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WHEREAS, Over 75 % of all registered voters in Puerto Rico cast their vote; a level of participation that is substantially higher than the national turnout for the U.S. general elections on the same day. WHEREAS, the will of the people of Puerto Rico in rejecting the current territorial political relationship of the island with the United States was irrefutably mandated by a wide 54%-46% margin as well as a super majority mandate of 61% in favor of statehood among non-territorial status options. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, The Young Democrats of America and its entire national, state and local leadership urge the President of the United States and the United States Congress to: SECTION 1: Act with swift and due diligence on the referendum results held on November 6 th, 2012 in the island where the American citizens of Puerto Rico rejected the current undemocratic political relationship and supported full equality through statehood as the 51 st state of the Union. SECTION 2: Put into play a federal endorsed legislative process in Congress that validates and executes the will of the American citizens on the island who spoke loud and clear on November 6th, 2012 by claiming equal rights as American citizens and permanently rejecting modern day colonialism. SECTION 3: A copy of this resolution will be sent to the President of the United States, all members of the United States Congress and Puerto Ricos sole non-voting representative in Congress. This resolution was approved by the YDA General Assembly during its Winter Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah on December 2nd, 2012.