When is Puerto Rico's next vote on state hood??
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im not sure, but its crap that they get all the rights and protections of a us state, but dont have to pay taxes or adhere to all the laws that govern the 50 states that they get the freedoms of. im sure if americans had to have passports to travel there etc theyd vote yes quite quickly.
1140739
Hey! My husband has relatives in Puerto Rico. He's no liberal! How 'bout Bikini Island? Hasn't that been uninhabited since nuclear testing back in the 60s? Let's see if it's ready to be lived on again.
702049
Right here.\n\nhttp://www.supreme.state.az.us/publicaccess/notification/default.asp
512910
President Bush is full of...well, you know....  Bush should NOT force Puerto Rico into becoming a State!!!!  It is up to the people of the Associated Free State of Puerto Rico to decide whether they want to become a State or not!!!
825633
go to their website and vote... its easy
307254
Puerto Rico favors it
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Use this site: http://www.vote411.org/pollingplacebystate.php
577250
ME TOO!\n\nGET ON THE HORN, PEOPLE!\n\nAlso, there is an organization working on a petition that they are going to give to congress before the vote:\n\nhttp://www.grassfire.org/\n\nSign it. But don't stop there. At the link above, you can find your the phone numbers for the 2 Senators from your state. Call/Email/Fax/Mail your Senators TODAY, TOMORROW and EVERY DAY until THEY HEAR YOU AND VOTE FOR AMERICA and NOT FOR CRIMINALS!
538067
Bush & Shanie are working on it...\nLybia will be our 51st state, so \nIraq can be our 52nd state...
436015
Yahoo search   puerto rico flowering trees?
491952
Not today,\n\nThe Wisconsin Legilature voted to put the following referendum on the November ballot.\n\nThe referendum will ask: "Should the death penalty be enacted in the state of Wisconsin for cases involving a person who is convicted of first-degree intentional homicide, if the conviction is supported by DNA evidence?"\n\nThat's what we need, another death penalty. Wonder how many Wisconsin anti-abortioner's will vote yes?
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No, because the Constitution states that a candidate must be born in the United States.  Puerto Rico is not a U.S. state, it is a U.S. territory.
235774
We're trying to assemble one in Puerto Rico....
216107
no, it is in their best interests to be a state; however for various reasons in a recent vote they (narrowly) voted not to apply for statehood.\n\nas it stands puerto ricans are subject to US laws (they must pay taxes, they register for the draft, etc) but cannot participate in the making of those laws.  if puerto rico were to become a state, it would have 6 or 7 representatives in congress.  on the other hand, a study showed that under statehood puerto rico would lose 10-15% of it's economy and 50,000 to 100,000 jobs.  it's not an easy trade-off to make.\n\nhere are some facts related to the question of puerto rican statehood:\n\nhttp://www.englishfirst.org/puerto/puertofacts.htm\nhttp://ri.essortment.com/puertoricansta_rdla.htm\n\noverall i think that being relegated to second-hand citizenship is not worth the economic benefit, but it is ultimately up to the people of PR to decide what matters most to them.
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Probably. www.votetoimpeach.org---sign it soon.
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Puerto Rico is in fact a US Colony.  The term Commonwealth is not mutually exclusive from the term Colony.  The statehood and pro-commonwealth movements account for around 95% of the population (1 to 1 ratio) and the independence movement is around 5%.  Puerto Ricans do not have the power to obtain either independence or statehood.  Any final decision will be in the hands of the US Congress.  I hope Puerto Rico becomes a state at one point in the future.  Although Puerto Ricans have the right to become independent, most of them do not want it.  In that respect, and if democracy prevails, Puerto Rico will not be independent.  Until we decide to change our status quo, the US legislators will go to the island to campaign and seem interested in our situation, and nothing important will happen.
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I'm looking for that article but in the meantime....since puerto rico is a u.s.territory i'm pretty sure there will be some form of aid.  ofcourse thats only a bandaide to the problem and a longterm solution/plan will be necessary.  i hope the u.s. gov. will help relocate island families within the u.s.