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It is quite understandable that Puerto Ricans seek to preserve a cultural sense of identity without separating politically from U.S. national sovereignty.

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If U.S. national sovereignty continues, it is only as a state that Puerto Rico will have permanent 10th Amendment powers over its…
Internal self-government under a local constitution was authorized by Congress and approved by the residents in 1952, but federal law is supreme…
In historical and constitutional terms, the recent political status vote in Puerto Rico was a necessary but obviously not decisive step on…
The political status legislation which emerged in Congress in 1990 and 1991 did not receive the support needed for enactment into law…
After one hundred years of federal rule, the United States House of Representatives has moved to provide for the first meaningful route…
Instead of generating either unnecessary alarm or a false sense of security regarding these fundamental issues, the best course is to empower…
If Congress does its job in this regard, the residents of Puerto Rico will be empowered to act in their own self-interest…
The need for a permanent status resolution approved by Congress is made even more clear to me because of my experience as…
As the highest ranking American official in the United Nations organization, I came to understand thoroughly that the national constitutional processes of…
That is why, with optimism instead of fear, all those who want to see Puerto Rico's status resolved should seek the truth…
However, the sovereignty of the states is constitutionally defined and recognized, while the powers of the local government in Puerto Rico are…
Yet, individuals and corporations in Puerto Rico pay no federal income tax.

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It is quite understandable that Puerto Ricans seek to preserve a cultural sense of identity without separating politically from U.S. national sovereignty. — Dick Thornburgh

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