There are a few other whereases that should be added to Congressman Abercrombie’s H. Res 593, the Hawai’i Statehood Resolution, passed yesterday on July 27, 2009.
Whereas it is certainly true that:
“…August 21, 2009, marks the 50th Anniversary of President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s signing of Proclamation 3309, which admitted Hawaii into the Union in compliance with [...]

HR 2499 IH
111th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2499
To provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process for the people of Puerto Rico.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 19, 2009
Mr. PIERLUISI (for himself, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. ARCURI, Mr. BAIRD, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. BERMAN, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. BOUSTANY, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. BURTON [...]

In today’s Advertiser, “Statehood panels will look to future” Michael Tsai writes:
“While some have called for fireworks and parades and others for solemn marches or fiery protests, the official end of the state’s yearlong commemoration of the 50th anniversary of statehood will instead be marked with in-depth discussions on where Hawai’i is headed over the [...]

When we “celebrate” the Fourth of July, we are commemorating the ratifying of the Declaration of Independence from Britain. Independence Day commemorates the struggle won by the original 13 colonies from the impetuous demands of King George III and other British Royalists. It is certainly not a celebration of American empire building, genocide, imperialism, [...]