I co-sponsored the Resolution being discussed today because the Insular Cases doctrine denies democracy and equality and reflects abhorrent bias and have provided a justification for Congress to discriminate against American citizens unfairly and irrationally, citizens to whom full representation in their national Government has been denied.
Stacey Plaskett: “I co-sponsored the Resolution being discussed today because the Insular Cases doctrine denies democracy and equality and…”
On the recordMay 11, 2021
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Plaskett argues against the Insular Cases, highlighting their discriminatory impact on American citizens.
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