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 Re: Puerto Rico
[Re: Texan Til I Die]
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07/18/19 03:16 PM
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Floon Swenson
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I had absolutely no idea, until recently, that there are so many people that don't realize this.
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Re: Puerto Rico
[Re: Texan Til I Die]
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07/18/19 03:21 PM
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RedRanger
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Not Really it is a US territory much like Guam, Northern Marian Islands, etc. They don't have voting representation in Congress and no electoral votes for Presidential votes
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Re: Puerto Rico
[Re: T Bird]
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07/18/19 03:22 PM
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Cast
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Investigators have found that the hurricane relief money went to cronies. The entire government is certainly corrupt.
PR is a US territory. It governs itself. We made need to step in but that might be tricky.
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Re: Puerto Rico
[Re: T Bird]
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07/18/19 03:26 PM
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GIG'EM AGGIES
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When Obama was president I think Iran was a U.S. territory. He sure sent them a lot of money.
I am a Senager. (Senior teenager) I have everything that I wanted as a teenager, only 50 years later. I get an allowance every month. I have PU truck and a bass boat, I am blessed.
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Re: Puerto Rico
[Re: RedRanger]
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07/18/19 03:29 PM
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Floon Swenson
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Not Really it is a US territory much like Guam, Northern Marian Islands, etc. They don't have voting representation in Congress and no electoral votes for Presidential votes No, really. By the same logic, you could marginalize the citizenship of those in Washington, D.C.
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Re: Puerto Rico
[Re: Floon Swenson]
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07/18/19 03:38 PM
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RedRanger
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Not Really it is a US territory much like Guam, Northern Marian Islands, etc. They don't have voting representation in Congress and no electoral votes for Presidential votes No, really. By the same logic, you could marginalize the citizenship of those in Washington, D.C. Yes and No, but DC gets electoral votes for President And colonies can get independence from USA much like Philippines did back in 1946, Washington D.C. will never get independence
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Re: Puerto Rico
[Re: T Bird]
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07/18/19 03:40 PM
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Icepick
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Puerto Rico has held elections with U.S. statehood on the ballot numerous times.
They want US status without the laws applicable to statehood.
Not being cold hearted but, they have what they voted for.
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Re: Puerto Rico
[Re: Icepick]
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07/18/19 03:48 PM
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Puerto Rico has held elections with U.S. statehood on the ballot numerous times.
They want US status without the laws applicable to statehood.
Not being cold hearted but, they have what they voted for. Thats cold hearted.
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Re: Puerto Rico
[Re: Sawhorse]
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07/18/19 03:55 PM
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Icepick
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Puerto Rico has held elections with U.S. statehood on the ballot numerous times.
They want US status without the laws applicable to statehood.
Not being cold hearted but, they have what they voted for. Thats cold hearted. I choose one day a week to be cold hearted. This month it's Thursday.
This thread needs more cowbell ...
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Re: Puerto Rico
[Re: T Bird]
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07/18/19 05:03 PM
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PR clearly gets federal services, federal funding, military support, and PR citizens can qualify for Medicare and Social Security benefits.
So, they are US citizens without the power to vote and without some of the federal taxation.
The majority of the younger PR citizens support statehood.
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Re: Puerto Rico
[Re: T Bird]
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07/18/19 05:06 PM
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we should sell it to the highest bidder.
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Re: Puerto Rico
[Re: CCTX]
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07/18/19 07:07 PM
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PR clearly gets federal services, federal funding, military support, and PR citizens can qualify for Medicare and Social Security benefits.
So, they are US citizens without the power to vote and without some of the federal taxation.
The majority of the younger PR citizens support statehood. They can also be drafted. plus is they can freely come and go to the US and can vote while they are here. Somehow they were able with a population of 3.5 million run up 70 plus billion in bonds without much to show for it (just my opinion).
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Re: Puerto Rico
[Re: T Bird]
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07/18/19 09:02 PM
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texasbass1
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PR is learning the errors of their ways by voting in Democrats for so many years
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Re: Puerto Rico
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07/19/19 06:50 PM
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Re: Puerto Rico
[Re: texasbass1]
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07/19/19 08:43 PM
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PR is learning the errors of their ways by voting in Democrats for so many years Have you noticed the US deficit ?The republican swamp. 3,2,1...
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