Guam Commonwealth: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Insular and International Affairs of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, First Session, on H.R. 98, Guam Commonwealth Act, Volumen4,Parte2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1991 |
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... thing . I have got a super - duper subcommittee here and they backed me up . [ Applause . ] Mr. FUSTER . Mr. Chairman . Mr. DE LUGO . Yes . Mr. FUSTER . Let me- Mr. DE LUGO . But they are also a little long - winded - only kid- ding ...
... thing . I have got a super - duper subcommittee here and they backed me up . [ Applause . ] Mr. FUSTER . Mr. Chairman . Mr. DE LUGO . Yes . Mr. FUSTER . Let me- Mr. DE LUGO . But they are also a little long - winded - only kid- ding ...
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... things done . We will start our hearing now and I have had a request . The Hawaii State Capitol authorities have asked us to ask the audience not to eat or drink in the room . They have been very gracious in letting us have their ...
... things done . We will start our hearing now and I have had a request . The Hawaii State Capitol authorities have asked us to ask the audience not to eat or drink in the room . They have been very gracious in letting us have their ...
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... THINGS LEGALLY PROHIBITED TO THE STATES ΤΟ ACCOMMODATE THE UNIQUE SETTING , REMOTENESS , PHYSICAL DISTANCE AND GEOGRAPHIC ISOLATION OF OUR ISLAND . THE STATES CANNOT ENJOY SUCH FLEXIBILITY OUTSIDE THE CONSTITUTION . THE STARK REALITY IS ...
... THINGS LEGALLY PROHIBITED TO THE STATES ΤΟ ACCOMMODATE THE UNIQUE SETTING , REMOTENESS , PHYSICAL DISTANCE AND GEOGRAPHIC ISOLATION OF OUR ISLAND . THE STATES CANNOT ENJOY SUCH FLEXIBILITY OUTSIDE THE CONSTITUTION . THE STARK REALITY IS ...
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... things I have ever encountered . These types of hearings are very important for all of us and they are very important to the United States as a whole . One thing has been said over and over in every hearing because it's true , you can't ...
... things I have ever encountered . These types of hearings are very important for all of us and they are very important to the United States as a whole . One thing has been said over and over in every hearing because it's true , you can't ...
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... things take time . This is a denial of civil rights . We are talking about something that calls for immediate action . There are other kinds of treatment the Chamorros have been getting all these years . This is the reason for the ...
... things take time . This is a denial of civil rights . We are talking about something that calls for immediate action . There are other kinds of treatment the Chamorros have been getting all these years . This is the reason for the ...
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Página 79 - Charter, the well-being of the inhabitants of these territories, and, to this end: a. to ensure, with due respect for the culture of the peoples concerned, their political, economic, social, and educational advancement, their just treatment, and their protection against abuses; b. to develop self-government, to take due account of the political aspirations of the peoples, and to assist them in the progressive development of their free political institutions, according to the particular circumstances...
Página 162 - Members of the United Nations which have or assume responsibilities for the administration of territories whose peoples have not yet attained a full measure of self-government recognize the principle that the interests of the inhabitants of these territories...
Página 238 - Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.
Página 179 - all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States shall have the same right in every State and Territory to make and enforce contracts, to sue, be parties, give evidence, and to the full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of persons and property as is enjoyed by white citizens...
Página 264 - The civil rights and political status of the native inhabitants of the territories hereby ceded to the United States shall be determined by the Congress.
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Página 162 - ... recognize the principle that the interests of the inhabitants of these territories are paramount, and accept as a sacred trust the obligation to promote to the utmost, within the system of international peace and security established by the present Charter, the well-being of the inhabitants of these territories, and, to this end: a.
Página 162 - To promote the political, economic, social and educational advancement of the inhabitants of the trust territories, and their progressive development towards self-government or independence as may be appropriate to the particular circumstances of each territory and its peoples and the freely expressed wishes of the peoples concerned, and as may be provided by the terms of each trusteeship agreement: C.
Página 386 - Act, the President of the United States shall by proclamation withdraw and surrender all right of possession, supervision, jurisdiction, control or sovereignty then existing and exercised by the United States in and over the territory and people...
Página 36 - The idea that this country may acquire territories anywhere upon the earth, by conquest or treaty, and hold them as mere colonies or provinces — the people inhabiting them to en joy only such rights as Congress chooses to accord to them — is wholly inconsistent with the spirit and genius as well as with the words of the Constitution.