we will control our own trade, and we will be able to set our immigration, and taxation standards. We will still most likely use American currency, though we will not be subject to their tax laws. Though with local control of nearly every aspect our existence it is foreseeable that corruption will be ever present on Guam. Our group feels that this is just too much power and responsibility for our current local officials.Like our economic system, the provisions laid out in the constitution will determine the political system on Guam. It can be expected that there will be certain provisions made for everything from civil rights to the electoral process. Though the question is how will these programs be effectively implemented. The social status of the island will also be one of the major concerns with independence. This is because we will lose federal programs that take care of things such as healthcare, and education, not to mention all the federal entitlement programs that we will lose in the process of gaining independence.The one major advantage that many locals see in independence, are the focus it will have on the “chamorro” people and the attempts that will be made to preserve our dying culture. The use of the chamorro language may be required in certain situations or ceremonies, and the “Biba chamorro “ spirit will be alive and well in the country of guhuan.This also will bring discrimination to an all time high, with the chamorros having many advantages over other groups of people. Which eventually lead to an equal rights movement and revolution. Quite frankly independence seems to be a step backwards rather than forwards.C. Freely Associated StateThe middle ground between the two aforementioned choices seems to be the status of Freely Associated State or FAS. As previously stated, regardless of what type of status is chosen Guam will be forced to draft a constitution that sets the political and economi...
