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.
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
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. Native Hawaiians are not Indians, congress can not regulate them under the Commerce Clause.
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.
Unfortunately, the party does not matter but the constitution. Section. 3. New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction of two or more States, or Parts of States, without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress.