08-08-2019, 07:00 AM
ironyak- I just want to make it clear, I'm not denying it passed as a simple majority, I'm denying the claim that it passed as advice and consent of all Senators present as prescribed in the US constitution to pass treaties. Also nobody is claiming it was a treaty, including the US, besides a few people on the fringe. Mahalo for the discussion, it's forced me to look into things even more.
rainyjim- e kala mai. It's just that one of the main, if not the main, arguments going on about the Mauna is who has legal claim to those lands. There's the ceded, state, dhhl, UH, conservation etc arguments but the annexation is also A HUGE question by most. In fact, if you were to poll everyone on the Mauna protesting, I'm willing to bet that over 80% would say the annexation never happened and we are being occupied.
rainyjim- e kala mai. It's just that one of the main, if not the main, arguments going on about the Mauna is who has legal claim to those lands. There's the ceded, state, dhhl, UH, conservation etc arguments but the annexation is also A HUGE question by most. In fact, if you were to poll everyone on the Mauna protesting, I'm willing to bet that over 80% would say the annexation never happened and we are being occupied.