Long past time to send Puerto Rico to Congress

[BackAgain]

Every American living on American soil should be represented in Congress. Puerto Rico, along with American Samoa, US Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Washington DC, should be fully represented in the House of Representatives, based on their relative populations. But no Senators. The Senate should remain the chamber of state representation.

Why not?

Maybe. Maybe not.

But it wouldn’t be an urgent thing for you, Tits, if Puerto Rico was heavily Republican.

 

[toobfreak]

Puerto Rico is the United States just the same as North Carolina is the United States. Puerto Ricans are Americans, just the same as Americans in North Carolina.

PR is just a property like that jalopy in your driveway.
We could sell it tomorrow.
We should dump it.

 

[ozro]

Puerto Rico will make their choice in less than a week.

Puerto Rico Statehood, Independence, or Free Association Referendum (2024)

Ballotpedia: The Encyclopedia of American Politics

ballotpedia.org

"
Puerto Rico as a legislatively referred statute on November 5, 2024.

The ballot measure asks voters to choose one of three options:

A vote for statehood supports the admission of Puerto Rico as the 51st state of the United States of America.

A vote for independence supported becoming an independent sovereign nation.

A vote for sovereignty in free association with the United States supported making Puerto Rico a sovereign nation outside the Territory Clause of the U.S. Constitution and entering into Articles of Free Association with the United States and delegating certain powers and responsibilities to the United States.

"

 

[Rawley]

Every American living on American soil should be represented in Congress. Puerto Rico, along with American Samoa, US Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Washington DC, should be fully represented in the House of Representatives, based on their relative populations. But no Senators. The Senate should remain the chamber of state representation.

Why not?

Psst.

https://www.congress.gov/member/jenniffer-gonzalez-colon/G000582

 

[Stormy Daniels]

Puerto Rico will make their choice in less than a week.

Puerto Rico Statehood, Independence, or Free Association Referendum (2024)

Ballotpedia: The Encyclopedia of American Politics

ballotpedia.org

"
Puerto Rico as a legislatively referred statute on November 5, 2024.

The ballot measure asks voters to choose one of three options:

A vote for statehood supports the admission of Puerto Rico as the 51st state of the United States of America.

A vote for independence supported becoming an independent sovereign nation.

A vote for sovereignty in free association with the United States supported making Puerto Rico a sovereign nation outside the Territory Clause of the U.S. Constitution and entering into Articles of Free Association with the United States and delegating certain powers and responsibilities to the United States.

"

I believe they do these ballot questions pretty much every election. It, of course, has not legal power.

 

[Stormy Daniels]

Psst.

https://www.congress.gov/member/jenniffer-gonzalez-colon/G000582

I said fully represented. The Resident Commissioner is a facade.

 

[22lcidw]

They have a Resident Commissioner. And yes, she serves on committees, but that's really meaningless.

They have much reduced taxes also.

 

[Rawley]

I said fully represented. The Resident Commissioner is a facade.

?? She's elected by the people of PR. She represents PR in Congress.

 

[Stormy Daniels]

?? She's elected by the people of PR. She represents PR in Congress.

Can't vote, thought.

 

[ozro]

I believe they do these ballot questions pretty much every election. It, of course, has not legal power.

They have voted against statehood before. They may again. They may become independent, a new Haiti. If they vote for statehood, it has a good chance of happening. However, it doesn't look like it's going to pass.They can't be a state without citizen approval.

 

[Rawley]

Can't vote, thought.

She can vote in committees, she can introduce legislation, and speak before the chamber on behalf of Puerto Rico's constituents.

 

[Stormy Daniels]

They have much reduced taxes also.

There are all kinds of people who have "much reduced taxes" for a wide variety of reasons. That's never been a basis for Congressional representation, though.

 

[Independent thinker]

Seeing as I'm not a politician, I have nothing to gain politically. I think that representation in Congress is justified for all Americans. The federal government holds power over these Americans, but they are politically disenfranchised.

Now, there are Democrats who want to give statehood to Puerto Rico and DC, simply because they expect that both cases will result in two additional blue Senate seats. But if you look closely, my suggestion eliminates that idea.

And gives extra house seats to Democrats in the House.

 

[Arlette]

Every American living on American soil should be represented in Congress. Puerto Rico, along with American Samoa, US Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Washington DC, should be fully represented in the House of Representatives, based on their relative populations. But no Senators. The Senate should remain the chamber of state representation.

Why not?

Why not add four Dem senators to the Senate? Two from DC and two from Puerto Rico? It would make things a whole lot easier/convenient for us.

 

[Unkotare]

Never said they were. ...

Then shut up about it.

 

[Unkotare]

And gives extra house seats to Democrats in the House.

The obvious and only reason for bringing it up.

 

[Thinker101]

Every American living on American soil should be represented in Congress. Puerto Rico, along with American Samoa, US Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Washington DC, should be fully represented in the House of Representatives, based on their relative populations. But no Senators. The Senate should remain the chamber of state representation.

Why not?

The people of Puerto Rico don't want to become a state. But then again, we know Democrats don't give a crap what people want.

 

[Unkotare]

Puerto Rico is the United States just the same as North Carolina is the United States. ...

No, it's not. PR is a protectorate. NC is a state.

 

[Stormy Daniels]

They have voted against statehood before. They may again. They may become independent, a new Haiti. If they vote for statehood, it has a good chance of happening. However, it doesn't look like it's going to pass.They can't be a state without citizen approval.

There are a whole list of things that Puerto Rico needs before the island would be a real contender for statehood.

Statehood doesn't actually require citizen approval at all. Congress alone has the power to admit new states, with the only limitation being the constitution's anti-partition clause. Congress has the power to admit PR as a state against the wishes of the people of Puerto Rico, and is under no obligation to grant independence to Puerto Rico even if they want it.

 

[BackAgain]

No, it's not. PR is a protectorate. NC is a state.

I insist that you stop using facts to correct the nonsense spewed by our liberals.

The poor things hate facts.