Empire and Representation
The U. S. Congress
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7329474 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Abraham Holtzman (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 249-249 |
| Publication date | 1986-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Legislative Studies Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0362-9805 • E-ISSN: 1939-9162 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2307/439878 |
| OpenAlex | W2332107257 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 3 |
A special system of representation in the House of Representatives has been created by Congress for the territorial units of the U.S. empire and for the federal district. This article examines the development of this unique system of imperial representation and compares its statutory representatives with the constitutional representatives elected from the states. An analysis of the floor behavior of contemporary members from both sets of legislators reveals that the statutory representatives are significantly more concerned with constituency. Although still operating under the original prohibition against their voting in the House, the statutory members participate otherwise nearly as equals with the constitutional members in decision making on the floor. Today they are also complete equals in voting power and privileges in the committees. In January 1985, the freshman class of Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives chose as their president a delegate to the House, Vicente Tomas Blaz, from the territory of Guam. A precedent-shattering decision on their part, it highlighted the existence of a unique type of legislator in the House, the extraconstitutional or statutory representative. It also marked the further integration of these special congressmen into the institutional character of that chamber. Delegate Blaz constitutes a strange anomaly in the House of Representatives: one of its members, but not a member; a representative, but not
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,69 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2025 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |