The 51st State

[KerningChameleon]

Puerto Rico votes in favor of statehood
June 11, 2017

Puerto Rico voted overwhelmingly in favor of statehood on Sunday in a referendum that begins the steps toward sending representatives to Washington, D.C.

According to the Wall Street Journal, 97 percent voted for statehood, though turnout was only about 23 percent. One and a half percent voted for independence from the United States, according to Decision Desk HQ, while 1.3 percent voted to keep the current status of a territory of the United States.

Puerto Rico will now put its "Tennessee plan" into action, meaning its governor will choose two senators and five representatives to go to Washington, D.C., to request statehood.

President Trump signaled during his presidential campaign that he is open to Puerto Rico officially becoming a state.

Puerto Rico previously voted in favor of becoming a state in 2012, but statehood opponents said the voter turnout was not high enough to accurately reflect will of the Puerto Rican people. Some fear that they will make the same case this time around.

Less than a quarter of the population is not exactly what I'd call "overwhelming support".

[Speaker to Animals]

LOL, no. Give them independence instead.

[TheReal_ND]

be bankrupt

hey US w-want to blanda up?

Fucking no

[Okeefenokee]

Puerto Rico votes in favor of statehood
June 11, 2017

Puerto Rico voted overwhelmingly in favor of statehood on Sunday in a referendum that begins the steps toward sending representatives to Washington, D.C.

According to the Wall Street Journal, 97 percent voted for statehood, though turnout was only about 23 percent. One and a half percent voted for independence from the United States, according to Decision Desk HQ, while 1.3 percent voted to keep the current status of a territory of the United States.

Puerto Rico will now put its "Tennessee plan" into action, meaning its governor will choose two senators and five representatives to go to Washington, D.C., to request statehood.

President Trump signaled during his presidential campaign that he is open to Puerto Rico officially becoming a state.

Puerto Rico previously voted in favor of becoming a state in 2012, but statehood opponents said the voter turnout was not high enough to accurately reflect will of the Puerto Rican people. Some fear that they will make the same case this time around.

Less than a quarter of the population is not exactly what I'd call "overwhelming support".

The only percentage that matters is that of those that bothered to show up. Libs still ain't pickin' up how this works, eh?

[KerningChameleon]

Mr. Rossello Goes to Washington

The only percentage that matters is that of those that bothered to show up. Libs still ain't pickin' up how this works, eh?

Hey, I'm not the one who organized boycotts against the vote itself.

[Okeefenokee]

Mr. Rossello Goes to Washington

The only percentage that matters is that of those that bothered to show up. Libs still ain't pickin' up how this works, eh?

Hey, I'm not the one who organized boycotts against the vote itself.

how many votes have been won by people who chose not to vote?

[Speaker to Animals]

The democrats are going to push for this hard as fuck. That could seriously fuck our country up.

FUCK NO TO PR.

[TheReal_ND]

They aren't pushing for shit until they get their act together. This is a clear and present danger on the horizon though. I'm not even reading the article, is Trump really "open" to it or is this more sources say BS.

[Speaker to Animals]

Yeah, sorry Ernesto. We just gifted you guys back to Spain. You need to go to Madrid with that song and dance.

[Speaker to Animals]

And you motherfuckers were in here for all this time talking about how great TR was.