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