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Pedro Pierluisi: “The Puerto Rican electorate served notice last November that they do not wish to continue being governed in the way and…”

On the recordJuly 31, 2013
The Puerto Rican electorate served notice last November that they do not wish to continue being governed in the way and through the institutions and laws that, by their own accord, govern them currently.
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Pedro Pierluisi
Democratic · Puerto Rico

Editor's note · Context

Puerto Ricans expressed a desire for political change and self-governance.

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