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I live in Puerto Rico and have always lived here except for my time in the U.S. Army.

In the last three votes, Puerto Ricans have chosen statehood, the latest one being last November where statehood garnered 52% of the vote.

I want statehood for Puerto Rico.

Having said all that, I don’t want statehood as a Democrat scheme to increase their Congressional majorities. Not that way.

Democrats have always opposed statehood and Republicans have always supported it. Ask yourselves why. You are losing sight of what’s really going on here. Puerto Rico is a de facto state, for many reasons that can be discussed. We’re already here and we’re not going anywhere.

I don’t mean to scream but WHAT’S HAPPENING HERE IS THAT THE DEMOCRATS ARE PREEMPTING THE REPUBLICANS FROM GAINING ANY OF THE POTENTIAL SEATS FROM PUERTO RICO. They are squashing the Republican vote here. They already have a slate of Democrats and will not let any Republicans even run for the Tennessee Plan-type Congressional election that’s coming up on the island.

If Republicans were smart, they would tap into the dominant conservatism of the island. But ya’ll think that island Puerto Ricans think and vote like New York Puerto Ricans. Big mistake.

I am very late to this discussion. Not sure why it is all of a sudden on Breaking News, when it started two days ago. But my rant is on post # 183.

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The Puerto Rican’s that I know seem to like that distance from being an actual state, while still being ‘de facto’ as you stated. Perhaps it’s a national pride.

So, I appreciate your perspective. We’ll see what happens.

But ya’ll think that island Puerto Ricans think and vote like New York Puerto Ricans. Big mistake.

Exactly right.

Most of the P.R.s that I know here in Florida, are not voting democrat. Democrats know that, and will do whatever it takes to prevent P.R. from turning/voting republican. The Puerto Ricans I know have gotten wise to he democrat tactics, and democrats want to stifle us.

Thanks for your post. Having some friends from PR (great people by the way), I am a bit more aware of the workings than most and they talk often about how corrupt the government is there. In fact, one of them told me long ago that the democrat politicians there would never support statehood because it would end the corrupt gravy train if the same laws applied in Florida were applied in PR.

What are your thoughts on this?

“If Republicans were smart, they would tap into the dominant conservatism of the island.”

Unfortunately, there are segments of both major parties which are contaminated with conscious and unconscious racism. Both PR and DC statehood efforts are tainted by racist thinking. Now that DC is only one half black and that ratio shrinking, there is a stronger chance for DC statehood. Despite PRs religious and family values orientation the racism issue is a high hurdle to overcome. As you point out this article has been posted twice. I did not check if the same person posted twice, but it is obviously very important to somebody(s). The question is why. I doubt it is because they cherish the no taxation without representation issue, otherwise DC ‘s situation could have changed many years ago.