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Eni Faleomavaega: “The Supreme Court purposely narrowly defined the whole race issue under the 14th and 15th Amendments requirement as…”

On the recordJune 10, 2009
The Supreme Court purposely narrowly defined the whole race issue under the 14th and 15th Amendments requirement as being race-based but totally ignored anything having to do with the history in terms of how Native Hawaiians are being considered by the Congress historically.
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Eni Faleomavaega
American Samoa

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Faleomavaega critiques the Supreme Court's narrow interpretation of race in relation to Native Hawaiians.

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