Colonialism
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The Issue: United States colonialism
has left a legacy of property confiscation, economic manipulation and over-extended
defense boundaries.
The Principle: People have the right
to govern themselves as they see fit, without fearing that a large nation
will simply take control of them.
Solutions: While the United States
should be willing to accept expansion through other nations and territories
petitioning for statehood, we must not coerce any nation or people into "unity"
through military or economic action.
Transitional Action: We favor immediate
self-determination for all people living in colonial dependencies -- such
as American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands
-- to free these people from U.S. dominance, accompanied by the termination
of subsidization of them at taxpayers' expense. Land seized by the U.S. government
should be returned to its rightful owners.
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