Time to make Puerto rico a state

[aaronleland]

We'd have to rearrange the stars on our flag, and that just sounds like too much of a hassle.

 

[K9Buck]

These people are American citizens and we should give them every right every other American has...
-Vote for President, senator, congressman, etc.
-Respect

And we should probably invest a few hundred billion in their energy infrastructure.

No fucking way.

 

[K9Buck]

What would be the benefit to the United States from changing their status?

Libtards aren't interested in benefits for mainland Americans.

 

[Eloy]

Almost all citizens (97%+) in Puerto Rico voted for statehood in the this year's referendum. That wish should be honored rather than keeping Puerto Rico as a colony.

 

[DarkFury]

Almost all citizens (97%+) in Puerto Rico voted for statehood in the this year's referendum. That wish should be honored rather than keeping Puerto Rico as a colony.

Your in the EU so who gives a fuck what you think. Besides even IF we let them in that would take an act of Congress. And the aid is NOT retro active.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

Almost all citizens (97%+) in Puerto Rico voted for statehood in the this year's referendum. That wish should be honored rather than keeping Puerto Rico as a colony.

Why?

 

[Penelope]

Just what we need. 3.5 million more votes for leftists. We keep them on welfare but at least they cannot officially vote (but they do, don't they? especially in NYC)

Weird, most people on welfare and the biggest takers are the southern states.

Yep those in Pub controlled states.

 

[Bruce_T_Laney]

What would be the benefit to the United States from changing their status?

Baseball players, cigars, rum and fat bottom girls that make the world go round?

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

What would be the benefit to the United States from changing their status?

Baseball players, cigars, rum and fat bottom girls that make the world go round?

Here's some of the girls ...

 

[petro]

We'd have to rearrange the stars on our flag, and that just sounds like too much of a hassle.

On the other hand. A new flag would create a large market of outdated burnable flags for protesters. An economic win-win.

 

[Cossack1483]

Are they White? Do they currently pay taxes?

No and No. AMFs

 

[Eloy]

Almost all citizens (97%+) in Puerto Rico voted for statehood in the this year's referendum. That wish should be honored rather than keeping Puerto Rico as a colony.

Why?

Because the United States boasts of being a democracy and statehood is the will of the American citizens on the U.S. Possession.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

Almost all citizens (97%+) in Puerto Rico voted for statehood in the this year's referendum. That wish should be honored rather than keeping Puerto Rico as a colony.

Why?

Because the United States boasts of being a democracy and statehood is the will of the American citizens on the U.S. Possession.

What we are is a representative republic. Anyway, the documentation please.

You know, DC wants to be a state too, but can't be.

 

[Eloy]

Almost all citizens (97%+) in Puerto Rico voted for statehood in the this year's referendum. That wish should be honored rather than keeping Puerto Rico as a colony.

Why?

Because the United States boasts of being a democracy and statehood is the will of the American citizens on the U.S. Possession.

What we are is a representative republic. Anyway, the documentation please.

You know, DC wants to be a state too, but can't be.

You want a document to prove that the will of citizens is supposed to matter???
Puerto Rico is a colony of the USA but the idea that America is a colonial power is contrary to the responsibility of allowing colonial people the right to self-determination. The people there are U.S. citizens who have voted to become a state.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

Almost all citizens (97%+) in Puerto Rico voted for statehood in the this year's referendum. That wish should be honored rather than keeping Puerto Rico as a colony.

Why?

Because the United States boasts of being a democracy and statehood is the will of the American citizens on the U.S. Possession.

What we are is a representative republic. Anyway, the documentation please.

You know, DC wants to be a state too, but can't be.

You want a document to prove that the will of citizens is supposed to matter???
Puerto Rico is a colony of the USA but the idea that America is a colonial power is contrary to the responsibility of allowing colonial people the right to self-determination. The people there are U.S. citizens who have voted to become a state.

It's not their solo decision.

Article IV, Section 3.

Two-thirds majority vote of the Senate and the House is required.

 

[Eloy]

Almost all citizens (97%+) in Puerto Rico voted for statehood in the this year's referendum. That wish should be honored rather than keeping Puerto Rico as a colony.

Why?

Because the United States boasts of being a democracy and statehood is the will of the American citizens on the U.S. Possession.

What we are is a representative republic. Anyway, the documentation please.

You know, DC wants to be a state too, but can't be.

You want a document to prove that the will of citizens is supposed to matter???
Puerto Rico is a colony of the USA but the idea that America is a colonial power is contrary to the responsibility of allowing colonial people the right to self-determination. The people there are U.S. citizens who have voted to become a state.

It's not their solo decision.

Article IV, Section 3.

Two-thirds majority vote of the Senate and the House.

Then the Senate and House should honor America's responsibility to allow U.S. citizens self-determination to become a state or else grant them independence. America should not have colonies.

 

[Cossack1483]

America should not pander to banana republix

 

[SobieskiSavedEurope]

Almost all citizens (97%+) in Puerto Rico voted for statehood in the this year's referendum. That wish should be honored rather than keeping Puerto Rico as a colony.

Why?

Because the United States boasts of being a democracy and statehood is the will of the American citizens on the U.S. Possession.

What we are is a representative republic. Anyway, the documentation please.

You know, DC wants to be a state too, but can't be.

You want a document to prove that the will of citizens is supposed to matter???
Puerto Rico is a colony of the USA but the idea that America is a colonial power is contrary to the responsibility of allowing colonial people the right to self-determination. The people there are U.S. citizens who have voted to become a state.

If you want to play that game, then the Bronx is also a colony of Puerto Rico.

 

[SobieskiSavedEurope]

Almost all citizens (97%+) in Puerto Rico voted for statehood in the this year's referendum. That wish should be honored rather than keeping Puerto Rico as a colony.

I certainly don't want Puto Rico to be a part of the U.S, point blank.
They do nothing for this country, but take, in fact we should do the same about some of those heavily Black Southern states like Mississippi too, and turn those into a Black homeland.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Why?

Because the United States boasts of being a democracy and statehood is the will of the American citizens on the U.S. Possession.

What we are is a representative republic. Anyway, the documentation please.

You know, DC wants to be a state too, but can't be.

You want a document to prove that the will of citizens is supposed to matter???
Puerto Rico is a colony of the USA but the idea that America is a colonial power is contrary to the responsibility of allowing colonial people the right to self-determination. The people there are U.S. citizens who have voted to become a state.

It's not their solo decision.

Article IV, Section 3.

Two-thirds majority vote of the Senate and the House.

Then the Senate and House should honor America's responsibility to allow U.S. citizens self-determination to become a state or else grant them independence. America should not have colonies.

Then the Senate and House should honor America's responsibility to allow U.S. citizens self-determination to become a state or else grant them independence.

Cut them loose.