Democrats try to ram through Puerto Rican Statehood bill before Jan 3rd

[Nostra]

I have the right wing comments on this thread moron

You do?

 

[Lesh]

You do?

I'm sorry. What did you say?

 

[Lesh]

There was a redo in 2020

2020 Puerto Rican status referendum - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

And it won pretty convincingly

 

[Coyote]

I can't wait for the hilarity when those Puerto-Rican nationalists start bombing shit again.

It’s only been 50 years after all…

 

[Nostra]

I'm sorry. What did you say?

Two word responses are over your head,

Got it.

 

[Lesh]

Two word responses are over your head,

Got it.

What was that?

 

[Nostra]

What was that?

 

[Red Front]

Will Puerto Rico be the next US state? Independence bill goes to US House vote today - as Dem representatives 'look forward to making history'

A bill to vote on Puerto Rico's status within the United States is headed to the house for a vote after being approved by a House committee on Wednesday.

The Puerto Rico Status Act will determine whether the island becomes a state, and independent nation, or a sovereignty associated with the US

Puerto Ricans could move a step closer to a referendum on whether the island should become a U.S. state when the House of Representatives votes Thursday on a bill outlining the process.



A House committee approved the Puerto Rico Status Act on Wednesday, paving the way for the full House vote. The bill was cosponsored by Representative Nydia Velazquez, a Democrat from New York.
The bill was also lead by Rep. Steny Hoyer, a Democrat from Maryland.

If the bill passes the House, it will need 60 votes in the closely divided Senate and Democratic President Joe Biden's signature to become law.

Puerto Rican independence bill goes to US House

No problem, we will just divide a red state up into four states.....Six new GOP Senators.

Puerto Rico is mostly Republican?

 

[Pellinore]

Does anyone out there think that if the GOP had a chance to add a 51st state and its two more Republican Senators, they would do anything but push it through with no hesitation, then all go home and sleep like babies? Because they would.

Hey, if the Democrats can ramrod it through on time, by the same legal process that we've used for 37 other States, they should go for it. I think the chances are slim that they can find 10 or so Republican Senators willing to sign on, but who knows.

 

[easyt65]

Biden was raised in a Puerto Rican community, so he must know what he is doing ... right?

 

[Mr. Friscus]

umm…..that was 24 years ago

Do you think Puerto Rico should become a state?

 

[easyt65]

Does anyone out there think that if the GOP had a chance to add a 51st state and its two more Republican Senators, they would do anything but push it through with no hesitation, then all go home and sleep like babies? Because they would.

Yes, Republicans are not pathetic, power/control-hungry
Douche Bags like the Democrats.

Puerto Rico has already voted to reject statehood.

Do Democrats care? Elections and what the people want don't matter to Democrats. Its all about what Democrats want.

 

[Mr. Friscus]

Does anyone out there think that if the GOP had a chance to add a 51st state and its two more Republican Senators, they would do anything but push it through with no hesitation, then all go home and sleep like babies? Because they would.

Not based on precedent

Notice it’s not the GOP talking about adding new SCOTUS members while they have the presidency

Conservatives overall want to maintain the institutions.. leftists want to manipulate them into acting in their favour

 

[Lesh]

Puerto Rico has already voted to reject statehood.

They just voted FOR statehood in 2020

 

[rightwinger]

Do you think Puerto Rico should become a state?

Well

They are native born US Citizens
They should have the same right to request statehood just like citizens of Alaska and Hawaii did 60 years ago

Political party affiliation has never had a part in determining statehood

 

[Red Front]

Not based on precedent

Notice it’s not the GOP talking about adding new SCOTUS members while they have the presidency

Conservatives overall want to maintain the institutions.. leftists want to manipulate them into acting in their favour

Right-wingers don't want the government to serve their interests, only leftists want that. Yeah O. K.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

Never going to pass in the Senate. Repubs don't want to do anything to disrupt the disproportionate representation of rural conservatives.

But you like that rural food that they grow. And you like mob rule. Democrats are America’s greatest threat.
BTW, vote value was initially considered to be based on property ownership. That would consistently fuck over urban democrats the way democrats are currently OK with fucking over rural Americans.

 

[BackAgain]

Never going to pass in the Senate. Repubs don't want to do anything to disrupt the disproportionate representation of rural conservatives.

Republicans don’t want to grant further advantage to the stranglehold of Dim population centers on our elections.

 

[ThisIsMe]

If they want to statehood, so be it, but don't try and pass it off that the left sees this anything more than 2 more seats in the senate.

 

[ThisIsMe]

Does anyone out there think that if the GOP had a chance to add a 51st state and its two more Republican Senators, they would do anything but push it through with no hesitation, then all go home and sleep like babies? Because they would.

Hey, if the Democrats can ramrod it through on time, by the same legal process that we've used for 37 other States, they should go for it. I think the chances are slim that they can find 10 or so Republican Senators willing to sign on, but who knows.

You're probably right, they would, but at least you're admitting that the dems, in kind, only see this as adding senate seats.