Congress can’t make Puerto Rico a State unless the people of Puerto Rico ask to become a State.
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Agreed! But that was what was so important about what Beck was pointing out tonight...the bill is written differently now & the answer is a trick! It no longer asks if they want to become a state, it asks if they want the country to stay the status quo. So, obviously people will answer no b/c of the economy & such - which then leads to the second half of the bill, & the second question - which does not allow a popular answer.
...its a trick!
This is about squeezing Puerto Rico into a narrower and narrower box. Basically forcing them to choose between something we can’t afford (Statehood) and something they can’t survive. (Independence)