And draws fire from the Civil Rights Commission:
We write to you in our individual capacities as members of the United States Commission on Civil Rights.[1] We understand that the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act (the “Akaka proposal”) is about to be brought to a vote on the House floor. We also understand that the bill will be a substitute for the one considered by the Natural Resources Committee. The bill slated for a hasty House vote was apparently negotiated behind closed doors among Hawaii’s Congressional delegation, possibly the White House, and certain state officials, although those actually involved are unclear. Indeed, more changes were reportedly made over the weekend and released less than 48 hours prior to the expected House vote. The citizens of Hawaii, Members of the Committees on Natural Resources and the Judiciary, and any other experts will not have the normal opportunity to discuss or debate the revised provisions of the bill. Nor will members of the general public.
We wish to register our profound disappointment that a bill of this great importance would be dealt with in this manner. The creation of the largest tribal entity in the history of the nation – potentially 400,000 strong – is too important a step to take this lightly.
This bill is the result of political correctness and mult-cultural nonsense run wild. The alleged gripe is that Americans dared to participate in the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy as prelude to Hawaii becoming free as part of the United States. This is considered a sin because, you know, if people of white skin color are involved in conflict with people of non-white skin color, then the motivation of the white people is purely racist – a least, so liberals believe. Mostly because they are terribly ignorant of just about everything to do with humanity. No thought is given by liberals to the fact that had the tiny white community in Hawaii not acted in accordance with the wishes of the non-white community, then the overthrow would not have worked.
Anyways – now in an act of pure racism, a separate government entity is to be set up in Hawaii just for people who can claim ancestry from people who were in Hawaii presumptively prior to 1893 – given the mixed-race nature of so many Hawaiians, this will mean that an untold number of people will sign up for whatever racial goodies they can, no matter how tenuous their connection to anyone who was living in Hawaii prior to the first Europeans showing up in the 18th century (which is the last time we can be sure there were nothing but full blooded Hawaiians living there).
Just another stupid idea which will cause trouble rather than solve problems.
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