Puerto Rico Status: Hearing Before the Committee on Resources, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 856, a Bill to Provide a Process Leading to Full Self-government for Puerto Rico, March 19, 1997--Washington, DC.U.S. Government Printing Office, 1996 - 200 Seiten |
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104th Congress ACEVEDO-VILÁ amended American citizenship approved believe BERRÍOS-MARTINEZ bill Chairman Young citizens of Puerto Clinton colonial commitment Committee on Resources Commonwealth of Puerto commonwealth status compact Congressional Court decolonization decolonization process definition Don Young economic elected established FALEOMAVAEGA Federal Government FERRÉ free association full self-government going Governor of Puerto gress Guam GUTIERREZ hearing implementation independence island issue legislation majority ment nationality and citizenship participate Pedro Rosselló plebiscite Political Status Act Popular Democratic Party President proposed Puer Puerto Rico Puerto Rico's political question recognized referendum regarding relationship resolution Rican Rico Political Status ROMERO-BARCELÓ ROSSELLÓ self-determination self-government for Puerto Senate separate sovereignty SERRANO statehood statement States-Puerto Rico Political status of Puerto status options territorial clause Thank tion transition plan trust territory U.S. citizens U.S. citizenship U.S. Congress U.S. Constitution U.S. REPRESENTATIVE U.S. sovereignty unincorporated territory Union United Nations United States-Puerto Rico vote
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Seite 155 - ... factors which should be taken into account in deciding whether a Territory is or is not a Territory whose people have not yet attained a full measure of self-government" — Resolution 742 (VIII) — whose legal substantive value and whose constitutionality are most dubious.
Seite 159 - Any amendment or revision of this constitution shall be consistent with the resolution enacted by the Congress of the United States approving this constitution, with the applicable provisions of the Constitution of the United States, with the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act, and with Public Law 600, Eighty-first Congress, adopted in the nature of a compact...
Seite 158 - Charter, it is essential that the United Nations be informed of any change in the constitutional position and status of any such territory as a result of which the responsible Government concerned thinks it unnecessary to transmit information in respect of that territory under Article 73 e of the Charter; and 3.
Seite 194 - President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President...
Seite 101 - The previous status of Puerto Rico was that of a territory subject to the full authority of the Congress of the United States in all governmental matters. The previous constitution of Puerto Rico was in fact a law of the Congress of the United States, which we called an Organic Act. Congress only could amend the Organic Act of Puerto Rico. The present status of Puerto Rico is that of a people with a constitution of their own adoption, stemming from their own authority, which only they can alter or...
Seite 113 - General in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau pursuant to the Compact of Free Association Act of 1 985 (Public Law 99-239).
Seite 114 - The Administering Authority shall have full powers of administration, legislation, and jurisdiction over the Territory subject to the provisions of this Agreement, and may apply to the Trust Territory, subject to any modifications which the Administering Authority may consider desirable, such of the laws of the United States as it may deem appropriate to local conditions and requirements.
Seite 101 - Section 1 . The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is hereby constituted. Its political power emanates from the people and shall be exercised in accordance with their will, within the terms of the compact agreed upon between the people of Puerto Rico and the United States of America.
Seite 157 - Nations of comprehensive and co-ordinated plans providing for (a) the regulation, limitation, and balanced reduction of all armed forces and armaments...
Seite 103 - Commission's major conclusion is that all three forms of political status — the Commonwealth, Statehood, and Independence — are valid and confer upon the people of Puerto Rico equal dignity with equality of status and of national citizenship. Any choice among them is to be made by the people of Puerto Rico, and the economic, social, cultural, and security arrangements which would need to be made under...