08-20-2019, 12:46 PM
The ballot as written did not comply with U.N. requirements and clearly prevented voters from “effectively exercising their right to self-determination.” The United States had been a part of the United Nations General Assembly in 1953, six years before the statehood vote, when it approved Resolution 742 (VIII)
And there you are. Take that to the XYZ Court of International Justice and see how much attention the U.S. Government pays to any resulting ruling. Zero, that's how much. The United States and just about all the major powers routinely ignore such decisions. And do you really think Hawaii would have voted for independence? Would it today? No way.
And there you are. Take that to the XYZ Court of International Justice and see how much attention the U.S. Government pays to any resulting ruling. Zero, that's how much. The United States and just about all the major powers routinely ignore such decisions. And do you really think Hawaii would have voted for independence? Would it today? No way.