[11th Commandment]

This is unbelievable. We have a Congress that believes they can create Sovereigns within the United State at its own pleasure. Imagine the tyranny congress can impose on a state by simply carving up segments of its population into sovereign political groups.

[TSgt]

My wife and I love Hawaii and have been there several times, we are going again in April.

That said, they are some of the most racist people you will ever meet outside of the confines of your resort or hotel.

[Alberta's Child]

I suspect this is because a lot of folks don’t think of Hawaii as any more “American” than the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, Fiji, or New York City.

[Marty62]

“For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies”

[jamese777]

This is unbelievable. We have a Congress that believes they can create Sovereigns within the United State at its own pleasure. Imagine the tyranny congress can impose on a state by simply carving up segments of its population into sovereign political groups.

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There is American Indian tribal sovereignty in many states. This bill is an attempt to give indigenous Hawaiians legal status similar to the federally recognized Indian tribes.
I personally have no problem with it and the current Republican Governor of Hawaii, Linda Lingle has endorsed the bill and she is term limited and done after November elections. The Republican Attorney General of Hawaii, Mark Bennett is also a supporter.
“”The legislation I introduce today seeks to build upon the foundation of reconciliation. It provides a structured process to bring together the people of Hawai`i, along a path of healing to a Hawai`i where its indigenous people are respected and culture is embraced. Through enactment of this legislation, we have the opportunity to demonstrate that our country does not just preach its ideas, but lives according to its founding principles. As it has for America’s other indigenous peoples, I believe the United States must fulfill its responsibility to Native Hawaiians.” —Senator Daniel Akaka

[ArrogantBustard]

Do the proponents of this thing call themselves the “National Socialist Hawaiian Workers’ Party”?

[Verginius Rufus]

According to the 14th amendment, "No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States..."

Unfortunately the amendment doesn't prevent Congress from doing exactly that.