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Dick Thornburgh
Dick Thornburgh
American Politician
Born: Jul 16, 1932
Congress Federal Law National People Political
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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
Government Law Local Local Government Defined States Recognized Statutory Federal Powers Alteration However Subject Sovereignty While Rico Puerto Puerto Rico
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
Government Law Otherwise Local Unless Locally Those Only Federal Powers Governed Affairs Derive Consent
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
People Law Matters Reservation Defined Enshrined States Federal Permanently Governed Amendment Sovereignty Specifically
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
Vote Political Status Constitutional Step Road Leading Self-Determination Terms Obviously Self-Government Historical Political Status Decisive Full Rico Necessary Puerto Puerto Rico Recent
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
Tired Constitution Vote Waiting People Own Congress Local Tools Status Direction Schedule Clear Island Provided Used Rico Apparently Puerto Puerto Rico
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
National Sense Seek Identity Without Understandable Cultural National Sovereignty Sovereignty Quite Politically Separating Puerto Preserve
That is why, with optimism instead of fear, all those who want to see Puerto Rico's status resolved should seek the truth about each option, including the upside and the downside of each. Dick Thornburgh
Truth Fear Resolved Those Status See Seek About Instead Optimism Option Want Upside Should Rico Who Each Including Downside Why Puerto
The political status legislation which emerged in Congress in 1990 and 1991 did not receive the support needed for enactment into law during my tenure as Attorney General. Dick Thornburgh
Law Political Congress Status Emerged General Support Tenure Attorney Attorney General Enactment Did Political Status Legislation Which Receive Needed
The need for a permanent status resolution approved by Congress is made even more clear to me because of my experience as a former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations. Dick Thornburgh
Me Experience Made Congress United Nations Approved Status More Clear Because Permanent Nations Former Even United Need Resolution
After one hundred years of federal rule, the United States House of Representatives has moved to provide for the first meaningful route to self-determination for the Puerto Rican people under our federal system. Dick Thornburgh
People First Our Hundred Hundred Years Rule States System Federal Self-Determination House House Of Representatives Provide Years Representatives Moved After Rican Meaningful United United States Route Puerto Puerto Rican
Yet, Puerto Rico's economic convergence and political integration with the rest of the nation is in a state of arrest - even though the island has been within the national borders, political system and customs territory of the U.S. for a century. Dick Thornburgh
Political Rest Nation National State Though System Has-Been Borders Economic Within Island Territory Arrest Been Integration National Borders Political System Convergence Century Customs Rico Even Puerto

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