The Hearing Officer specifically ruled that the continued existence of the Kingdom and any possible claim of the Kingdom to the land where TMT proposes to build the telescope would be barred as an issue in the proceeding.  A witness called to present an extensive history establishing the continued existence of the Kingdom and the unlawful process by which the Kingdom was "annexed" to the United States was barred from testifying.  Your question highlights how the hearing process lacked a fair and impartial Hearing Officer and how the outcome of the case was predetermined.