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Puerto Rico Votes For U.S. Statehood
PR has three political camps: Statehood camp. Nationhood camp. Do nothing and continue to suck off of the U.S. taxpayer camp. Everyone in PR is a member of one of these camps. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- A large majority of voters in Puerto Rico supported U.S. statehood for their island in a referendum on Sunday, according to partial results, but a low turnout and a boycott by several opposition parties called into question the validity of the non-binding vote.More than 480,000 votes were cast for statehood, more than 7,500 for free association/independence and more than 6,500 for independence, with roughly half of polling centers reporting. The participation rate was nearly 23 percent with roughly 2.26 million registered voters. U.S. Congress Has The Final Say: U.S. Congress has final say on any changes to the U.S. territory's political status, regardless of the referendum's final outcome. And three Puerto Rican political parties that favor other options than statehood boycotted the vote, which took place amid an economic crisis that has triggered an exodus of islanders to the U.S. mainland. Posted by: Snineck Crolush8190 2017-06-12 |
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