Posted on 04/29/2010 7:54:30 AM PDT by opentalk
A move is afoot to grant statehood to Puerto Rico, and a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives tomorrow may put the island on a path to becoming the nation's 51st state.
Democrat Pedro R. Pierluisi, Puerto Rico's pro-statehood delegate to Congress and former co-chair of President Obama's 2008 presidential campaign in Puerto Rico, is sponsor of H.R. 2499, the Puerto Rico Democracy Act. The act has 181 co-sponsors.
"When I introduced this bill, I pledged to undertake every effort to ensure that the people of Puerto Rico finally have the opportunity to express themselves about the island's political status in a congressionally authorized vote," Pierluisi said last week. "Like all the battles I have fought in Congress – from the allocation of ARRA funds for Puerto Rico, to the inclusion of the island in the health-care reform legislation – I have not rested for a single moment. Today I am pleased to say that H.R. 2499 will have its day on the House floor, and I am confident that the legislation will be approved overwhelmingly."
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
This would fundamentally change our country. SEIU is big in PR. Many do not speak English.
They aren’t stupid but they are being tricked. This is just another way to add another 4 million democratic votes, more senators and house members, then to that add 4 million felons now allowed to vote, 12 million illegals. November elections cannot be counted on for Republicans. They are making sure of that now. CO
No - here in Chicago, ‘rat rep Luis Gutierrez opposes statehood because PR has a GOP governor.
They have become are more than a joke, I view them as activists for this administration and O'agenda.
Breitbart had a good article, and FoxNation is covering.
So are Kentucky, Virginia, and Massachusetts really states??
Oh....wait....
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