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Commonwealth Status and Military
Domination: A Volatile Concoction
Fernando Bobis ‘03
Prior to September 11, 2001, as protests
mounted against United States military exercises on Vieques, big
names in U.S. politics were bringing the Puerto Rican island-municipality
to the forefront of national debate. Entering the mainstream consciousness
was the health and environmental devastation with which the U.S.
Navy has plagued Vieques since 1941.
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Black Disenfranchisement and Electoral
Reform
Cristina Gallo ‘02
The recent steps in both houses of Congress
demonstrate that there is momentum for electoral reform. The Senate
passed a bill on April 11th, in a vote of 99 to 1, that set minimum
standards for the conduct of elections nationwide that standardize
procedures, state-by-state and county-by-county. The bill allocates
more than 3 billion for the upgrading of voting machines and to
assist compliance with the federal measures, according to an article
in the New York Times. Furthermore, it calls for more accurate,
computerized lists of registered voters, which might help prevent
registered voters from being turned away at the polls or dead voters
from miraculously pulling the lever.
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