Posted on 10/18/2020 8:42:57 AM PDT by Kaslin
How about Puerto Rican independence?
DC and Puerto Rico NEVER approve of becoming a state.
Why do we need to absorb a whiny failed bunch of non-doers? We need Puerto Rican statehood like we need a dead albatross around our neck.
I think it would be great to have PR as a state.
Its only done well under Republican governors, although its going to be a fight to get one elected again because the NYC government unions control everything there.
But I think Puerto Ricans are getting sick of the corruption and state of neglect impelled by their Dem governors, especially as revealed in the last hurricanes.
Puerto Ricans are very entrepreneurial and industrious, and theyre being held back by a combination of separatists and the Democratic Party, which is made easier by the fact that they are not a state but sort of in limbo.
Not until affirmative-action preferences that give an advantage of all PR residents over most other Americans are abolished.
Statehood for PR should only be considered when PR can support itself. < whisper > That ain’t gonna happen.</whisper>
I’m not down with any tinkering for political purposes. But if we’re going to create states, let’s start by decoupling eastern Washington from the tyranny of Olympia.
If they want to be part of the US, make them a part of New York.
Never never never.
Hawaii was a mistake. PR would be immeasurably worse.
And so what if they want it? It’s not up to them, it’s up to us.
No DC statehood EVER! It’s in the constitution and would require a constitutional amendment to change that.
NEVER gonna happen.
Yep, Hawaii should still be a Monarchy.
You're not from New York, are you?
PR should be a state. They are Americans by birth and voted for statehood in higher proportions than either Alaska or Hawaii.
Claims they would be perpetual Dem votes in the Senate or House are not based on fact. Not sure what they are based on.
Could Puerto Rico want our money? They’re not exactly a first rate country.
PR would lose its tax haven status if it became a state.
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Sell PR back to Spain.
5.56mm
The Puerto rican rats proved themselves in the hurricane
Puerto Rico 43.1% poverty rate nuff said
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