Political Quotes

“repeating again from the Constitution that the representatives of this body are popularly elected from the several States, and that is so important, and I want to talk for just a moment about the size of our districts. Mine is right around 700,000 people. We have some that I think are as low as 640,000, 650,000. They are going to vary just a little bit. But that is the size of them. We do appreciate so much the guidance that is given by the Delegates from the territories. They are a valuable participation and a valuable addition and a wonderful and treasured resource of this body. We need their opinion and their input. But the Constitution does not allow for their having a vote. I think in Guam we have about 155,000 people, and in American Samoa there are about 57,000 people. So we look at one man, one vote and the equal representation, and then we have to say, my goodness, that is just really a far smaller number.”