Posted on 05/01/2010 7:16:37 AM PDT by george76
Funny stuff :)
In the same period, support for statehood grew only .1%. Looks like the majority preferences are for:
- No change;
- Commonwealth; and
- Statehood
In that order. Is there any more recent data on this available?
“For some, statehood for Puerto Rico simply boils down to — you guessed it — “benefits”:”
and Demonrat votes at the polls?
You missed the point.
Puerto Rico FORCED to Become 59th State they have no option.
59th??
I’m not sure what happened in 98 but the overall trend worries me. Personally I wouldn’t have an issue with them becoming a state if they were self supporting and were more evenly balanced between conservatives and liberals. I would also want to see a move toward an english speaking population.
The fact that the new progressive party hides behind the republican label in the USA gives me pause.
That's what I understood to be the case -- they voted on whether they wanted independence, statehood or continued Commonwealth status, and Commonwealth always won. Again -- as I understand it -- Commonwealth status carries most of the benefits of statehood, but there are tax breaks (I forget the details of what I heard, but I remember thinking maybe I should apply for Commonwealth status! LOL!).
Please enlighten me: What did "slip across the beach" mean?
Over the decades there have been a couple non-binding votes in PR where the majority voted to stay as they are, overwhelmingly. I don’t know if anything’s changed in recent years; but I suppose it’s possible the pro-statehood faction has reached critical mass.
Good grief. The non-state of Mexico was the point, not the beach you keep harping on.
They will need more than 80,000 in Texas itself, and will still fail. What you described will not fly. He may think he can, but it will not happen.
Like you graphics, is it original?
For some, statehood for Puerto Rico simply boils down to — you guessed it — “benefits”:
the weakening of America
Yes and no. That would depend to some degree on just how ruthless they are willing to be. And if the troops are willing to follow orders of that degree of ruthlessness.
A couple of armored divisions hit strategic cities and slash and burn the civilian opposition with the intent of sending a message to potential opposition in other urban areas. It has worked before.
These 80K troops are designed for quick and severe response. To be followed by larger numbers of standard troops.
I'll agree in the longer term that number, and maybe the entire available military couldn't stamp put serious, organized resistance. The politicians have never understood the nature of guerrilla warfare.
We can't assume that these people aren't willing to level a small city as an object lesson. I for one think they are. I believe that they (maybe unintentionally) could easily escalate force to that level in the face of serious resistance.
1. Only 12% of the military supports Obozo.
2. Officers take an oath to Protect and Defend the Constitution (Not Obozo)
3. To subject a population the number and size of Texas is not possible with ground troops of that scale. Subjection has been tried here before and it did not work out that well.
4. Remember, November is Coming! And the Dems know what we are about to do to them.
We may see. Anyway, I don’t agree with you on a couple of points, but hopefully it’s because I’m pessimistic and you are more accurate in prediction.
Didn’t say anything like that. What I said was that it is time to end the charade and get them out of our wallets.
We don’t get to vote.
The Constitution is a bit hazy on how a state is to be added to the union. All it really requires is an up or down Congressional vote.
The founders likely didnt envision this being such a big deal back then because the federal government then was never intended to be as powerful as it is today where adding a state would be such a massive drain on the rest of the nation. Social security and medicare didnt exist in 1790. Neither did federal income taxes.
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