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To: ek_hornbeck

Why do we have these ongoing discussions about Puerto Rico becoming the 51st state? This has been talked about for decades off and on.

Why? Why is there a need for an island which is so geographically isolated, so culturally and economically and socially different from the rest of America, to become a state of the United States????

Yes I know Puerto Ricans have served with honor in our military. But does that mean we have to make Puerto Rico a state, to honor their service?


8 posted on 07/18/2015 10:37:52 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Dilbert San Diego

“Why?”

Post 18.


20 posted on 07/18/2015 10:45:36 AM PDT by Hulka
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To: Dilbert San Diego
Why? Why is there a need for an island which is so geographically isolated, so culturally and economically and socially different from the rest of America, to become a state of the United States????

Probably the same reason Jeb and Co. think that it's a great idea to continue importing people who are economically and culturally different from Americans by the millions.

21 posted on 07/18/2015 10:46:10 AM PDT by ek_hornbeck
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Puerto Rico doesn’t want to be a state. Didn’t they vote on this fairly recently? What kind of issue is that to run on?


42 posted on 07/18/2015 11:04:45 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: "I should like to drive away not only the Turks (moslims) but all my foes.")
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