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House Democrats have introduced a bill to give Puerto Rico statehood (H.R. 1522)
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Posted on 03/07/2021 11:52:14 AM PST by RandFan

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NEW: House Democrats have introduced a bill to give Puerto Rico statehood (H.R. 1522), which would give Democrats two more Senate seats and multiple House seats -Politico


TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: articlex; pr; presidentbiden; presidentharris; puertorico; statehood; voterid
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To: RandFan

1. PR says they don’t want to be a state.
2. The Senate will never approve.


41 posted on 03/07/2021 12:31:26 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Pollard
"I thought PR has said that they don’t want statehood"

leftist fascists do not care what anyone else wants, it's in their DNA

42 posted on 03/07/2021 12:32:54 PM PST by KTM rider (Expatriated at home by no choice of my own)
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To: DoodleDawg

Yes, he is sloooow, but not slow enough not to see that advantage. But I don’t think he would refuse some financial incentive as well.


43 posted on 03/07/2021 12:33:08 PM PST by ScaniaBoy (Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
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To: usconservative

You need to be patient. This is breaking news...


44 posted on 03/07/2021 12:33:50 PM PST by RandFan
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To: RandFan
I've read that PR has had several referendums (referenda?) in recent years on independence vs statehood. The three options were independence,statehood,or Commonwealth status (the current setup there).

IIRC “Commonwealth” won by a wide margin each time.

45 posted on 03/07/2021 12:33:58 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Trump: "They're After You. I'm Just In The Way")
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To: RandFan

No, it’s not. The “breaking news” is that this thread is spam and should get yanked.


46 posted on 03/07/2021 12:34:35 PM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Guam might be OK...I’ve read that the citizens there are strongly conservative.


47 posted on 03/07/2021 12:34:59 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Trump: "They're After You. I'm Just In The Way")
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To: RandFan

The Democrat Party most be worried about some Democrat Senators defecting to the Republican party. Got to create a bunch of new States.


48 posted on 03/07/2021 12:35:46 PM PST by ReformedBeckite (1 of 3 I'm only allowing my self each day)
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To: dljordan

“They are really scared of something.”

Not a matter of being scared. They are running the country. They have the political power and are taking advantage of it.


49 posted on 03/07/2021 12:38:48 PM PST by plain talk
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To: Pollard
I thought PR has said that they don’t want statehood

75 million plus said they didn't want Biden either and lookee lookee!

50 posted on 03/07/2021 12:39:30 PM PST by Don Corleone (leave the gun, take the canolis)
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To: ScaniaBoy

The question really will be what will the Republicans use for their reason to vote against statehood?


51 posted on 03/07/2021 12:39:38 PM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: RandFan

Violates international law. The UN considers Puerto Rico non-self-governing territory. They must be given opportunity for independence.


52 posted on 03/07/2021 12:39:55 PM PST by kaehurowing
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To: Pollard
I thought PR has said that they don’t want statehood

Republicans should say that statehood of Puerto Rico is on condition of their referendum. It has to pass 50%. Previous votes did not count because many Puerto Ricans did not vote.

53 posted on 03/07/2021 12:41:03 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: plain talk
They have the political power and are taking advantage of it.

Amazing how innovative that sounds, isn’t it?

54 posted on 03/07/2021 12:41:13 PM PST by Magnatron
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To: usconservative

we seemed to vociferously defend the crap that was spewing out of lin wood’s twitter account back in January.

Twitter is what it is.


55 posted on 03/07/2021 12:41:36 PM PST by JohnBrowdie
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To: RandFan

Hmmmm, they are going to annex Puerto Rico?

Can The Sudetenland be far behind?


56 posted on 03/07/2021 12:42:35 PM PST by null and void (The media decides what news you can see and NOT SEE. But don't you dare call 'em Not-Sees)
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To: Trump20162020

What was the turnout? Did anyone boycott?


57 posted on 03/07/2021 12:42:38 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: JohnBrowdie
we seemed to vociferously defend the crap that was spewing out of lin wood’s twitter account back in January.

Who's this "we" you're talking about? I certainly never did and specifically remember calling him a fraud and a charlatan.

58 posted on 03/07/2021 12:43:03 PM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: ReformedBeckite
The Democrat Party most be worried about some Democrat Senators defecting to the Republican party. Got to create a bunch of new States.

I don't think they're worried about Senators defecting than they are about padding their majority. Admit Puerto Rico and D.C. and Schumer's majority becomes 4 seats rather than a tie and Pelosi picks up a couple of seats in the House.

59 posted on 03/07/2021 12:43:18 PM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: JohnBrowdie

No, it really isn’t. If even Schumer is saying this, there are probably quite a few Senate Democrats opposed to it. The $15 minimum wage hike had seven Democrats in the Senate vote against it. The Democrat’s Senate majority is literally 50-50, no way it has the votes. I honestly wonder if it even has the votes in the House right now.


60 posted on 03/07/2021 12:43:39 PM PST by Trump20162020
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