US territories have a voice in Congress but no vote – here’s why

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As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, millions of Americans who live outside the 50 states are excluded from full participation in its democracy. Roughly 3.6 million residents of US territories – including Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands and the US Virgin Islands – have no senators and only nonvoting […]The post US territories have a voice in Congress but no vote – here’s why appeared first on Asia Times.