Hawaiian nativism.(PUBLIC POLICY II)(bill for creation of native Hawaiian government)
From: National Review
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Date: 11/19/2007
THE House of Representatives has voted 261-153 to recognize ethnic Hawaiians as a new Indian tribe. Astonishingly, 39 House Republicans supported this shameful piece of legislation--a bill that will thwart some Americans' rights in the interest of further dividing our nation along racial lines.
The measure fell short of the 290 votes needed to override the veto that President Bush has promised. But the bill's anticipated success in both chambers of Congress--and the support given ...
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