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2018-06-29 Government

Puerto Rico pushes for statehood by 2021

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Posted by Fred 2018-06-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Split CA up into three and add Puerto Rico and we've got 53 states. We need one more and updating the flag will be easy.

Posted by ruprecht 2018-06-29 00:20|| 2018-06-29 00:20|| Front Page Top

#2 "Not This Shit Again" picture guy - please come back from mowing the yard...

Posted by Raj 2018-06-29 00:32|| 2018-06-29 00:32|| Front Page Top

#3 Still need four more to get the 57 we supposedly already had.

Posted by Glenmore 2018-06-29 00:41|| 2018-06-29 00:41|| Front Page Top

#4 The fight for Puerto Rico's Equality is one of civil rights," he said in the release.

BS. Why do they want to become a state now? Besides being broke?

Posted by Clem Kadiddlehopper9000 2018-06-29 00:43|| 2018-06-29 00:43|| Front Page Top

#5 Just give the place back to Spain.

Posted by PBMcL 2018-06-29 01:55|| 2018-06-29 01:55|| Front Page Top

#6 Why do they want to become a state now?

Yeah, given that they have voted about N times *not* to be a state (if memory serves). They do know if they become a state, Donald Trump will be their Prez, right?

Posted by SteveS 2018-06-29 03:06|| 2018-06-29 03:06|| Front Page Top

#7 Why do they want to become a state now?

IMO, they don't - it's just a stunt to squeeze some $$$ from the Gov.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-06-29 03:22|| 2018-06-29 03:22|| Front Page Top

#8 The three PR factions continue as they have for decades; State Hood, Nationhood, Status Quo. Financial exploitation of the U.S. drives the individual arguments.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-06-29 03:29|| 2018-06-29 03:29|| Front Page Top

#9 An independent nation is also a state. Just sayin'...

Posted by Rob Crawford 2018-06-29 06:08|| 2018-06-29 06:08|| Front Page Top

#10 No. No additional Democrat Senators

Posted by Frank G 2018-06-29 07:24|| 2018-06-29 07:24|| Front Page Top

#11 Puerto Rico gains statehood and its economy is totally captured by stateside plungers within five years.

Posted by Clurong Peacock9529 2018-06-29 07:59|| 2018-06-29 07:59|| Front Page Top

#12 Well, they seem to have qualified Dem pols:

Posted by Maggie Elmineque8767 2018-06-29 08:19|| 2018-06-29 08:19|| Front Page Top

#13 No.

They are bluer than Illinois and even broker. I'm for cutting them lose completely so they don't suck at Uncle Sugar's tit anymore.

Posted by DarthVader 2018-06-29 09:02|| 2018-06-29 09:02|| Front Page Top

#14 Yup! Forgive their debts as they won't be paid anyway and let them decide if they want to be more like the Dominican Republic or like Haiti.

Posted by Capsu78 2018-06-29 11:53|| 2018-06-29 11:53|| Front Page Top

#15 IIRC they pay no Fed taxes hence not wanting to become a state..untilllll - the disaster hits and now we want $$$ to rebuild. You don't get it both ways suckers!

Posted by Warthog 2018-06-29 15:29|| 2018-06-29 15:29|| Front Page Top

#16 Forget that

Posted by newc 2018-06-29 15:51|| 2018-06-29 15:51|| Front Page Top

#17 Let Cuba have them.

Posted by rjschwarz 2018-06-29 15:57|| 2018-06-29 15:57|| Front Page Top

#18 let them decide if they want to be more like the Dominican Republic or like Haiti.

We should point out that being like Haiti comes with Clintons and cholera.

Posted by SteveS 2018-06-29 16:33|| 2018-06-29 16:33|| Front Page Top

#19 Actually Elon Musk has done more than other individuals to help them.
At one time he wanted to launch his rockets from Roosevelt Roads. (one of the better places on the planet to launch from). They told him to get lost!
He still helped them.
Maybe they should just gift themselves to Tesla?
Elon would fix them up enough so his digs didn't look like crap.

Posted by 3dc 2018-06-29 16:58|| 2018-06-29 16:58|| Front Page Top

#20 We don't need another failed state such as California or Illinois.

Posted by JohnQC 2018-06-29 17:22|| 2018-06-29 17:22|| Front Page Top

#21 Money grab, lib senate grab.

Posted by Woodrow 2018-06-29 17:37|| 2018-06-29 17:37|| Front Page Top

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