From http://www.usccr.gov/
Dear President Biden and Distinguished Senators:
We understand that there is a possibility that the new and significantly revised version of the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act will be tacked onto the spending bill in the next week or so. We hope that this does not happen. A bill as important as this deserves careful consideration. It would be a matter for concern if it were to be made law without a hearing on its new provisions.
The current version of the legislation may create new problems and exacerbate those previously identified, but because the changes to the bill do not eliminate the serious constitutional concerns identified in previous communications, our position remains the same. We therefore attach a copy of a letter we wrote opposing an earlier version of the bill.
Sincerely,
(Members of the US Commission on Civil Rights)
PDF: Letter on Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act, December 7, 2010 (PDF)
PDF of 2009 Letter: Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization of 2009 (PDF)
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