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Sorry, Jeb, Puerto Rican Statehood Is an Awful Idea
National Review ^ | 04/30/2015 | The Editors

Posted on 04/30/2015 8:21:30 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

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1 posted on 04/30/2015 8:21:30 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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2 posted on 04/30/2015 8:24:26 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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The next referendum will be two choices, statehood or independence.
Guess which they’ll choose.

It was the weasel Eric Cantor’s vote for that bill that made me determined to see that he was removed from office.


3 posted on 04/30/2015 8:25:05 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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Why the hell would Bush want more RAT senators, RAT reps and RAT electoral votes by giving statehood to Puerto Rico?


4 posted on 04/30/2015 8:26:25 AM PDT by jimbo123
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OK - Jeb Bush is just doing a bit. It’s gotta be some kind of comedy routine. It’s like he’s looking for way to alienate conservatives. Some time before the convention he’s gonna say “Just kidding folks”


5 posted on 04/30/2015 8:26:25 AM PDT by slumber1 (Islam delenda est)
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Jeb Bush photo: Jeb Bush, Presidential Candidate GOV-JEB-BUSH-2.jpg
6 posted on 04/30/2015 8:30:31 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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This is the Bush that has no ‘gravitas’.


7 posted on 04/30/2015 8:30:40 AM PDT by Parmy
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The more this guy opens his mouth, makes his brother look smarter and smarter all the time....


8 posted on 04/30/2015 8:30:54 AM PDT by HarleyLady27 (Get the USA out of the UN then get the UN out of the USA; send bamaboy back to Kenya ASAP!!!!)
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Where would we put another star on the American flag? That would cost taxpayers a fortune for the flag change.


9 posted on 04/30/2015 8:31:57 AM PDT by stars & stripes forever
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But,but,but it’s the most pressing issue of the day!!

Sheesh Jeb is such a LOSER!


10 posted on 04/30/2015 8:33:05 AM PDT by uncitizen (I'm Ready for Teddy!)
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Karl Rove has snatched his body.


11 posted on 04/30/2015 8:33:12 AM PDT by TADSLOS (A Ted Cruz Happy Warrior! GO TED!)
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Jeb is mighty interested in Hispanic issues. How about the rest of us, Jeb. Oh never mind, doesn’t matter, you won’t get the job anyway. We’ll make sure of that.


12 posted on 04/30/2015 8:33:35 AM PDT by bergmeid
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13 posted on 04/30/2015 8:34:18 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Falcon 105)
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That picture is just hilarious! It couldn’t be PHOTOSHOPPED any better! Lol


14 posted on 04/30/2015 8:34:18 AM PDT by uncitizen (I'm Ready for Teddy!)
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We don’t need another “shallow” thinker in our White House.


15 posted on 04/30/2015 8:36:35 AM PDT by pfony1 (Let's welcome some Democrat congressmen into the Republican party and OVERRIDE!)
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Technically, residents of Puerto Rico are not citizens so long as they reside in Puerto Rico. They are US subjects, living in a US territory, with only part of the rights of a full citizen.

But upon entering any of the United States that have been admitted to the Union, they assume the mantle of citizenship, and once residency is established, have all of the rights of any other US citizen.

People from Jamaica or Bermuda or Haiti do not have that same privilege.


16 posted on 04/30/2015 8:36:47 AM PDT by alloysteel (It isn't science, it's law. Rational thought does not apply.)
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Ahm your captain.


17 posted on 04/30/2015 8:37:37 AM PDT by going hot (Happiness is a momma deuce)
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Puerto Rico has the best of both worlds as a “Commonwealth”, period.

Same currency, citizenship, no taxes, protection of the USA.....representation in Congress but no vote is a very small price to pay for all of the ‘goodies’ they get.

That is the opinion of the Puerto Rican intelligentsia.


18 posted on 04/30/2015 8:39:26 AM PDT by spel_grammer_an_punct_polise (Why does every totalitarian, political hack think that he knows how to run my life better than I do?)
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To: stars & stripes forever

Well according to Obama, we have 57 states. I still see 50 stars in the flag :)


19 posted on 04/30/2015 8:39:35 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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They have the right to vote whether they want to be a state and we have the right to decide if we want them to be a state.


20 posted on 04/30/2015 8:39:36 AM PDT by Calpublican (No Comprendo)
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