Colonial Means to “Decolonial” Ends

Federal inaction and a lack of meaningful democratic processes frustrates local efforts to pursue greater autonomy, self-determination, and ultimately decolonization, Neil Weares writes 17 de abril de 2025 - 10:00 PM “The consent of the governed” - the United States Declaration of Independence set forth - is the foundation of political authority. This principle is so dangerous to imperial powers that when the government of Puerto Rico passed a law in 1946 (over a veto by its then-federally appointed Governor) for its people to vote on a future non-colonial status, President Harry Truman decided to stop them. He unilaterally voided the law.

Derogar los Casos Insulares no implica nuevos impuestos federales.