[Cowboy Bob]

They should be cut loose. Let them be independent.

[Secret Agent Man]

They want the bailout.

Geez we dont need a third world craphole as the 51st state.

[GreyFriar]

It shows that the majority of the people don’t want a change in their current status.

[Red Badger]

Yeah, it tells us that 77% don’t give a Sh!t!.................

[ontap]

The last thing we need is this bunch of socialists!!!

[Opinionated Blowhard]

The irony is that, apart from representation in Congress, Puerto Rico’s current status is great for its citizens. Lots of US government benefits without the same tax burden. Its a testimony to how badly the politicians in Puerto Rico screwed everything up over the past 20 or 30 years for them to be in the position they are in now. They had it made and still screwed it up. Both becoming a state and independence will result in a lot of pain for the Commonwealth.

[Dilbert San Diego]

We acquired Puerto Rico as part of the settlement of the Spanish American war. Can we just give it back, say we don’t want it anymore???

PR is far poorer than the poorest states. It is culturally and linguistically different from the rest of America. How do the rest of us benefit from it being a state??

And what of other overseas possessions, such as Guam or American Samoa, or the Virgin Islands? Should they also become states?? Why would PR be a state but not other overseas American territories??

[Lurkinanloomin]

The Uniparty wants them to be the 51st state.
Part of it is the fact that they are Spanish-speaking as they try to import more Spanish-speaking people into our country to make us a bilingual nation.

[Lurkinanloomin]

“The United States of America will have to obey the will of our people!”
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No, we don’t.

[vette6387]

Puerto Rico is just another stone around our necks. We should take what we need there by way of defense facilities ( like we have in Cuba) and cut this passel of turds loose. We don’t need them as “citizens” because they are a net negative to our country. Rent a Naval Base or two from them and let them spin in the wind. We went there years ago for a national sales meeting (to try something different that Hawaii). Boy what a letdown! The place is a dump by comparison and Hawaii isn’t the paradise it used to be. The comparison was stark!

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[stars & stripes forever]

The EU already thought it was a done deal. (Just like ‘President’ Hillary Clinton was a done deal.)

Star-mangled banner: American flag with 51 stars instead of 50 is displayed during vice president Pence’s meeting with EU leaders in Brussels

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[ArcadeQuarters]

She wasn’t bad looking in high school. In the few decades since then, she’s gained a lot of weight, got into drugs, had kids with multiple dads and ran up a lot of credit card debt. Your time has come though. She’s willing to move in and let you pay her bills for her.

[Garvin]

“The United States of America will have to obey the will of our people!”, That’s not how it works buddy. Better get used to it.

[blueunicorn6]

The Puerto Rico Shuffle.

A new dance by the Democrats.

If the people of Puerto Rico want to do the right thing, then they should throw their politicians (including former politicians and their families) in jail and confiscate all of their wealth.

Until then, forget it.

[xkaydet65]

Congress is not about to offer statehood and Puerto Ricans know that. Then why waste a beautiful Sunday voting on something that is never going to happen?

[jmaroneps37]

We got PR and the Philippines from Spain after Spanish American War. Wilson’s war was very unpopular and he could see that relying on volunteers was just not working. The Irish didn’t want to fight for England and the Germans didn’t want to fight their cousins. Wilson’s solution was to give PR 1/2 citizenship which was just enough to DRAFT you PR men. America freed the Philippines in 1946 but we still hold PR. Why? Let them go and be a protectorate of Castro’s. Let’s see how that works out. Anyway I don’t care if 100% of them voted 100% for statehood the answer is NO!

[Joe Boucher]

Puerto rico is an economic basket case.
Along to lines as Haiti

[butlerweave]

77% are holding out for a Better Deal ,LOL

[cll]

Puerto Rico Ping! Please Freepmail me if you want on or off the list.