Thanks for quoting the territorial clause of the Constitution. We are all too familiar with it, as we have been ruled by it for 107 years. And that's exactly the problem. 4 million Americans ruled as in:
"Monarchical and despotic governments, unrestrained by written constitutions, may do with newly acquired territories what this government may not do consistently with our fundamental law. To say otherwise is to concede that Congress may, by action taken outside of the Constitution, engraft upon our republican institutions a colonial system such as exists under monarchical governments." - Expanding on Justice Harlan's dissent to the Insular Cases, which are just our own Plessy and Korematsu.
Cll,
You get your independence movement going, and get a majority to vote for it, and you can self govern... of course this movement doesn't exist.. and whenever statehood comes up, support for that too does not pass. So, hardly are you the subject of tyranny.
I don't think the US is going to forcibly force PR to remain a protectorate if the majority through process voted to change its status. However, that hasn't happened, and even today doesn't seem very likely to happen. Indepence is a non starter with support, and full statehood never seems to win.
If living in a protectorate/commonwealth is such a burden to your life and body, move to the mainland, vote for statehood or rally for independence.
Griping about unconstitutionality of something that is clearly constitutional whether you agree or not, is not going to get you anywhere.