sed number of federal aid and entitlement programs will help the island and somewhat settle the score with taxation. In regards to our culture it is our responsibility as Chamorros to keep our culture alive. It is not the purpose of any government to preserve a single culture rather it is the purpose of government to promote the general welfare of the people. The whole point of the uprising against our island’s political status was that we wanted to limit the powers of government. Entering into the Union and becoming the 51st effectively limits the power that government has over us. This is done by gaining the right of popular sovereignty, and exercising the principal of limited government. Both of which are characteristics of a new state.This limiting of government is done by finally giving us representation in Washington, and the right to elect the president. What our leaders and the people in general have wanted all along is to be heard and respected by our figurative big brother the U.S. . By choosing statehood we become a full-fledged member of the strongest world power. We also gain a voice and the respect of our 50 peers, who will be forced to see us as equal....
