Post by Logan on Jun 27, 2016 0:12:12 GMT -6
Responses to Recent Supreme Court Case by Puerto Rico’s Gubernatorial Candidates
Puerto Rico’s current governor, Alejandro Garcia Padilla, is not running for reelection, but there are about half a dozen candidates for the position. El Nuevo Dia recently shared the reactions of the candidates for governor to the decision in the Sanchez Valle case, decided earlier this month. In that case, the U.S. Supreme Court said quite clearly that Puerto Rico has no sovereignty of its own; all the power of Puerto Rico’s government has been delegated by – and therefore still ultimately belong to – Congress.
Ricky Rosselló, gubernatorial candidate for the New Progressive Party, which is also known as the statehood party, said, “The case of Valle Sanchez again demonstrates the fallacy of our current status and the perceived collapse pillars of the Commonwealth.”
He continued, “The federal Supreme claims that Puerto Rico remains a colony … It is time to unite to enforce the will of the people expressed at the polls and reach the only option that guarantees a status equal to other American citizens: statehood.” Rosello suggested specific actions, too: “Let’s take affirmative steps such as filing a Certificate of Admission in January 2017 and launch a Tennessee Plan to achieve once and for all the solution to the problem of status. Being a colony is the biggest obstacle to our development. It is time to put aside inequality and claim our rights.”
David Bernier, gubernatorial candidate for the Popular Democratic Party, or the “commonwealth” party, said, “The decision of the Supreme Federal Court in the case of Sanchez Valle alters the democratic anchor of the Commonwealth. While acknowledging an area of self-government, the decision forces us to an urgent review of the structure of the relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States. The debate about the past is ended today by the Supreme Court of the United States.”
Read more: www.puertoricoreport.com/responses-recent-supreme-court-case-puerto-ricos-gubernatorial-candidates/
Puerto Rico’s current governor, Alejandro Garcia Padilla, is not running for reelection, but there are about half a dozen candidates for the position. El Nuevo Dia recently shared the reactions of the candidates for governor to the decision in the Sanchez Valle case, decided earlier this month. In that case, the U.S. Supreme Court said quite clearly that Puerto Rico has no sovereignty of its own; all the power of Puerto Rico’s government has been delegated by – and therefore still ultimately belong to – Congress.
Ricky Rosselló, gubernatorial candidate for the New Progressive Party, which is also known as the statehood party, said, “The case of Valle Sanchez again demonstrates the fallacy of our current status and the perceived collapse pillars of the Commonwealth.”
He continued, “The federal Supreme claims that Puerto Rico remains a colony … It is time to unite to enforce the will of the people expressed at the polls and reach the only option that guarantees a status equal to other American citizens: statehood.” Rosello suggested specific actions, too: “Let’s take affirmative steps such as filing a Certificate of Admission in January 2017 and launch a Tennessee Plan to achieve once and for all the solution to the problem of status. Being a colony is the biggest obstacle to our development. It is time to put aside inequality and claim our rights.”
David Bernier, gubernatorial candidate for the Popular Democratic Party, or the “commonwealth” party, said, “The decision of the Supreme Federal Court in the case of Sanchez Valle alters the democratic anchor of the Commonwealth. While acknowledging an area of self-government, the decision forces us to an urgent review of the structure of the relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States. The debate about the past is ended today by the Supreme Court of the United States.”
Read more: www.puertoricoreport.com/responses-recent-supreme-court-case-puerto-ricos-gubernatorial-candidates/