Supreme Court blocks vote for native self-determination is Hawaii

[Winehole23]

http://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/112715zr_8m58.pdf

[Winehole23]

An order signed by Justice Anthony Kennedy prevents "counting the ballots cast in and certifying the winners of" an election intended to be a step toward creating an Indian-tribe-style governmental entity for Native Hawaiians.


A 2011 state law authorized the creation of a roll of native residents, defined as descendants of the aboriginal inhabitants of the islands. Those on the list are now voting on whether to hold a convention that will consider setting up a governmental entity.
Among the issues, according to the group conducting the election, are "Hawaiian Home Lands, water rights, gathering rights," and other questions of self-determination.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/u-s-supreme-court-blocks-vote-counting-hawaii-election-n470401

[FuzzyLumpkins]

I find that race being self selective even being an option just points to how fucking stupid the entire convention is.

[ChumpDumper]

Eh, Texas Republicans are pushing secession legislation again. At least the natives Hawaiians have the thin pretext of not wanting to be annexed in the first place.

[Winehole23]

DOI throws Hawaii a bone:


The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced that Native Hawaiians can now choose whether to form a unified government, which could eventually enter into formal government-to-government relations with the U.S.
It would be the first time the Native Hawaiian community had their own government since their Kingdom was overthrown in 1893 by merchants and sugar planters.


This is a result of a reconciliation process that has lasted more than 20 years, as Hawaii Public Radio reported (http://hawaiipublicradio.org/post/feds-finalize-rule-native-hawaiian-government), and "the new relationship would be similar to the tribal status of Native American Indian groups."http://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/09/24/npr-native-hawaiians-path-to-govt

[boutons_deux]

'wanted only to liberate oppressed peoples, but in fact all these interventions were carried out mainly for economic reasons."

... I didn't read it all, but is that about Iraq? :)

Some in the US military understand that they actually serve, and die, for BigCorp, not freedom, peace, justice and the American Way.