AMERICANS CELEBRATE THEIR INDEPENDENCE TODAY - WHEN WILL HAWAI`I GET IT'S CHANCE?
The U.S. Justice Department knows that in 1898 the Congress of the United States made a grave constitutional mistake by attempting to annex Hawai`i by Joint Resolution 51.
They violated their own laws.
Hawaiian Nationals were not allowed to vote for or against annexation.
The U.S. Senate tried two times to pass a treaty of annexation of Hawai`i.
Twice it failed.
If they did allow the majority of the citizens of the Kingdom of Hawai`i in 1898 to vote whether to become part of the US, it would have been an overwhelming "no."
The only way the U.S. government can right the wrong it inflicted on Hawaiian Nationals is to let their descendants today decide if they want independent status or be part of the American system.
If Hawaiians and other loyal Kingdom citizens are not allowed to vote for the form of governance they prefer, then the whole American democratic process is good for nothing.
