“Yet, individuals and corporations in Puerto Rico pay no federal income tax.Quote by Dick ThornburghTopics: Quotes about Dick ThornburghShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
The powers of government exercised locally derive from a federal law authorizing government by consent...#Dick Thornburgh
Internal self-government under a local constitution was authorized by Congress and approved by the residents...#Dick Thornburgh
If U.S. national sovereignty continues, it is only as a state that Puerto Rico will...#Dick Thornburgh
Specifically, the reservation of sovereignty to the people of the states in matters not governed...#Dick Thornburgh
The political status legislation which emerged in Congress in 1990 and 1991 did not receive...#Dick Thornburgh
Apparently tired of waiting for clear direction from Congress, the people of Puerto Rico have...#Dick Thornburgh
It is quite understandable that Puerto Ricans seek to preserve a cultural sense of identity...#Dick Thornburgh
However, the sovereignty of the states is constitutionally defined and recognized, while the powers of...#Dick Thornburgh
