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On the recordJune 10, 2009
If it is, then why are we giving racial preferences in countless numbers of Congressional enactments and laws as well as Supreme Court decision recognizing the special relationship, the trust responsibility that Congress has under the Constitution.
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Neil Abercrombie
Hawaii

Editor's note · Context

Abercrombie questions the criticism of racial preferences in legislation for Native Hawaiians.

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