Image via the PCC By Katherin Hormigó Rubio, translated from the Spanish On March 12, 1996, U.S. President Bill Clinton signed and enacted the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996, or the Liberty Act, better known for the names of its main driving forces: North Carolina Republican Sen. Jesse Helms and the Republican Rep. Dan Burton of Indiana. It was passed in response to the downing of the Brothers to the Rescue planes on February 24, 1996. Amid escalating geo