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Once Again, Dems Pushing Fast Track Statehood For Puerto Rico

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Posted by Anonymoose 2010-04-24 12:43|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 58th State?

Posted by Besoeker 2010-04-24 14:31|| 2010-04-24 14:31|| Front Page Top

#2 Getting there, maybe it wasn't a slip of the tongue, maybe it was a glimpse of His Royal Highnes's mental plans.
Let's see Cuba, Puerto Rico, who's next, Haiti?

Posted by Redneck Jim 2010-04-24 14:39|| 2010-04-24 14:39|| Front Page Top

#3 A popular vote is only a first step. Statehood and commonwealth status both are popular in PR and usually are within 2 to 3 points of each other in the polls (independence never gets more than a couple points).

But even if PR votes for statehood by a convincing margin, a bill then has to be introduced in Congress.

Posted by Steve White 2010-04-24 14:45|| 2010-04-24 14:45|| Front Page Top

#4 There are 57 states in the OIC.

FWIW.

Posted by lotp 2010-04-24 15:02|| 2010-04-24 15:02|| Front Page Top

#5 There are 57 states in the OIC.

I noticed that the other day and wondered if it was the source of that famous "57 states" slip.

And, IIRC, the last time Puerto Rico voted on statehood, they said no thanks.

Posted by SteveS 2010-04-24 15:27|| 2010-04-24 15:27|| Front Page Top

#6 After over a year in power, the Democrats are fed up with the voters and are looking for any opportunity to replace them.

Posted by DMFD 2010-04-24 16:13|| 2010-04-24 16:13|| Front Page Top

#7 There are three basic political factions in Puerto Rico. Identifying one's political faction generally comes with 3 minutes of a formal or informal introduction:

A. Statehood faction (least popular)
B. Nationhood faction. (somewhere inbetween)
C. Status-quo faction. (most popular)

Posted by Besoeker 2010-04-24 16:24|| 2010-04-24 16:24|| Front Page Top

#8 Wanna stop this in its tracks? Just don't allow this process to proceed until someone comes up with a good looking 51-star flag.

Posted by gorb 2010-04-24 17:05|| 2010-04-24 17:05|| Front Page Top

#9 ...who's next, Haiti?

Sweet Jesus, Jim - PLEASE don't give the b****rds any ideas!!

Posted by Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2010-04-24 17:12|| 2010-04-24 17:12|| Front Page Top

#10 This is a chill moment. They've had referendums in the past pretty much divided evenly between the positions posted in #7.

Would you vote yourself an income tax today and federal mandates to the state upon yourself and others in your area if you could avoid it while getting the bennies like first in line in the region when any major disaster hits? /rhet question

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-04-24 17:44|| 2010-04-24 17:44|| Front Page Top

#11 The Dems are probably planning on having some renamed ACORN group conduct the ballot, so it will show 100% in favor of statehood.

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-04-24 19:12|| 2010-04-24 19:12|| Front Page Top

#12 With open borders I thought Mexico was the 57th state. I thought for sure Kenya would become the 58th state (solves a lot of "birther" issues). But in Obama's list of state hood priorities I suppose Puerto Rican pot is better stuff???

Posted by Shoting Unelet2578 2010-04-24 21:53|| 2010-04-24 21:53|| Front Page Top

#13 The thing is, why would they want to? As said, all the bennies of citizen without the hassle, have heard the same arguement from UW/Illegals.

Votes and increased tax base, thats the game it looks like.

Posted by swksvolFF 2010-04-24 23:34|| 2010-04-24 23:34|| Front Page Top

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