This bill not only endangers the democratic principles that are the foundation of the United States of America but it also does not take into account the will of the majority of the people of Puerto Rico.
Criticism of HR 2499 for undermining democracy and ignoring Puerto Rico's majority opinion.
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I wouldn't have the gall to go any place and say, 'I am a Democrat, I believe in democracy, but I don't want to have the right to vote or the right to representation.'
How can anybody that says that they believe in democracy and that they want the U.S. citizenship, not want to participate in the democratic process of the nation they are citizens with?
We should also go down there to fill our minds with their ideas, their aspirations, and their dreams.
The Congress of the United States retains plenary powers over everything in Puerto Rico, not just the status of Puerto Rico.
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