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Hawaii Residents Should Be Terrified to
Find Out What Will Happen If These Bills Pass

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Posted By: ladydawgfan, 2/24/2026 1:37:07 PM

Remember that scene in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith when the Galactic Senate votes to give all-encompassing emergency powers to Emperor Palpatine? That’s basically what will happen in Hawaii if a pair of emergency powers bills are passed. State lawmakers have advanced two bills that would empower the governor to declare an emergency and then order quarantines, enter private property, suspend existing statutes, regulate and seize firearms, and completely exterminate the Jedi order. Okay, I made that last one up, but the fact remains: These bills are some of the scariest I’ve seen at any level of government lately.

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Sounds like a direct and blatant violation of that pesky US Constitution!!

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Reply 1 - Posted by: hershey 2/24/2026 1:56:52 PM (No. 2072683)
Just democraps showing what they want...don't think it will stand any scrutiny though...
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Reply 2 - Posted by: BocaLaura 2/24/2026 2:11:57 PM (No. 2072689)
Bill is one of the best definitions of fascist authoritarianism I've ever seen.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: anniebc 2/24/2026 2:28:15 PM (No. 2072696)
Hawaii has been blue since statehood, so. . .
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Reply 4 - Posted by: billp 2/24/2026 2:31:43 PM (No. 2072701)
The communists make their move.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: DVC 2/24/2026 4:09:27 PM (No. 2072726)
It was a serious error to make Hawaii a state. Can we undo that mistake?
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Reply 6 - Posted by: JimBob 2/24/2026 4:33:05 PM (No. 2072728)
So Hawaii is a pure Democ'RAT-run state, and has been since it joined the Union. Let's see..... what was it that the 'Rats were screaming, just a month or two ago? Oh yes.... they were shouting "NO KINGS!" I guess they 'moved on' from that chant. I guess that to them, Kings are OK, as long as the Kings are 'Rats. (so are they 'Rat Kings, or King 'Rats?) Can't have any of those pesky Checks and Balances or Constitutional Rights clogging things up, can we?
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Reply 7 - Posted by: mifla 2/25/2026 5:47:53 AM (No. 2072838)
Dear Sheeple, Given your lack of intelligence and your inability to take care of yourselves, we have passed a set of laws that will ensure your care and feeding. We will let you know how to vote in the future. Sincerely, Your Government
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Reply 8 - Posted by: Kafka2 2/25/2026 8:10:44 AM (No. 2072895)
It seems that the Democrats are becoming less democratic and more totalitarian every day. Any day now I expect them to open to open re-education centers to transform anyone who doesn’t think the way they want them to.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: Marzipan4 2/25/2026 8:50:46 AM (No. 2072906)
Where is Boxer?
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Reply 10 - Posted by: Strike3 2/25/2026 10:38:19 AM (No. 2072969)
Hawaii is a must-have due to its strategic military location but that doesn't mean they are independent of the Constitution. I was expecting California to make these moves before Hawaii does and that may still happen - at least Sparkle Beach Ken will try, given that the Palisades area is still nothing but ashes. I'm expecting more fires in the area this Summer since I doubt that any more water has made its way to the reservoirs and hydrants. Mayor Bass will inherit more Section 8 property than she can handle.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: Starboard_side 2/25/2026 6:19:12 PM (No. 2073092)
How authoritarian and dictatorial of them. I would not doubt similar bills are being considered in nearly all Blue states. CA was one of the very last states to remove the emergency powers granted to the governor during COVID. Maybe ended in late 2023 when everyone else was enjoying freedoms.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: ldb51 2/26/2026 1:23:50 AM (No. 2073143)
To paraphrase: You can vote an Emperor in, but you have to fight his army to get out. emergency or no. Better to face your troubles as a free person than to legislate chains on your own wrists.
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