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Self-Determination o. eve coiontsct pevrie of 0.0. 4a the RY‘ co eatabiten OUR COUFRIMEDIT and cheoee OUR OFICIMLS through whatever process WE deen appropriate. It 1m the ABILITY 216 the POMER co G&RTHOL o™R LIVES Alm oun CITY, Itatory haa proven thst when a colonized poople begin to organize aod aowe for self-feterninstion, the colostal au~ thorteten (Congress) oni thee Local puppets vill offer re~ forme to pactfy aod confuse the people ville not changing the poverleot condition of tie penple, Home Rule is mck tactic. tts fom of prcwa eelf-leternication doe sot place pomr in the ands cf the people, aloe Hoe Rule , wtttesta por would recta in the hada of che Congress Congress would have the avthoréty to voto any Vegielation passed by the Tocel’ govervsent ard could in face millify hone rule “by simply le Elslacing ageiact 4 (ee to 1672), ihe form of government t+ fined by law and can ‘nly be changed by Congress. ste "would” continve to'be dependent on Congress for our revenios, There are'no provisions fot Hinasetat independence, cle would not reeoive the full reprorencation tn Congress to whieh uo are entitled BY the Const. ‘True self-deternination peans control: SOE our city governaunt and services Sok ca schools Sot cur police force cro our welfare syrcen Sef our public hearing Sof oor medical ard health factlitles Sof our courts and penal aysten Statehood ,, provided for by the Consticution and to yhtcn ve are form of self-goreronaat ereteled, Power would rest vith the peopl Unier Statehood: “ile, the Fesidents of D.C., could decide the fors of governsent we vont. local decisions would be free of congres sional veto. --Statehood could not be taken avay without Revenve prograns could be inittated to a chiove financial independence from the federal governmest, <-Me vould iceeive the fell Congresetonst Tepresentation to witch ve are’ entieled ("sesators, 2 or 3 representatives with full voting rights).

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