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Federal program and services outlay in Puerto Rico is approximately $10 billion per year.
While men's rights are guaranteed by specific language in the Constitution, women's equal rights aren't mentioned.
Yet, individuals and corporations in Puerto Rico pay no federal income tax.
The world is littered with constitutions that have written guarantees of rights but that don't actually deliver rights. What differentiates the ones where rights are real from where rights are fake is that it's in the initial interests of the majority to actually deliver these rights.
The U.S. Constitution protects our privacy from the prying eyes of government. It does not, however, protect us from the prying eyes of companies and corporations.
As a general rule, I do not think judges should consider current societal preferences when ruling on constitutional challenges.
The U.S. constitution is an extraordinary document. In my view, it should not be amended often.
When I married Wilnelia, one of the first things I wanted to know about Puerto Rico was the quality of the golf courses.
However, the sovereignty of the states is constitutionally defined and recognized, while the powers of the local government in Puerto Rico are defined by, and subject to alteration under, federal statutory law.
