[wayoverontheright]

Hey guys AuH2ORepublcan is absolutely right. I met far more American flag waving Puerto Ricans down there than you would see on the mainland, percentage wise. They serve in the armed forces and wear the uniform with pride. The only reason they tend to vote for commonwealth status is the fact that statehood would do irreparable harm to their wonderful culture. These people were WAR REPARATIONS after the Spanish-American War, when Spain couldn't come up with money, they bequeathed us Puerto Rico. Let's give 'em a break.

[AuH2ORepublican]

Thanks for the kind words. My only correction to your otherwise fine post is that the main reasons why no more that 47% of Puerto Ricans have voted for statehood in referenda is that (i) they mistakenly believe that statehood would destroy our culture,(ii) they've been lied to for decades about how "Commonwealth status" is the "best of both worlds," and (iii) there are actually tens of thousands of people out there who belive that "Congress has never offered us statehood, so it's futile to vote for it."