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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Specifically, the reservation of sovereignty to the people of the states in matters not governed...

Specifically, the reservation of sovereignty to the people of the states in matters not governed...

If U.S. national sovereignty continues, it is only as a state that Puerto Rico will...

If U.S. national sovereignty continues, it is only as a state that Puerto Rico will...

Yet, Puerto Rico's economic convergence and political integration with the rest of the nation is...

Yet, Puerto Rico's economic convergence and political integration with the rest of the nation is...

After one hundred years of federal rule, the United States House of Representatives has moved...

After one hundred years of federal rule, the United States House of Representatives has moved...

The political status legislation which emerged in Congress in 1990 and 1991 did not receive...

The political status legislation which emerged in Congress in 1990 and 1991 did not receive...

The powers of government exercised locally derive from a federal law authorizing government by consent...

The powers of government exercised locally derive from a federal law authorizing government by consent...

Apparently tired of waiting for clear direction from Congress, the people of Puerto Rico have...

Apparently tired of waiting for clear direction from Congress, the people of Puerto Rico have...

As the highest ranking American official in the United Nations organization, I came to understand...

As the highest ranking American official in the United Nations organization, I came to understand...

Now that the there is a path for the people of Puerto Rico to express...

Now that the there is a path for the people of Puerto Rico to express...

If Congress does its job in this regard, the residents of Puerto Rico will be...

If Congress does its job in this regard, the residents of Puerto Rico will be...

However, the sovereignty of the states is constitutionally defined and recognized, while the powers of...

However, the sovereignty of the states is constitutionally defined and recognized, while the powers of...

That is why, with optimism instead of fear, all those who want to see Puerto...

That is why, with optimism instead of fear, all those who want to see Puerto...

In historical and constitutional terms, the recent political status vote in Puerto Rico was a...

In historical and constitutional terms, the recent political status vote in Puerto Rico was a...

Federal program and services outlay in Puerto Rico is approximately $10 billion per year.

Federal program and services outlay in Puerto Rico is approximately $10 billion per year.

The capacity of the commonwealth government created under the local constitution to exercise governmental powers...

The capacity of the commonwealth government created under the local constitution to exercise governmental powers...

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

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

Instead of generating either unnecessary alarm or a false sense of security regarding these fundamental...

Instead of generating either unnecessary alarm or a false sense of security regarding these fundamental...

The need for a permanent status resolution approved by Congress is made even more clear...

The need for a permanent status resolution approved by Congress is made even more clear...