Posted on 07/21/2005 1:22:34 AM PDT by GrandmaPatriot
GOP concerns prevent bill from being heard this week
A bill to start the process of recognizing native Hawaiian sovereignty has been blocked in the Senate, according to Hawaii Sen. Daniel Akaka.
In a meeting with reporters in his Washington office today, Akaka said he has been told by Republican Senate leaders that the bill will not move this week.
In reaction, Hawaii’s senior Sen. Daniel Inouye asked the Senate Democratic leaders to prepare a “motion of cloture,” which could force the entire Senate to vote on the bill either next week or when the Senate returns from its August recess.
Inouye said he is hoping for a vote next week but he is not sure if that would be possible.
Akaka said he had been told that there were six GOP senators objecting for reasons ranging from, “it would not be good for Hawaiians,” to concerns over a Hawaiian nation allowing gambling in Hawaii.
“It is very disappointing,” Akaka said.
“They won’t let me go forward now.”
It sounded to me like a veiled threat on Inouye's part.
Pacific ping.
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The Akaka is Pure idiocy. Nearly 50% of the Island lands will soon end up in court over ownership. Even Hawaiians will lose ownership. Akaka doesn't have a clue. I'd trust somebody who has eaten 1000 hits of ACID over this Hula's whomp for the special interest groups. You think it costs a butt load to visit the Islands now? Wait until this Judicial Fiasco hits the courts. Nobody wins, everybody looses except for the attorneys.
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