Posted on 04/28/2010 7:23:17 AM PDT by patriotgal1787
Last night on his TV show, Glenn Beck dropped another bombshell -- on Thursday, Congress will take up a bill to make Peurto Rico a state. Why is our Congress doing this now? Secretly? Quickly? If it hadn't been for one of Beck's "Refounders" (a Congressional insider), would we even know about this? Wy is this important to you and me?
Well, the word is out, and my local 9-12/Tea party organization sent this out this morning. First thing to hit my mailbox, in fact...
There is a bill to make Puerto Rico a state. Again, they are trying to pull one over on us and on Puerto Ricans, who have consistently said they do not want to become a state. Read below for more information (from Eagle Forum). This was also discussed by Rep Tom Price on a conference call yesterday.
Please consider this:
* The U.S. would transform, overnight, into a bilingual nation. At least half of Puerto Ricans do not speak English, the language of our U.S. Constitution and founding documents. The Washington Times article, "Puerto Rican statehood," analyzes all the implications of adding a foreign language-speaking state to the Union.
* It would bring immediate demands for massive federal spending. The average income of Puerto Ricans is less than half that of our poorest state, and infrastructure and the environment are far below American standards. Puerto Rico has a population with a median national income of $17,741, nearly a third below that for the U.S.
* Puerto Rico is already a democracy. Despite the bill's deceptive title, Puerto Rico already has an elected government and exists as a self-governed commonwealth of the U.S.
* Statehood would give Puerto Rico more congressional representation than 25 of our 50 states! It would inevitably give Democrats two additional U.S. Senators and 6 to 8 additional Members of the House.
H.R. 2499 is stealth legislation designed to lead to the admission of Spanish-speaking Puerto Rico as the 51st state, thereby making us a de facto bilingual nation, like Canada. The U.S. Congress should not be forcing Puerto Ricans to vote on statehood, especially since the Puerto Rican people have rejected statehood three times since 1991!
No Member of Congress who describes himself as a limited government, fiscal conservative should be casting a YEA vote for H.R. 2499, as Puerto Rican statehood would cause an immediate increase in federal expenditures, particularly for taxpayer-funded welfare state services.
Sponsored by Puerto Rican delegate Pedro Pierluisi (D), the Puerto Rico Democracy Act (H.R. 2499) - which has reared its ugly head a number of times over the past few congresses but has yet to have any success - would require Puerto Ricans to hold a national referendum to decide if they want Puerto Rico to remain a self-governing U.S. commonwealth, or become the 51st state.
The referendum would be set up as two plebiscites which would effectively deceive Puerto Ricans into voting for statehood. In the first round of votes, the Puerto Rican people would be given the choice between remaining a U.S. territory and "pursuing a different political status." If the majority votes to maintain the status quo, this bill would require that Puerto Rico vote on this same issue every eight years.
If the majority votes for "different status," a second round of votes would be held where Puerto Ricans would choose either statehood or independence-the status quo of "U.S. territory" would not even be an option! In other words, the two ballots would be rigged to favor the outcome of statehood, overriding the wishes of Americans and Puerto Ricans who want to maintain the current commonwealth status.
* Contact your US congressmen AND * Take quick action here: http://www.capwiz.com/eagleforum/issues/alert/?alertid=14966151&type=CO
This is a transparent attempt by the Progressives in Congress to dilute the vote of American citizens and establish a perpetual Democrat majority in Congress.
If Porto Rico becomes a state, the Democrats can immediately seat 2 new Senators and 6 Congresspersons under what is known as the Tennessee rule.
Rather then being rushed through under the radar, this issue should be fully debated in front of the American people before it is enacted.
Reid and Pelosi are about to get another political black eye.
Puerto Ricans dont want to be a state.
Puerto Rico the 58th State in Obombast Onion!
Don’t worry, it will only be red states that sacrafice reps.
Anyone asked the Puerto Ricans if they want to be a state?
If this crap passes, it begs the obvious question as to what would prevent Guam, the Virgin Islands or even some non-U.S. Territory like Jamaica or Haiti from applying for stealth statehood by this same method?
Well we could start a Commune and be miserable in warm weather.
I would be interested in hearing your thoughts on this if you have the time.
The Democrats know they only have a few more months to get everything on their wish list done.
That explains why everything is an “emergency” and must be acted on now.
I will predict when the Democrats lose both houses of congress they will become the “party of NO!” They will seek to interfere and delay the Republicans.
Of course the government owned media will then discover how wonderful it is to be the party of no.
This nation will have to live with the results of having elected the most extreme elements of one party into power without any checks or balance.
Not one-third below... but rather one-third of.
Regards,
Source: Do We Need a 51st State?
That explains why everything is an “emergency” and must be acted on now.
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Exactly! Rush, rush, rush, crisis, crisis, crisis.
They are packing the vote with 2.5 million “former” Puerto Ricans. This isn’t about what Puerto Rico or America wants. It is about power.
The vote in Puerto Rico with regard to statehood has been
NO
As a matter of fact, I’ve talked with several people I know who come from Puerto Rico about this issue over the past couple years, and they’ve always told me that Puerto Rico has no interest in becoming a state.
The Democrats asked them and they said "¿Que?", which is Spanish for "Yes, we want to become a state and vote for Democrats!"
Maybe call it the Church of Progressive worship of Mother Gia” that way we can soak trust fund boobies for tax free donations like the Green lobby does.
Oh, I meant to add Congress can not just vote and a state is admitted to the Union. There are several things that have to happen first.
I do not think there is enough time for Puerto Rico to become a state before the next elections even if the citizens want to become part, and the last election on the subject shows they do not.
This is one more desparate attempt by Democrats to stack the deck in their favor.
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