Puerto Rico Status: Field Hearing Before the Committee on Resources, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 856, San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 19, 1997, Band 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1997 - 322 Seiten |
Im Buch
Ergebnisse 1-5 von 44
Seite
... Popular Democratic Party , Senate of Puerto Rico 110 Prepared statement of 112 Cintron - Garcia , Hon . Angel M. , Designee for the Speaker of the House , Puerto Rico House of Representatives , San Juan , Puerto Rico 188 Prepared ...
... Popular Democratic Party , Senate of Puerto Rico 110 Prepared statement of 112 Cintron - Garcia , Hon . Angel M. , Designee for the Speaker of the House , Puerto Rico House of Representatives , San Juan , Puerto Rico 188 Prepared ...
Seite
... Popular Democratic Party , San Juan , Puerto Rico Additional material supplied : 13 17 Agostini , Juan Antonio , Spokesman , Direcive Board , prepared statement of 243 Cardona , Hector Reichard de , Chamber of Conmerce , of Puerto Rico ...
... Popular Democratic Party , San Juan , Puerto Rico Additional material supplied : 13 17 Agostini , Juan Antonio , Spokesman , Direcive Board , prepared statement of 243 Cardona , Hector Reichard de , Chamber of Conmerce , of Puerto Rico ...
Seite 8
... Popular Party was given the op- portunity to come up with a definition of Commonwealth that is constitutional , realistic , viable and , most of all , a definition that the U.S. Congress can accept . Unfortunately , it is quite evident ...
... Popular Party was given the op- portunity to come up with a definition of Commonwealth that is constitutional , realistic , viable and , most of all , a definition that the U.S. Congress can accept . Unfortunately , it is quite evident ...
Seite 9
... Popular Party talks about the rights , privileges and benefits of U.S. citizenship ; but the words responsibility and obligation are nowhere to be seen in their definition . Furthermore , the fact is that the current citizenship status ...
... Popular Party talks about the rights , privileges and benefits of U.S. citizenship ; but the words responsibility and obligation are nowhere to be seen in their definition . Furthermore , the fact is that the current citizenship status ...
Seite 10
... Popular Democratic Party , San Juan , Puerto Rico ; the Honorable Fernando Martin - Garcia , designee for the Puerto Rican Independence Party , San Juan , Puerto Rico . Please take your seats . Gentlemen , because you are ...
... Popular Democratic Party , San Juan , Puerto Rico ; the Honorable Fernando Martin - Garcia , designee for the Puerto Rican Independence Party , San Juan , Puerto Rico . Please take your seats . Gentlemen , because you are ...
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
1st Cir Abogados de Puerto AFELA American años aplicación asociación asuntos CARLOS VIZCARRONDO caso Chairman citas omitidas ciudadanía ciudadanos cláusula territorial Colegio de Abogados colonial Comisión Commonwealth of Puerto compact condición CONGRESS THE LIBRARY Constitution corte cual debe decolonization definition derecho descolonización economic electoral enmienda estadidad Estado Libre Asociado Estados Unidos federal federales forma Free Associated gobierno había hearings House of Representatives idioma igual independencia Independentista island issue Jones Act la Ley legislación legislation leyes LIBRARY OF CONGRESS options pág país Partido plebiscite poder político Popular Democratic Party President Presidente problema propia proyecto pueblo de Puerto Puerto Rico puertorriqueños RARY relación respecto RESS REVISTA JURÍDICA U.P.R. Rican Rico Political Status Rico's ROMERO-BARCELÓ San Juan self-determination self-government Señor soberanía sovereignty Spanish statehood statement status formula términos Territorial Clause Tribunal Supremo TRIBUNALES U.S. citizens U.S. citizenship U.S. Congress U.S. Constitution United States citizenship vote
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 25 - It is hereby ordained and declared by the authority aforesaid that the following articles shall be considered as articles of compact, between the original states and the people and states in the said territory, and forever remain unalterable, unless by common consent...
Seite 83 - They are legislative courts, created in virtue of the general right of sovereignty which exists in the government, or in virtue of that clause which enables congress to make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory belonging to the United States.
Seite 218 - The democratic system is fundamental to the life of the Puerto Rican community; We understand that the democratic system of government is one in which the will of the people is the source of public power, the political order is subordinate to the rights of man, and the free participation of the citizen in collective decisions is assured...
Seite 70 - That the statutory laws of the United States not locally inapplicable, except as hereinbefore or hereinafter otherwise provided, shall have the same force and effect in Puerto Rico as in the United States...
Seite 56 - We consider as determining factors in our life our citizenship of the United States of America and our aspiration continually to enrich our democratic heritage in the individual and collective enjoyment of its rights and privileges...
Seite 304 - The concept of dual citizenship recognizes that a person may have and exercise rights of nationality in two countries and be subject to the responsibilities of both.
Seite 76 - The relations of the federal courts to Puerto Rico have often raised delicate problems. It is a Spanish-speaking Commonwealth with a set of laws still impregnated with the Spanish tradition. Federal courts, reversing Puerto...
Seite 106 - It may not be doubted that by the general principles of the law of nations every government which is sovereign within its sphere of action possesses as an inherent attribute the power to acquire territory by discovery, by agreement or treaty, and by conquest.
Seite 57 - We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created •equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
Seite 77 - Pursuant to that constitution the Commonwealth now "elects its Governor and legislature ; appoints its judges, all cabinet officials, and lesser officials in the executive branch; sets its own educational policies; determines its own budget; and amends its own civil and criminal code.