Arakaki defends lawsuit attacking Hawaiian programs
Earl Arakaki writes an Op-Ed piece in the
Advertiser today trying to justify
his and other plaintiff's attack on
Hawaiian programs. He says "in the end there
can be no arguments that justify violations of the U.S.
Constitution." I agree. But I suggest they start with Article VI,
Section 2, "all Treaties made, or
which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the
supreme Law of the
Land." U.S treaties of
'perpetual peace and
amity' with Hawaii were never lawfully
abrogated, and the treaty of annexation was never ratified. If they want to
uphold the constitution, and support a country that provided civil and political
rights regardless of race, they should fight for Hawaii's
independence.
Posted: Sun - September 28, 2003 at 09:33 AM