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House passes bill to grant Native Hawaiians special rights as reparations for 1893 coup (new HI gov)
The Daily Caller ^ | 02/25/10 | Aleksandra Kulczuga

Posted on 02/25/2010 2:08:11 PM PST by Former Military Chick

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To: TChris
The 14th amendment forbids the States from passing any laws abridging the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States. It doesn't prevent Congress from doing exactly that.
41 posted on 02/25/2010 3:05:49 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: AuntB

Assuming Obama was born in Hawaii as he claims, whether Hawaii was a state or a territory would not affect his eligibility to be President. Barry Goldwater was born in Arizona Territory 3 years before it became a state, and that did not keep him from running for President.


42 posted on 02/25/2010 3:08:44 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: Former Military Chick
“The state just wants to maintain the ability to bring a lawsuit against the Native Hawaiian government, and the Department of Justice has told them that there is no precedent for that kind of relationship between sovereign governments,” said Dave Helfert, a spokesman for Rep. Neil Abercrombie of Hawaii who sponsored the bill.

God forbid America ever do anything that's unprecedented. Of course, the whole thing stinks from A to Z, but elect me president and what would be unprecedented would be how fast the DOJ would be purged of its traitors, socialists and communists. How those SOBs manage to hold onto their positions administration after administration is beyond me.

43 posted on 02/25/2010 3:08:51 PM PST by LibWhacker (America awake!)
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To: Former Military Chick

With the help of Eagle forum this is what I sent my representative.
Native Americans are not and never have been members of a tribe. Whereas
Indian tribes saw their land seized by the federal government, Hawaiians
willfully and democratically exercised self-determination on June 27, 1959
when they voted by an 86 percent margin to make their archipelago the 50th
state.

Upon achieving statehood, Hawaiians agreed to accept the U.S.
Constitution. There would be no more monarchy and no more separate
government or sovereignty for Native Hawaiians.

It is unconstitutional and against the law to divide the American people
solely on account of race or ethnicity, as stated by the 15th Amendment.
In Rice v. Cayetano, the Supreme Court stated, “One of the reasons race is
treated as a forbidden classification is that it demeans the dignity and
worth of a person to be judged by ancestry instead of by his or her own
merit and essential qualities.”

This bill is inherently racially discriminatory. The people under the
jurisdiction of this new government wouldn’t even be defined by geography,
community or cultural cohesiveness, but by race alone.

The very least your constituents expect is for you to oppose racially
discriminatory legislation, so please VOTE NO on H.R. 2314!


44 posted on 02/25/2010 3:16:08 PM PST by sunny48
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To: traditional1

Yes, this is a crock! How are they going to decide who is a native Hawaiian? I’m a former resident of Oahu & there are no pure HI’an’s left - except maybe a few on the private island of Niihau.

Time for more letters to my senators...


45 posted on 02/25/2010 3:16:19 PM PST by Twotone (Marte Et Clypeo)
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To: TChris

Until we’re all paying the same income tax rate, there is no “equal protection under the law.”


46 posted on 02/25/2010 3:16:20 PM PST by Hessian (Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.)
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To: GeronL

But Sen. Harkin said segregation is illegal in this country...


47 posted on 02/25/2010 3:16:51 PM PST by Hessian (Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.)
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To: Former Military Chick

Hmm, I wonder if Obama will finally produce his Hawaiian birth certificate in order to qualify for reparations?


48 posted on 02/25/2010 3:17:54 PM PST by T Minus Four (I already have a Savior. It's a President I'm looking for.)
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To: Former Military Chick
“Congress doesn’t have the constitutional authority to recognize members of a sovereign Indian tribe,” says Jill Strait, Republican spokesman for the House Natural Resources Committee.

And again, that doesn't mean a thing to the Dim congress.

49 posted on 02/25/2010 3:17:56 PM PST by lonevoice (If Fox News is the only outlet reporting it, did it really happen?)
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To: Former Military Chick

Who introduced the legislation and do you have a roll call?


50 posted on 02/25/2010 3:19:14 PM PST by katiedidit1
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To: StarFan; Dutchy; alisasny; BobFromNJ; BUNNY2003; Cacique; Clemenza; Coleus; cyborg; DKNY; ...
OUTRAGEOUS ping!

The 2010 elections can't come soon enough... >:-(

51 posted on 02/25/2010 3:21:11 PM PST by nutmeg (Rush Limbaugh & Sarah Palin agree: NO third parties! Take back the GOP)
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To: Former Military Chick

Still waiting for my reparations from the Romans.


52 posted on 02/25/2010 3:25:34 PM PST by Julia H. (Freedom of speech and freedom from criticism are mutually exclusive.)
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To: Verginius Rufus

“Assuming Obama was born in Hawaii as he claims, whether Hawaii was a state or a territory would not affect his eligibility to be President”

Oh, darn it, you’re right. Wishful thinking.


53 posted on 02/25/2010 3:27:25 PM PST by AuntB (WE are NOT a nation of immigrants! We're a nation of Americans! http://towncriernews.blogspot.com/)
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To: Former Military Chick

Remember: the equal protection clause ONLY applies to Gays trying to get married.

So you crackers can shove that up your butts. LOL!

/sarc


54 posted on 02/25/2010 3:27:51 PM PST by Tzimisce (No thanks. We have enough government already. - The Tick)
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To: Scotsman will be Free

People should know when they are conquered.


55 posted on 02/25/2010 3:30:53 PM PST by pogeybait
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To: rabscuttle385; JoSixChip; Former Military Chick; Scotsman will be Free; FlashBack; LibWhacker; ...

This may have more to do with this executive order signed by Obama for the Tribes. Press release listed below is complete.

I found the pdf file (listed last) of the executive order on the Dept. of Justice website:

http://www.justice.gov/otj/index.html

Press Release:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2009/12/14/tribal-input-and-agency-plans-implement-executive-order-tribal-consultation

Tribal Input and Agency Plans to Implement the Executive Order on Tribal Consultation

Posted by Jodi Gillette on December 14, 2009 at 07:54 PM EST

Ed. Note: the list of agency contacts below was updated on January 6, 2010.

As part of the President Obama’s commitment to regular and meaningful consultation and collaboration with federally recognized Indian tribes, we are pleased to update you on the implementation of the Presidential Memorandum on Tribal Consultation, which the President signed during the White House Tribal Nations Conference on November 5, 2009. The President directed federal agencies to develop plans to implement Executive Order 13175, “Consultation and Coordination with Tribal Governments.” These plans are to be developed after consultation with Indian tribes and must be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget by February 3, 2010.

Through interagency coordination and other methods, agencies are presently seeking input from tribal leaders. For example, the Department of the Interior initiated a series of consultations starting on December 1, 2009. The Department of Justice is conducting teleconference calls with tribes; please visit their website for a complete schedule of calls. Through national conference calls and in writing, the Department of Homeland Security is requesting tribal input on a draft consultation policy and a plan. The Department of Veterans Affairs is also requesting written tribal input. The Department of Labor will be hosting two national consultations; more details can be found on their website.

Please communicate with the agencies directly for more information, and please click here (pdf) if you would like the latest list of agency contacts.

For general questions, please email GeneralTribalIGA@dsr.eop.gov. We encourage you to participate in these ongoing discussions, and we look forward to working together to strengthen the Nation-to-Nation relationship.

Jodi Gillette is with the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs

http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2000_register&docid=fr09no00-167.pdf


56 posted on 02/25/2010 3:32:18 PM PST by Whenifhow
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To: Former Military Chick
“If ethnic Hawaiians can be accorded tribal status, why not Chicanos in the Southwest? Or Cajuns in Louisiana?”

Good. Perhaps we white people can be granted our own lands, government and tribal status.

57 posted on 02/25/2010 3:35:01 PM PST by Lion Den Dan
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To: Former Military Chick
Some are more equal than others.


58 posted on 02/25/2010 3:37:44 PM PST by Hoodat (For the weapons of our warfare are mighty in God for pulling down strongholds.)
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To: Lion Den Dan

I wonder what this will mean for me since I live in Hawaii and work at Pearl Harbor?

My younger brother may be alright since he is married to a woman who is half Hawaiian.


59 posted on 02/25/2010 3:38:40 PM PST by Jean2
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To: Former Military Chick
House passes bill to grant Native Hawaiians special rights as reparations for 1893 coup (new HI gov)

Oh! Ok! We're back down to 49 states.

Slave ancestors are next?

60 posted on 02/25/2010 3:39:01 PM PST by Road Warrior ‘04 (I miss President Bush greatly! Palin in 2012! 2012 - The End Of An Error!)
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