A bill to link recidivist penalties for certain drug crimes.

Mr. President, it has come to my attention that persons outside of the Senate have told Senators that I do not oppose S. 147, the latest incarnation of a bill that would create a tribal government for Native Hawaiians. This is untrue; it is probably being said because I agreed that the issue could be brought to the Senate floor for a vote. I continue to believe that this bill is profoundly unconstitutional and poses serious moral and political problems. I oppose this bill, and urge my colleagues to do so.

I ask unanimous consent that the following three news columns by Bruce Fein, constitutional scholar and former Reagan administration Justice Department official, be printed in the Record.