“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.Quote by Dick ThornburghTopics: Quotes about Dick ThornburghShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
If U.S. national sovereignty continues, it is only as a state that Puerto Rico will...#Dick Thornburgh
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