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Hawaii will remain intact for now, despite the best efforts of Sen. Daniel Akaka
National Review, July 3, 2006
Hawaii will remain intact for now, despite the best efforts of Sen. Daniel Akaka. After a contentious debate over his bill--which would have established a sovereign government entity for "native Hawaiians"--he and his supporters came up four votes short of the 60 required to proceed. Opponents emphasized that the new entity would be strictly racial in nature, and would undermine the fundamental American belief in E Pluribus Unum.
The Bush administration echoed these criticisms in a letter condemning the bill. Proponents responded with little more than hollow platitudes about healing the wounds America has supposedly inflicted on Hawaiians. It is a sign of the times that spurious charges of racism and imperialism can prompt legislative action, but we can take comfort knowing that there are still lawmakers with the will to resist grievance peddlers. Let us hope we have seen the last of the Akaka bill.
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