It admits that we OVERTHREW the Hawaiian Government, and apologizes to the Hawaiian people. Since when was it ok to overthrow a government just for their sugar resources?
"By an act of war, committed with the participation of a diplomatic representative of the United States and without authority of Congress, the government of a feeble but friendly and confiding people has been overthrown."
"A substantial wrong has thus been done, which a due regard for our national character, as well as the rights of the injured people, requires we should endeavor to repair."
-Grover Cleveland.
Cleveland refused to approve the annexation of Hawaii.
"Native Hawaiian people never directly relinquished to the United States their claims to their inherent sovereignty as a people over their national lands, either through the Kingdom of Hawaii or through a plebiscite or referendum"
-U.S. Public Law 103-150
Excuse me for mis speaking... The admission of Hawaii may have been Constitutional, but ethical? Hell no. The annexation of Hawaii was fought hard, and defeated in the Senate. The pro-annexation forces in Congress submitted a proposal to annex the Hawaiian Islands by joint resolution, which required only a simple majority vote in both houses. This eliminated the 2/3 majority needed to ratify a treaty, and by result, the necessary support was in place. House Joint Resolution 259, 55th Congress, 2nd session, known as the "Newlands Resolution," passed Congress and was signed into law by President McKinley on July 7, 1898.
The 1897 Petition Against the Annexation of Hawaii
SECONDLY, lol. McCain. Yes, having at least one American parent does make you a US Citizen. But if you are born in Panama, your state of being a Natural Born citizen is questionable. Federal law states that "Any person born in the Canal Zone on or after February 26, 1904, and whether before or after the effective date of this chapter, whose father or mother or both at the time of the birth of such person was or is a citizen of the United States, is declared to be a citizen of the United States". The law that conferred this status took effect on August 4, 1937, one year after John McCain was born. Honestly that one is still undecided.
Is he or is he not the definition of "Natural Born Citizen"?