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Jimmy Carter: It is therefore wholly appropriate that the electorate of the Virgin Islands, and not the Federal Government, has the…

On the recordSeptember 19, 1978
It is therefore wholly appropriate that the electorate of the Virgin Islands, and not the Federal Government, has the ultimate right to accept or reject it.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Territory of the Virgin Islands Message to the Congress Transmitting the Territory's Proposed Constitution

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