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).