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Internal self-government under a local constitution was authorized by Congress and approved by the residents in 1952, but federal law is supreme in Puerto Rico and residents do not have voting representation in the Congress.

Dick Thornburgh

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Die interne Selbstverwaltung im Rahmen einer lokalen Verfassung wurde vom Kongress 1952 genehmigt und von den Bewohnern genehmigt. Das Bundesgesetz ist in Puerto Rico jedoch oberstes Gebot, und die Bewohner haben keine Stimmrechtsvertretung im Kongress.

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