Posted on 04/28/2010 7:23:17 AM PDT by patriotgal1787
So this is how Barry plans to take over the world...
This is not about what Puerto Ricians want, it about the power to take 6 Congress seats away from Red States and seat 2 new Progressive Democrat Senators.
At least we will get a tan.
They are in a hurry, aren’t they? Or is it arrogance?
Under the Tennessee rule, the minute they vote for Statehood, they get 2 Senators and 6 Congress seats. Those 6 Congress seats have to come from existing districts due to the law that caps the total number of Representatives If Nov goes as bad for them as it sounds, that could be enough to maintain the Democrat majorities.
It apparently will allow former PR residents to vote in the referendum even if they live in any of the other states.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2502174/posts?page=7#7
That’s like saying I can vote in Texas because I lived there for a few months back in te early 80s.
I called my Congressional Rep., a Dem who wouldn’t allow his intern to say what he will do on this bill!! I argued that this Congress keeps foisting laws on reluctant people, and here is yet another example....
Which is why they want to include the vote of anyone of Puerto Rican extraction here in the US. They believe they can get enough votes that way to tip the balance.
This is not about what Puerto Ricians want, it about the power to take 6 Congress seats away from Red States and seat 2 new Progressive Democrat Senators.
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Hell, not only a 1/3 don’t want to be a state another third wants to be a soverign nation according to the last poll I saw.
Which is why they want to include the vote of anyone of Puerto Rican extraction here in the US. They believe they can get enough votes that way to tip the balance.
This is not about what Puerto Ricians want, it about the power to take 6 Congress seats away from Red States and seat 2 new Progressive Democrat Senators.
“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? “
Do you mean “What would prevent Non-Representative Congresscritters from secretly forcing statehood upon unsuspecting Territories?”
this is the one and only reason.
¿Que? = What?
The democrat party is a massive criminal enterprise with undertones of fascist federal oligarchical controls. Soon, theyt will abandon any pretense of seeking votes. Once they crash the U.S. economy and institute cap&tax, and amnesty, they will no longer need to deceive voters, just ignore them.
We acquired PR as a territory as a result of the Spanish-American War in 1898 along with Cuba, Guam, and the Philippines. We should cut them loose like Cuba and the Philippines. We share a different culture and history. And pragmatically, we don't need them strategically unlike Guam, which has become more important to us militarily.
Thanks for making that distinction. Have made the change at my site —
Best,
Patriot Gal
So as usual, I'm confused.
BO fears November. Democrat party is dirty.
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