Puerto Rico Ballot Initiative

[Scipio]

Each state's admission is unique and sui generis.  However, the process is basically that the legally convened government of the territory seeking statehood sets a local process for petitioning statehood, and if the locals want statehood, the local government must have a constitution guaranteeing a republican form of government.  Then, Congress essentially passes a bill making it a state, and the President signs it into law.

[Viking]

agree with Peter: doesn't make sense to set it up so that you apply for statehood without an actual majority of people wanting statehood.

Also, Puerto Rico probably shouldn't be a state. It's way poorer than the rest of the country and most people don't speak English.

It's GDP PPP is equal to the Czech Republic ($27k), not as bad as you'd think.

Who gives a fuck about the English?

We should have kept Cuba and the Philippines and made them states to.

And the Phillippines GDP is $4100 per capita.  Plus, you know, they fought a massive insurgency because they didn't want to be a US colony.

And we crushed it. There's no way the Philippine GDP would be that low (and correspondingly their population that high) if it was ruled by the US for a hundred years.

And the act of crushing the insurgency convinced the us that it didn't want to be an imperial power. PR never bothered to revolt or demand independence.

[Count]

I'm not sure it's safe to assume that other latinos give a shit about Puerto Rican statehood. If it became a really contentious debate about dirty hispanics, then maybe

[DontSayBanana]

I'm not sure it's safe to assume that other latinos give a shit about Puerto Rican statehood. If it became a really contentious debate about dirty hispanics, then maybe

That's true.  I could actually see it having an adverse effect on Cuban-origin population, which already tends to skew right.

[Viking]

I'm not sure it's safe to assume that other latinos give a shit about Puerto Rican statehood. If it became a really contentious debate about dirty hispanics, then maybe

They will if they think that the reasons the republicans oppose PR statehood because the puerto ricans are latinos.

[lustindarkness]

I'm not sure it's safe to assume that other latinos give a shit about Puerto Rican statehood. If it became a really contentious debate about dirty hispanics, then maybe

I have proudly used Dirty Rican as a name for games before.



Typed with my fat fingers on a small stupid phone.

[Valmy]

They will if they think that the reasons the republicans oppose PR statehood because the puerto ricans are latinos.

This.  A rejection of PR statehood would be hard to spin as not anti-Latino.

[MadBurgerMaker]

They will if they think that the reasons the republicans oppose PR statehood because the puerto ricans are latinos.

This.  A rejection of PR statehood would be hard to spin as not anti-Latino.

I'll take care of it for them:  "We don't want to fuck the stars on the flag up.  Sorry." 

[ulmont]

They will if they think that the reasons the republicans oppose PR statehood because the puerto ricans are latinos.

This.  A rejection of PR statehood would be hard to spin as not anti-Latino.

I'll take care of it for them:  "We don't want to fuck the stars on the flag up.  Sorry." 

Surprisingly easy to work out.  51 = 17x3, so alternating 3 rows of 8 with 3 rows of 9 works smoothly.
http://www.slate.com/articles/life/do_the_math/2010/06/13_stripes_and_51_stars.html

And a widget to generate more options:
http://img.slate.com/media/19/flag.swf

[Eddie Teach]

They'd also have to change the words to "Fifty Nifty United States" 

[Syt]

They'd also have to change the words to "Fifty Nifty United States" 

Also for this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_r_68x1AQc

[Tonitrus]

agree with Peter: doesn't make sense to set it up so that you apply for statehood without an actual majority of people wanting statehood.

Also, Puerto Rico probably shouldn't be a state. It's way poorer than the rest of the country and most people don't speak English.

It's GDP PPP is equal to the Czech Republic ($27k), not as bad as you'd think.

Who gives a fuck about the English?

We should have kept Cuba and the Philippines and made them states to.

I agree with Cuba, but that needed to be done soon after the Spanish-American War.

The Phillipines?

[Ed Anger]

Timmay likes the flip ladyboys.

[dps]

I'm not sure it's safe to assume that other latinos give a shit about Puerto Rican statehood. If it became a really contentious debate about dirty hispanics, then maybe

They will if they think that the reasons the republicans oppose PR statehood because the puerto ricans are latinos.

I think it would be hilarious if Congressional Democrats follow Count's lead and oppose Puerto Rican statehood, especially if they just use the same reasons up-front:

Puerto Rico probably shouldn't be a state. It's way poorer than the rest of the country and most people don't speak English.

[celedhring]

Is there any real reason to deny PR statehood given the current relationship in place?