Political Quotes

“In point of fact, Guam is an unincorporated territory of the United States. The legal implications of this status are important because it helps us understand the reasons behind an effort to change the status. An unincorporated territory is little more than a colony with a legal title which disguises it. An unincorporated territory means that the territory is owned by the United States and that the Congress has plenary power over it. But it is not incorporated meaning that it is not truly an integral part of the United States. Unincorporated means that the Constitution is not fully applicable to Guam. Unincorporated means that the territory is not on a path to statehood in the same way that incorporated territories have historically been. Unincorporated means that the Congress can make the most basic decisions about your political existence. And because we have no voting representation in the House or the Senate and because we cannot vote for President, the people of Guam have not truly given their consent to the Government which controls their lives. The most basic tenet of American democracy is that government comes from the consent of the governed.”