The United States has NEVER been a democracy ! it has only ever been a plutocratic oligarchy masquerading as a democracy.

Would you like proof ? The "founding fathers" were wealthy white males, the wealthy elitists of their time. Why would these wealthy white men create a government that put power in the hands of the common man let alone women and blacks ? The answer is, they didn't. In 1787, 11 years after the founding of America, congress created the electoral college which put the election of the president into the hands of "electors" thus turning the presidential "election" by popular vote of the people into a presidential (s)election by secret vote of a small group appointed by the wealthy elite.

Need more proof ? Hillary Clinton won the popular vote but the electoral college (s)elected Donald Trump.

Hawaiians don't need to "secede" from the US. We've NEVER been part of the US because it failed to legally annex Hawai'i, a well-documented fact. We just want America to LEAVE !!!