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Posted on Jan 10 2012
Mr. Brooks, your education notwithstanding, what part of the Constitution of the United States of America do you actually understand? The serious issues regarding Article 12 are very simple. The CNMI is part of America and in America the 14th and 15th Amendments to the Constitution state:
* 14th defines citizenship: contains the privileges and immunities clause, the due process clause, the equal protection clause and deals with post-Civil War issues. (This defines who is considered a citizen).
* The 15th prohibits the denial of suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude (This is self-explanatory).
So, with the CNMI being part of America, it means American citizens can own land and not be discriminated against that ownership based on race, color, or creed. Article 12 is based entirely on race. If this was Thailand or anywhere else, no big deal. But if living in America means I can own American soil, then that law applies to the CNMI as well. If a person of Northern Marianas-descent can go to the mainland and own land, why is it perceived to be unfair that I, as a fellow citizen, would want to own land where my children were born, so I can pass said land to them in my inheritance?
[B]Paul Beebe[/B] [I]Spokane, Washington[/I]
