We want our political status and our rights under territorial law to be decided by our people, our elected leaders.
The Insular Cases have led to unequal application of U.S. constitutional principles in the U.S. territories, which has l...
But Congress has authority to do that, right?
The resolution naturally, therefore, is a nullity without identifying the specific laws of each ruling that it seeks to ...
I co-sponsored the Resolution being discussed today because the Insular Cases doctrine denies democracy and equality and...
What we oppose is the wholesale rejection of these cases because we believe such an action will have a lasting impact on...
We deserve nothing less than the full rights of citizenship, with the full application of the constitutional and democra...
We must ensure that the needs of the U.S. Virgin Islands are heard.
It is not the Insular Cases that deny the residents of the territories voting representation; Articles I and II of the C...
American Samoa is unique by virtue that it became the only U.S. territory by deed secession starting in 1900.
The residents of the territories each have their own opinions about their relationship with the mainland.