“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.” SelfGovernmentLawConstitutionCongressSupremeLocalsVotingInternalsRepresentationApprovedResidentsSelf-governmentPuerto RicoRico Author:Dick Thornburgh
“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.” SelfGovernmentPoliticalTermStepsDeterminationVoteHistoricalSelf DeterminationSelf-governmentPuerto RicoRico Author:Dick Thornburgh
“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.” StatesGovernmentLawSubjectsLocalsDefinedSovereigntyAlterationsPuerto RicoRicoLocal Government Author:Dick Thornburgh
