Will Puerto Rico be the next US state?
Independence bill goes to US House vote
today - as Dem representatives 'look forward
to making history'
Reuters & Daily Mail [UK],
by
Staff
&
Alex Oliveira
Original Article
Posted By: Imright,
12/15/2022 3:28:25 AM
Puerto Ricans could move a step closer to a referendum on whether the island should become a U.S. state when the House of Representatives votes Thursday on a bill outlining the process.
A House committee approved the Puerto Rico Status Act on Wednesday, paving the way for the full House vote. The bill was cosponsored by Representative Nydia Velazquez, a Democrat from New York.
The legislation lays out terms of a plebiscite as well as three potential self-governing statuses - independence, full US statehood or sovereignty with free association with the United States.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
mifla 12/15/2022 4:00:17 AM (No. 1356900)
OK, but kick CA out of the union in return. That way we don't have to change the flag.
22 people like this.
Reply 2 - Posted by:
caljeepgirl 12/15/2022 4:11:41 AM (No. 1356906)
OMG........NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
17 people like this.
Reply 3 - Posted by:
Socio 12/15/2022 4:43:42 AM (No. 1356922)
This will go a long way to locking up permanent Democrat control of the US.
It will be a 100% democrat controlled, 100% corrupt, and a 100% welfare State that will cost US taxpayers billions every year.
35 people like this.
Reply 4 - Posted by:
DW626 12/15/2022 4:58:35 AM (No. 1356927)
Does Puerto Rico really want to do this?
They already have all the benefits of being a state without the costs.
27 people like this.
Reply 5 - Posted by:
Butch 12/15/2022 5:29:27 AM (No. 1356938)
What, Puerto Ricans now want to pay income tax, just so they can have two senators and a Congressional rep who get rolled by Democrat grandees in the House and Senate? What exactly has Puerto Rico (or Washington, D.C. for that matter) done to deserve statehood, and why is it in the best interests of this nation to make them both states? Crooked Democrats want to pack the Supreme Court and make this country a distatorship, and that´s the only reason this ridiculous idea keeps coming up. And who sponsored the bill to make P.R. a state? Why, Representative Nydia Velazquez, a Democrat from New York, of course. (Puerto Rican statehood is very important to the State of New York, you see. New Yorkers need the pineapples.)
14 people like this.
Reply 6 - Posted by:
petrichor 12/15/2022 6:20:38 AM (No. 1356966)
The Dems are running out of time to flick America.
9 people like this.
Reply 7 - Posted by:
Pearson365 12/15/2022 6:27:31 AM (No. 1356969)
Why not show what a great country we are by granting PR independence? The US did this with the Philippines after we seized it from Spain. So let’s trust the citizens of PR with managing their island. Or, at least offer this drain on our taxpayers by returning it to Spain. An offer the Spanish government would quickly decline because it is struggling with the costs of running its own country,
Unfortunately, offering political freedom to PR would be rejected by most of it citizens because they prefer the welfare state we provide and the ability to freely travel to the US if leftists seize control. But please, don’t allow PR to become a state.
15 people like this.
Reply 8 - Posted by:
Mofongo 12/15/2022 6:53:07 AM (No. 1356983)
Why would Puerto Rico ever want to check in to an insane asylum that the Civil War proved you can never leave? I think our people have wised up by now. BTW, our non-voting representative to Congress? She’s a Republican.
8 people like this.
Reply 9 - Posted by:
skacmar 12/15/2022 7:00:11 AM (No. 1356989)
Great! A permanent welfare state that will cost the country more than the "state" could produce.
14 people like this.
Reply 10 - Posted by:
Mofongo 12/15/2022 7:14:20 AM (No. 1356994)
#9 - Exactly what do you call a country with a $31 trillion debt that can never ever be repaid?
8 people like this.
Reply 11 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 12/15/2022 7:22:34 AM (No. 1356998)
Yep. Just what we need. Another welfare state. Nyet.
7 people like this.
Reply 12 - Posted by:
Rumblehog 12/15/2022 7:27:58 AM (No. 1357004)
I still want to return Hawaii to U.S. Territory status.
8 people like this.
Reply 13 - Posted by:
F15 Gork 12/15/2022 7:45:07 AM (No. 1357010)
Make Ukraine number 52 (58 using Obama math) ......we’ve certainly bought and paid for it.
7 people like this.
Reply 14 - Posted by:
DiegoDude 12/15/2022 7:59:02 AM (No. 1357024)
Talk about a black hole for money. Wonder where all that Hurricane relief money went? I'll wager it didn't get to the people.
7 people like this.
Reply 15 - Posted by:
Mcscow sailor 12/15/2022 8:02:45 AM (No. 1357028)
I do not want PR’s debts and corruption. They do not want US taxes. Cut them free. The island is beautiful, the residents are nice people…they will thrive as have other carib isles that have become independent in recent yesrs.
9 people like this.
Reply 16 - Posted by:
GoodDeal 12/15/2022 8:28:33 AM (No. 1357047)
The destruction of our country is one step away from being complete.
3 people like this.
Reply 17 - Posted by:
udanja99 12/15/2022 9:42:37 AM (No. 1357125)
I visited San Juan 30 years ago and most of the homes and businesses had iron bars on the windows due to crime from the drug trade. I can’t imagine that things have improved. Just what we need.
Puerto Ricans don’t want statehood and have voted against it every time it has come up. Is congress now going to force it on them?
6 people like this.
Reply 18 - Posted by:
volksford 12/15/2022 9:51:05 AM (No. 1357138)
Any time the dems "make history " we get hosed .
6 people like this.
Reply 19 - Posted by:
czechlist 12/15/2022 10:02:56 AM (No. 1357160)
Can't imagine why Puerto Ricans would want the burden and liability of Statehood.
As a territory they have the welfare benefits and the dims already represent them and vote in their interests
3 people like this.
Reply 20 - Posted by:
nwcudagal 12/15/2022 10:17:58 AM (No. 1357197)
Oh great, this will legitimize the name "Welfare State".
3 people like this.
Reply 21 - Posted by:
hershey 12/15/2022 10:22:09 AM (No. 1357208)
Damn, the lame ducks are pursuing all their fav requests before they get kicked out...
2 people like this.
Reply 22 - Posted by:
DVC 12/15/2022 10:32:50 AM (No. 1357223)
NO!
Free Puerto Rico!
Free Puerto Rico!
Free Puerto Rico!
Free Puerto Rico!
2 people like this.
Reply 23 - Posted by:
Strike3 12/15/2022 10:40:49 AM (No. 1357235)
I hope they realize that Puerto Rico is not another Hawaii. We will be getting a welfare community where half of the people are unemployed and the majority use theft to supplement their income, or lack thereof. Oh, and the corrupt government makes Chicago, New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles look squeaky clean. Bienvenidos muchachas e muchachos.
2 people like this.
Reply 24 - Posted by:
paral04 12/15/2022 11:42:09 AM (No. 1357332)
This is the first step. If the results of the referendum is for Statehood, then the US has to agree. Most Puerto Ricans like being a Commonwealth where they can keep their language and traditions. We'll see.
0 people like this.
Reply 25 - Posted by:
AntiStatist 12/15/2022 2:27:26 PM (No. 1357483)
Won’t happen. No way that 38 states ratify taking on a welfare-sucking island as an equal.
1 person likes this.
PR should be given immediate independence…. And when the Ricans are informed about it, tell them it was effective last month.
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