Green Energy
The Bush administration has just come out in opposition to the Akaka Bill. This development can also be viewed as a long overdue political whack upside Governor Linda Lingle's (RINO) head. Hawaii Reporter has posted a letter from William E. Moschella, Assistant Attorney General, to the lamest of ducks, Bill Frist:
I hope this means that if, in its infinite stupidity, Congress passes this turd of a bill, the President will veto it. I also hope Lingle will enjoy being Hawaii's Christine Todd Whitman.
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From Will at THE OTHER NEWS: Recently, Native American Congressman Tom Cole (R-OK, member of the Chickasaw Nation) introduced H.R. 2362, the Indian Trade and Investment Demonstration Project. The bill singles out Turkish-owned companies for exclusive...
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ABC: President Obama Issues “Signing Statement” Indicating He Won’t Abide by Provision in Budget Bill April 15, 2011 6:28 PM In a statement issued Friday night, President Obama took issue with some provisions in the budget bill – and in one case...
- Grassroot Institute Fisks Senator Akaka
The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii provides some corrections to Sen. Akaka's lies and half-truths. Hawaii Reporter has posted Sen. Akaka's speech to the Senate introducing the Akaka Bill. The corrected version follows: SEN. AKAKA: Mr. President,...
- Jim Crow In Hawaii
Bruce Fein has an excellent article in the Washington Times on the U.S. Ninth Circuit's upholding of Plessy v. Ferguson's separate but equal doctrine: The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ratified racism that celebrates Native Hawaiian ancestry...
- Office Of Hawaiian Affairs: State Supported Sedition
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) is a department of the state government of Hawaii. OHA administers and draws revenue from 1.8 million acres of state land. OHA, and other Hawaiian activists, maintain that this acreage is “royal” Hawaiian land...
Green Energy
President Bush Does the Right Thing
The Bush administration has just come out in opposition to the Akaka Bill. This development can also be viewed as a long overdue political whack upside Governor Linda Lingle's (RINO) head. Hawaii Reporter has posted a letter from William E. Moschella, Assistant Attorney General, to the lamest of ducks, Bill Frist:
Dear Mr. Leader:
The Administration strongly opposes passage of S. 147. As noted recently by the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, this bill risks "further subdivid[ing] the American people into discrete subgroups accorded varying degrees of privilege." As the President has said, "we must ... honor the great American tradition of the melting pot, which has made us one nation out of many peoples." This bill would reverse that great American tradition and divide people by their race. Closely related to that policy concern, this bill raises the serious threshold constitutional issues that arise anytime legislation seeks to separate American citizens into race-related classifications rather than "according to [their] own merit[s] and essential qualities." Indeed, in the particular context of native Hawaiians, the Supreme Court and lower Federal courts have invalidated state legislation containing similar race-based qualifications for participation in government entities and programs.
While this legislation seeks to address this issue by affording federal tribal recognition to native Hawaiians, the Supreme Court has noted that whether native Hawaiians are eligible for tribal status is a "matter of dispute" and "of considerable moment and difficulty." Given the substantial historical, structural and cultural differences between native Hawaiians as a group and recognized federal Indian tribes, tribal recognition is inappropriate for native Hawaiians and would still raise difficult constitutional issues.
I hope this means that if, in its infinite stupidity, Congress passes this turd of a bill, the President will veto it. I also hope Lingle will enjoy being Hawaii's Christine Todd Whitman.
- Islamic Trojan Horse: Turkey Infiltrating Native American Tribes — And May Get Congressional Help
From Will at THE OTHER NEWS: Recently, Native American Congressman Tom Cole (R-OK, member of the Chickasaw Nation) introduced H.R. 2362, the Indian Trade and Investment Demonstration Project. The bill singles out Turkish-owned companies for exclusive...
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ABC: President Obama Issues “Signing Statement” Indicating He Won’t Abide by Provision in Budget Bill April 15, 2011 6:28 PM In a statement issued Friday night, President Obama took issue with some provisions in the budget bill – and in one case...
- Grassroot Institute Fisks Senator Akaka
The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii provides some corrections to Sen. Akaka's lies and half-truths. Hawaii Reporter has posted Sen. Akaka's speech to the Senate introducing the Akaka Bill. The corrected version follows: SEN. AKAKA: Mr. President,...
- Jim Crow In Hawaii
Bruce Fein has an excellent article in the Washington Times on the U.S. Ninth Circuit's upholding of Plessy v. Ferguson's separate but equal doctrine: The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ratified racism that celebrates Native Hawaiian ancestry...
- Office Of Hawaiian Affairs: State Supported Sedition
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) is a department of the state government of Hawaii. OHA administers and draws revenue from 1.8 million acres of state land. OHA, and other Hawaiian activists, maintain that this acreage is “royal” Hawaiian land...