Puerto Rican voters back statehood in questioned referendum

AP ^ | 11 Jun 17 | DANICA COTO

[rigelkentaurus]

Statehood. Not exactly, but how about you become your own state - the country of puerto rico! Other Caribbean islands have done it, you can too!

[Enchante]

leech not leach, heh heh

[dfwgator]

If Puerto Rico becomes a State, it will put Spanish on equal footing with English, in an official capacity. Just like French and English in Canada, because of Quebec.

[DIRTYSECRET]

Make New England 1 state, THEN go for statehood. 6 states become 1, add 1.

[Paladin2]

Make Connecticut and Rhode Island merge.

[Timpanagos1]

“why can’t we just dump them?”

Because they would all move to Florida.

[Enchante]

One of many reasons PR must not be allowed to become a state.

[TheTimeOfMan]

I have no interest in PR becoming a state. We need to cut them off now.

They can be their own country, with their own drug culture, their own language, and their own debt.

[Mr. Jeeves]

I like the suggestion an FR poster (name forgotten, sadly) made a while ago: “If we apologize for the Spanish-American War, can we give Puerto Rico back?” :)

[Rannug]

Why don’t we Americans get to vote?

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Sorry Amigos. But that train left the station years ago.

[Rockitz]

Where do the rest of us sign up to vote “Hell NO!”

[lee martell]

A Veces.
(sometimes)

[Paladin2]

Give PR back to Spain.

[SaveFerris]

I need a billion-dollar bailout. When is my check coming from the U.S. Gov’t? As long as folks are asking hey why not.....

[dfwgator]

"why can’t we just dump them?” Because they would all move to Florida.

At least the island won't tip over.

[KarlInOhio]

They need to identify their votes by triangle, circle and square? How many voters down there can read neither English nor Spanish so have to vote by shape? Or are kindergarteners voting too?

I'm voting dodecagon.

[dfwgator]

Because they would all move to Florida.

Or Nueva York.

[luvbach1]

Thank goodness that vote doesn’t make it a state! Don’t need two more Dem senators and a few more Dem congresspersons.

[Theodore R.]

Newton Gingrich c. 1995 was one of the first to seek Puerto Rican statehood. He is still wrong. Puerto Ricans want Pelosi back as Speaker too.