Posted on 06/11/2017 3:58:08 PM PDT by SkyPilot
We freed Spanish colonies. It’s time for this one to get off America’s teat.
The left will “use” democracy until they get what they want. How many times have the people of PR voted for statehood. Every five/ten years? They said no every time, until today.
Now the question is, do we have a vote in this matter?
Now that they are $72 billion in debt, they love us.
Well, we don’t love you back.
Time to give them independence.
And just how are they going to get around the US Constitutional process that will take YEARS if not DECADES to get? http://www.encyclopedia.com/history/united-states-and-canada/us-history/territory
You are right, but Hillary still got more votes than Trump, and that’s the point. We are still talking about whether people should have a say in the decision to allow P.R. to become a state, and that would be a yes or no decision, which would be a majority of votes decision and not a plurality.
IOW, the voting would not reflect the same kind of outcome that we see in presidential elections. Can’t compare the two.
A majority of 23% is hardly the “voice of the majority of American citizens” of PR.
Really, apparently 77% of Puerto Ricans didn’t care enough to vote.
Is there anything in this move that would do anything except add to the massive debt and add more Dem reps/Senators?
A majority of 23% is hardly the “voice of the majority of American citizens” of PR.
Really, apparently 77% of Puerto Ricans didn’t care enough to vote.
Is there anything in this move that would do anything except add to the massive debt and add more Dem reps/Senators?
Maybe it was a tactic, but they had their chance. How many referenda must we hold?
I really think it makes it look, to the average person, like 2/3 of the people don't care about statehood.
Maybe it was a tactic, but they had their chance. How many referenda must we hold?
I really think it makes it look, to the average person, like 2/3 of the people don't care about statehood.
Jeb Bush was pushing for Puerto Rican statehood during the primaries, I'm sure there are plenty of like-minded fools in the House and Senate who want the same.
I remember this clip from an old "Hollywood Squares" episode:
Host: What is the official currency in Puerto Rico?
Paul Lynde: Food Stamps.
I dream about this also, except I dream that the rest of the country expels them, to sink or swim on their own. Id give them downstate New York as well. California I would do the same as well except I would keep North Kali as its own state. That would substantially solve our Libtard problem for the foreseeable future. Please note Visas would be required for any of the citizens of these new countries to enter the US. Failure to have a visa, Camp Gitmo for you.
I’m willing to make a deal with Puerto Rico. We forgive every single penny of their debt, and in exchange we cut them loose permanently. No longer a territory, no longer a ward of the United States, they can either become their own country or attach themselves to someone else’s, as they prefer.
I would bet that the U.S. would be the long-term winner in such a deal, financially, culturally, linguistically, and every other way.
If you don’t show up to vote, your opinion doesn’t matter.
What you’re saying is like arguing that the GOP’s big midterm election win in 2014 didn’t count, because its turnout was a paltry 36.4%.
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