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House Democrats have introduced a bill to give Puerto Rico statehood (H.R. 1522)
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Posted on 03/07/2021 11:52:14 AM PST by RandFan

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NEW: House Democrats have introduced a bill to give Puerto Rico statehood (H.R. 1522), which would give Democrats two more Senate seats and multiple House seats -Politico


TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: articlex; pr; presidentbiden; presidentharris; puertorico; statehood; voterid
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To: rarestia
Doesn’t statehood have to be approved by the states, or can it be done unilaterally by Congress?

Congress only: Article IV, Section 3.

21 posted on 03/07/2021 12:10:29 PM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: Marko413
They voted in 2020 for statehood.

"Should Puerto Rico be admitted immediately into the Union as a State?"
Yes: 655,505 (52.52%)
No: 592,671 (47.48%)

Again, doesn't matter, as Schumer just last month said no to statehood for Puerto Rico statehood, calling the island corrupt.

Source: https://twitter.com/BonillaJL/status/1362464627356028931

22 posted on 03/07/2021 12:12:39 PM PST by Trump20162020
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To: pnut22
It is far more beneficial to receive social benefits without having to pay federal taxes.

They pay FICA like everyone else. A good percentage of the population is already subject to federal income tax. With deductions and tax credits available I would be surprised if much of the rest of the population has to pay any income tax as well. Taxes are a non-issue.

23 posted on 03/07/2021 12:14:06 PM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: rarestia

“ Doesn’t statehood have to be approved by the states, or can it be done unilaterally by Congress?”

If it can benefit dems, it needs nothing more than an executive order


24 posted on 03/07/2021 12:15:48 PM PST by dsrtsage (Complexity is merely simplicity lacking imagination)
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To: Trump20162020
Schumer already said he opposes Puerto Rican statehood.

If it guarantees him two more seats for his majority then watch him flip again.

25 posted on 03/07/2021 12:15:55 PM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: Trump20162020
Again, doesn't matter, as Schumer just last month said no to statehood for Puerto Rico statehood, calling the island corrupt.

As opposed to New York and New Jersey?

26 posted on 03/07/2021 12:17:02 PM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: JoSixChip; JohnBrowdie

An unfortunate combination of the two.


27 posted on 03/07/2021 12:17:33 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: RandFan
HR 1522 was from the last Congress and had nothing to do with Puerto Rican Statehood.

In the current Congress, there is no HR 1522.

The original post is B.S. and people on here need to do a validity check before knee-jerk reacting to everything.

28 posted on 03/07/2021 12:18:16 PM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: Pollard

I thought PR has said that they don’t want statehood

That’s true.


29 posted on 03/07/2021 12:22:15 PM PST by Flick Lives (“Today we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information Purification Directives.”)
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To: RandFan

I was going to say it took this long and that shows racism and bias against Puerto Rican people. Some reparations on the way? All this time and the bill wasn’t even introduced yet?


30 posted on 03/07/2021 12:23:51 PM PST by frank ballenger (End vote fraud, harvesting,non-citizen votingop & leftist media news censorship or we are finished.)
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To: DoodleDawg
Again, doesn't matter, as Schumer just last month said no to statehood for Puerto Rico statehood, calling the island corrupt.

I thought everyone understood that those words translated from Schumerese or Senatian meant "I will approve it only if you fill my pockets with Gold".

31 posted on 03/07/2021 12:25:03 PM PST by ScaniaBoy (Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
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To: usconservative

I trust the source...


32 posted on 03/07/2021 12:25:21 PM PST by RandFan
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To: pnut22
It is far more beneficial to receive social benefits without having to pay federal taxes.

As a form of reparation Puerto Ricans will be granted a 100 year tax holiday.

33 posted on 03/07/2021 12:25:22 PM PST by frank ballenger (End vote fraud, harvesting,non-citizen votingop & leftist media news censorship or we are finished.)
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To: RandFan
So you trust a source that's (a)ignorant and (b) too stupid to look up a bill to see if it actually exists?

That says quite a bit about you.

34 posted on 03/07/2021 12:27:05 PM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: trublu

What do thy have to be scared of? They control the education system. the media, and now the entire government.


yes that exactly why they are scared - its too good to be true and they must do every thing possible to cover all bases, hence the need for HB1. They cannot lose their life long dream of destroying the US and its culture -


35 posted on 03/07/2021 12:28:07 PM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: ScaniaBoy

He’ll realize that it’s a little easier being Senate Majority Leader in a 52 to 50 Senate than it is in a 50 to 50 Senate.


36 posted on 03/07/2021 12:28:13 PM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: JoSixChip

I’m not blaming conservative voters. quite the opposite, in fact. I’m blaming the cowards and quitters that WEREN’T conservative voters in the runoff.

and it’s an irrefutable argument, so give it up.

many of us also warned you what would happen if you screwed this up, so this is squarely on the boycotters.


37 posted on 03/07/2021 12:28:25 PM PST by JohnBrowdie
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To: Trump20162020

schumer’s denial is worthless, and you should know that.


38 posted on 03/07/2021 12:29:42 PM PST by JohnBrowdie
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To: RandFan
And BTW, you're obviously too lazy to go to the alleged source your "source" uses (Politico) to see if that story exists on their webpage (it does not.)

Conclusion: you' posted crap. This thread should be pulled.

39 posted on 03/07/2021 12:29:56 PM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: RandFan
Gotta keep those ballot Boxes stuffed full of useful idiot votes and pack the house and senate with progressives

Leftists never let up and hunger for control / conservatives just want to live in peace

40 posted on 03/07/2021 12:30:45 PM PST by KTM rider (Expatriated at home by no choice of my own)
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