Elsie Said:

What's with this Puerto Rico statehood vote coming to the senate??

We Answered:

very good guess. Puerto Ricans have stated over and over they don't want to be a state, so my guess is that the democrats want to pick up some extra seats.

Here's what Andrew Breitbart's BigGovernment.com had to say:
There is a bill to make Puerto Rico a state. Again, they are trying to pull one over on us and on Puerto Ricans, who have consistently said they do not want to become a state. Read below for more information (from Eagle Forum). This was also discussed by Rep Tom Price on a conference call yesterday.

Please consider this:

* The U.S. would transform, overnight, into a bilingual nation. At least half of Puerto Ricans do not speak English, the language of our U.S. Constitution and founding documents. The Washington Times article, "Puerto Rican statehood," analyzes all the implications of adding a foreign language-speaking state to the Union.

* It would bring immediate demands for massive federal spending. The average income of Puerto Ricans is less than half that of our poorest state, and infrastructure and the environment are far below American standards. Puerto Rico has a population with a median national income of $17,741, nearly a third of that for the U.S.

* Puerto Rico is already a democracy. Despite the bill's deceptive title, Puerto Rico already has an elected government and exists as a self-governed commonwealth of the U.S.

* Statehood would give Puerto Rico more congressional representation than 25 of our 50 states! It would inevitably give Democrats two additional U.S. Senators and 6 to 8 additional Members of the House.


H.R. 2499 is stealth legislation designed to lead to the admission of Spanish-speaking Puerto Rico as the 51st state, thereby making us a de facto bilingual nation, like Canada. The U.S. Congress should not be forcing Puerto Ricans to vote on statehood, especially since the Puerto Rican people have rejected statehood three times since 1991!

The United States House of Representatives is set to vote on H.R. 2499, the Puerto Rico Democracy Act, as early as this week. This bill would mandate a non-binding expression by the voters of Puerto Rico as to their wishes with regard to retaining their commonwealth status or becoming a state or becoming an independent nation, but in conjunction with other legislation already introduced inside Puerto Rico, the commonwealth status of the island could be eliminated as early as this year.

Three times in the past 43 years Puerto Ricans have voted against becoming the 51st state in the Union, the last time being 11 years ago. But this time the bill is rigged to eliminate the commonwealth option and grant either full statehood, or total independence. Sen. Jose Hernandez-Mayoral of the island's minority Popular Democratic Party said, "Behind this innocuous bill lies a fully thought out assault on Congress to designate the island the 51st state." "With the commonwealth option out of the ballot, statehood is finally, albeit crookedly, assured a victory."

The whole article is here: http://www.jbs.org/us-constitution-blog/…

Deborah Said:

Puerto Rico and statehood vote?

We Answered:

If they are legal citizens of the Commonwealth, it should not matter where they are, they should be allowed to vote.

Personally, I think they need to not have the Commonwealth option. They should either be a state or be independent.

Bertha Said:

Where are the votes in puerto rico statehood?

We Answered:

The process is going on & off all the time. All the pros and cons are coming to play. I just hope for statehood too! Pr will make a great difference :)

Danielle Said:

Hillary wants an amendment to the constitution to let Puerto Rico have the right to vote, without statehood?

We Answered:

She's pandering worse than McCain amongst a sea of televangelists.

PR can vote in the primaries, but doesn't get to vote in the General election, only states can. The primaries are party functions who set their own rules and are not govt. functions. So the parties allow PR to vote in their primaries.

Natalie Said:

Why is there so little coverage of this strange Puerto Rico vote tomorrow in the senate?

We Answered:

Yes, our plan is working perfectly, muhuhahahahaha.
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Tonya Said:

is Congress about to vote on statehood for Puerto Rico?

We Answered:

They are planning to waste time by voting on "a non-binding bill that would allow Puerto Rico to decide if they want to become a State". The problem is the PR people have already voted that they do not want Statehood. This bill is a plan to force a vote in PR to choose Statehood and yes the goal is to stack more Dem votes in November.

Justin Said:

What Happened To the Puerto Rico Statehood Movement?

We Answered:

Puerto Rico voted it down by a narrow margin. This way the welfare and aid programs continue but no taxes can be levied.

Jerry