[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6985]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 REQUESTING THAT MY NAME BE WITHDRAWN AS A COSPONSOR OF H.R. 2499, THE 
                       PUERTO RICO DEMOCRACY ACT

                       HON. JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON

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                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 3, 2010

  Mr. CULBERSON. Madam Speaker, I share Thomas Jefferson's belief that 
majority rule is ``the vital principle of republics,'' therefore I am 
opposed to passage of H.R. 2499, and respectfully request that my name 
be withdrawn as a co-sponsor. I was mistaken in co-sponsoring this bill 
because it is not apparent from the language of the bill that it allows 
Puerto Rico to decide its future by less than a majority vote. I have 
also learned that current law enables Puerto Rico to hold an election 
to determine their future at any time, so this law is redundant--and we 
already have far too many redundant unnecessary laws on the books. For 
these reasons I would ask that my name be withdrawn as a co-sponsor of 
this bill.

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