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Acknowledging that the United States Supreme Court's decisions in the Insular Cases and the "territorial incorporation doctrine" are contrary to the text and history of the United States Constitution, rest on racial views and stereotypes from the era of Plessy v. Ferguson that have long been rejected, are contrary to our Nation's most basic constitutional and democratic principles, and should be rejected as having no place in United States constitutional law.
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This House Resolution expresses concern that the Supreme Court’s decisions in the Insular Cases, established in the early 1900s, are fundamentally flawed and rooted in racial stereotypes from the Plessy v. Ferguson era. It argues these decisions contradict the Constitution’s core principles and should be rejected. The resolution highlights criticisms from legal scholars and Justices Gorsuch and Sotomayor, who have recently voiced their agreement that the Insular Cases lack constitutional foundation and perpetuate unequal treatment of residents in U.S. territories.
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Raúl M. Grijalva
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Barbara Lee
Earl Blumenauer
Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] Norton
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