Do you support the Puerto Rico Status Quo Act?

[Ad_Quid_Orator]

It's a bill introduced by the House Democrats that would conduct a legally binding referendum in which Puerto Rico would choose between Statehood, Commonwealth status and independence.

Also, a common talking point after Pelosi's visit is asking "how would the US feel if a top Chinese official said we stand with the people of Puerto Rico". Oh the irony.

Yes (I'm Puerto Rican)

No (I'm Puerto Rican)

Yes (I'm a non-Puerto Rican American)

No (I'm a non-Puerto Rican American)

Yes (I'm not American)

No (I'm not American)

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Also, if you don't think it should be allowed for Statehood, do you think it should be allowed to secede should the people so chose?

[Anonymous]

Puerto Rico was literally the worst, most shitty place I’ve been to in my life. It was really, uh, sad and eye opening. The roads. The murders. The trash. The violence. The trash. And the trash. It was pretty... impressive. Hopefully Puerto Rico gains independence. It’s a blight on America and should be left to its own destiny.

[WindAtMyBack]

This is pure show. Legally binding? How the hell is it legally binding? It doesn't work that way. And Puerto Rico sure as hell can't decide on statehood - every Democrat in Congress knows that. It's all show.

[Guy13]

No as they are not a State and it is the Leftist trying to take over our country so that there is never a Conservative Republic and Constitutional following body of Government ever again !!!

[goaded]

How many states voted for Reagan?

[Guy13]

All they are trying to do is set a precedent to turn DC into a State. Nobody is getting fooled here except for uneducated and uniformed.

[goaded]

Ronald Reagan won 44 states in 1980.

[Ad_Quid_Orator]

Do you think that they should be allowed to choose between commonwealth status and secession?

[monorprise]

@guy13 DC is part of Maryland and can't support itself without the Federal Government. When we move the Federal Government the city would largely cease to exist.

With its legal status incompatibility defined in the Federal Constitution in Article 1 Section 8 Clause 17 and the 23rd amendment, would make D. C. a very strange and hard to accept as legitimate state.

Puerto Rico is however possible, with the main problem being it has no partner making it into something of a power grab further destabilizing the existing union.

Guam could be such a partner if you could convince them to get over their hate for the Northern Marianas, so that together they might be almost large enough.

[monorprise]

@Ad_Quid_Orator The island is certainly entitled to independence or commonwealth status. Statehood requires the other states to agree to an equal footing and that takes a long time and usually a political partner.

[Snakeyes7]

What do the people of Puerto Rico think of this? Did we ever bother to ask them or are we going in like the "colonizers" the left wouldn't stfu about us being and saying "your ass belongs to me now"?

[Ad_Quid_Orator]

Uh, the whole point of the bill is to ask the people of Puerto Rico what they want and act accordingly.

[Snakeyes7]

Why are we asking? What's the point?

[exitseven]

democrats assume the people there will vote democrats because most of the people are on welfare.

[monorprise]

Puerto Rico doesn't have a partner, pair it with Guam

[MangoBob]

I do not support anything the demoshits come up with.

[SmokinAces2000]

That sounds fair to me