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On the recordMay 11, 2021
It is not the Insular Cases that deny the residents of the territories voting representation; Articles I and II of the Constitution do.
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Jenniffer González-Colón
Republican · Puerto Rico

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Gonzalez-Colon argues that the Constitution, not Insular Cases, limits voting rights in territories.

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