Committee of Correspondence for Puerto Rico Self-Determination

Legal Analysis of Role for Local Entity in
Puerto Rico Status Resolution 
SUMMARY:   Whether denominated as a “Constitutional Convention”, “Constituent Assembly”, “Decolonization Commission” or other name, as authorized by federal or local law, any entity  operating under the local constitution will be juridically inferior to the local Legislative Assembly.  Thus, its lawful powers will be subject to […]

Christensen Amendment to H.R. 900 based on constitutional convention provisions of H.R. 1230: A Trojan Horse strategy to usurp federal powers without telling Christensen or Congress 
Historical context: 
In 1952, a Puerto Rican leadership delegation and its lobbyists convinced Congressional staff to insert the seemingly innocuous phrase “in the nature of a compact” into a bill to define […]

San Juan Star, Viewpoint, September 7, 2006, p. 55
Ideology won’t salvage “enhanced commonwealth”     Dr. William Cleary
Critics of the White House report on Puerto Rico’s status suggest the President’s Task Force did not adequately consider legal theories about “mutual consent” or the “unalterable bilateral pact”. 
To the contrary, the record is clear that the President’s Task […]