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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.

~Dick Thornburgh

Topics: Approved Authorized Congress Constitution Federal Internal Law Local Puerto Puerto Rico Representation Residents Rico Self-Government Supreme Voting

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Instead of generating either unnecessary alarm or a false sense of security regarding these fundamental issues, the best course is to empower people with the truth.

~Dick Thornburgh

Topics: Alarm Best Course Either Empower False Fundamental Generating Instead Issues People Regarding Security Sense Truth Unnecessary

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Yet, individuals and corporations in Puerto Rico pay no federal income tax.

~Dick Thornburgh

Topics: Corporations Federal Income Income Tax Individuals Pay Puerto Puerto Rico Rico Tax

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The powers of government exercised locally derive from a federal law authorizing government by consent in local affairs only, unless those affairs are otherwise governed by federal law.

~Dick Thornburgh

Topics: Affairs Consent Derive Federal Governed Government Law Local Locally Only Otherwise Powers Those Unless

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The capacity of the commonwealth government created under the local constitution to exercise governmental powers in local affairs is like that of local government in the states of the union in regard to non-federal affairs at the local level.

~Dick Thornburgh

Topics: Affairs Capacity Commonwealth Constitution Created Exercise Government Level Like Local Local Government Powers Regard States Union

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However, the sovereignty of the states is constitutionally defined and recognized, while the powers of the local government in Puerto Rico are defined by, and subject to alteration under, federal statutory law.

~Dick Thornburgh

Topics: Alteration Defined Federal Government However Law Local Local Government Powers Puerto Puerto Rico Recognized Rico Sovereignty States Subject While

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Specifically, the reservation of sovereignty to the people of the states in matters not governed by federal law is constitutionally defined and permanently enshrined in the 10th Amendment.

~Dick Thornburgh

Topics: Amendment Defined Federal Governed Law Matters People Permanently Reservation Sovereignty Specifically States

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In historical and constitutional terms, the recent political status vote in Puerto Rico was a necessary but obviously not decisive step on the road of self-determination leading to full self-government.

~Dick Thornburgh

Topics: Constitutional Decisive Full Historical Leading Necessary Obviously Political Puerto Puerto Rico Recent Rico Road Self-Determination Self-Government Status Step Terms Vote

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Apparently tired of waiting for clear direction from Congress, the people of Puerto Rico have used the tools provided by their own local constitution to schedule a vote for Dec. 13 on the status of the island.

~Dick Thornburgh

Topics: Apparently Clear Congress Constitution Direction Island Local Own People Provided Puerto Puerto Rico Rico Schedule Status Tired Tools Used Vote Waiting

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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

Topics: Cultural Identity National National Sovereignty Politically Preserve Puerto Quite Seek Sense Separating Sovereignty Understandable Without

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: July 16th, 1932

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