04-28-2015, 01:06 PM
It's directly applicable,
"without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress."
The treaty for annexation that went before the Republic of Hawaii was passed in 1897.
The POTUS put forward the same treaty for annexation in 1897 which was submitted to the Senate.
It was not initially approved by the Senate but the treaty was not withdrawn by the Republic of Hawaii thus was still held by the Senate administratively.
A few months passed and the treaty of annexation was re-introduced by being placed into a joint resolution bill that was put before Congress in 1898. The "joint resolution" bill was passed by Congress with a 2/3 approval in both the House and Senate.
The details are not clear of how it was ratified (ceremonial act) but it was probably ratified by both parties (U.S. and Republic of Hawaii) in 1900 as it wasn't enacted until 1900. In any case, the exact methodology is irrelevant as there are no international laws that detail how treaties of annexation must be executed because it is left to the States involved as to how they themselves decide how to mutually agree upon the process. There is no one set of ways or reasons that are right or wrong. In such cases, it's a private contract between two sovereign powers.
Are you confusing State as in a State like Vermont?
States are also considered different types of territories and foreign nations.
"without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress."
The treaty for annexation that went before the Republic of Hawaii was passed in 1897.
The POTUS put forward the same treaty for annexation in 1897 which was submitted to the Senate.
It was not initially approved by the Senate but the treaty was not withdrawn by the Republic of Hawaii thus was still held by the Senate administratively.
A few months passed and the treaty of annexation was re-introduced by being placed into a joint resolution bill that was put before Congress in 1898. The "joint resolution" bill was passed by Congress with a 2/3 approval in both the House and Senate.
The details are not clear of how it was ratified (ceremonial act) but it was probably ratified by both parties (U.S. and Republic of Hawaii) in 1900 as it wasn't enacted until 1900. In any case, the exact methodology is irrelevant as there are no international laws that detail how treaties of annexation must be executed because it is left to the States involved as to how they themselves decide how to mutually agree upon the process. There is no one set of ways or reasons that are right or wrong. In such cases, it's a private contract between two sovereign powers.
Are you confusing State as in a State like Vermont?
States are also considered different types of territories and foreign nations.