10-26-2015, 06:33 AM
I haven't read much on this issue, but from the comments on this thread it appears there is an attempt to restrict involvement in the voting process:
* High blood quanta requirement
* Agreement in advance to support sovereignty
This means a very small percentage of Hawaiians will participate. The Hawaiians who do participate will by default be supporters in the most extreme wing of the sovereignty movement, and any proposals voted on will tend to reflect this. Again, I haven't read much on the issue, but it makes me wonder whether this is by design. Most people don't have the time to read the details of every news report, so when a future headline reads "Hawaiians vote 90% in Support of Sovereignty" it will give the impression that sovereignty leaders have a huge following. Whereas in reality it might be closer to 15-20% if all Hawaiians had voted.
* High blood quanta requirement
* Agreement in advance to support sovereignty
This means a very small percentage of Hawaiians will participate. The Hawaiians who do participate will by default be supporters in the most extreme wing of the sovereignty movement, and any proposals voted on will tend to reflect this. Again, I haven't read much on the issue, but it makes me wonder whether this is by design. Most people don't have the time to read the details of every news report, so when a future headline reads "Hawaiians vote 90% in Support of Sovereignty" it will give the impression that sovereignty leaders have a huge following. Whereas in reality it might be closer to 15-20% if all Hawaiians had voted.
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