitefolk... 
in California need to do the same.
We... 
are so confused!
Posted on 07/27/2007 8:03:27 AM PDT by Ben Mugged
In a move that critics call a direct threat to the U.S. Constitution, federal legislation is moving forward in Congress to create a second, separate government in Hawaii solely controlled by ethnic and indigenous Hawaiians.
Proponents of the so-called Akaka bill — named for its primary author, Hawaii Democrat Sen. Daniel Akaka — say it would give native Hawaiians home rule and control of lands and other assets now being managed in their name by various state and federal agencies.
The Akaka bill appears poised for final votes in both the U.S. Senate and House, despite opposition from the Justice Department and the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, and growing pressure on the White House to veto the measure. Nearly identical versions have cleared committee hurdles in both chambers and now await only final floor action.
Supporters say the ethnic Hawaiian government would be similar to those established by numerous American Indian tribes.
But opponents suggest the Akaka bill is more sweeping than those pertaining to current tribal governments and maintain it would create a race-based government that assigns unequal privileges that are simply unconstitutional.
"Our founders shed their blood to create a nation that would not have special privileges based on birthright," Barb Lindsay, director of One Nation United, a nonpartisan public education group dedicated to defending private property rights and reforming federal Indian policy, tells NewsMax.
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Why aren’t Republicans mentioning this?
Are we surrendering our islands too?
This is madness and profoundly racist of the Hawaiians.
I think it’s a great idea, so long as my state gets to do the same thing.
Behold the Balkanization of the Republic.
I think this would be great if it meant less dems in the voting pool. Seriously, any skin pigment darker than eastern European is a protected class and can do what they want. Let’s just let this go.
Oh, so does this mean the South can re-start the Confederacy? Maybe Lincoln was wrong. I mean, if it’s good enough for Hawaii, it’s good enough for other states, right?
Sounds to me like the ethnic Hawaiians want a casino.
Maybe the whitefolk... in California need to do the same.
We... are so confused!
logically folks, this thing is the death nell of the union.
oh and the republicans voting for this need to be thrashed.
What a bunch of makaka!
Does this mean the apartied surfing policy, enforced by local racist “native Hawaiian” thugs will now become official policy?
“Locals only” beaches as state policy?
Exactly! Let the secessions begin. Start with Hawaii and Vermont. Then let some of the conservative states band together and leave. It could be interesting.
I'm glad someone else noticed. I'm really surprised this is not getting more attention from talk radio.
And after Hawaii, will all of the states/ethnic groups demand their own governments? How about Alaska next?
Alaska natives can legally can fit under the constitutional definition of Indian Tribes. However, the Hawaiian natives, due to intermarriage and the organization of both the Kingdom of Hawaii and the Republic of Hawaii prior to annexation do not.
This bill is blatantly unconstitutional and should not be passed. If passed, it will not withstand scrutiny by the courts.
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