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Kid Berwyn

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33. Yeah. The result of colonization.

Reply to Melon (Reply #31)

Tue Feb 10, 2026, 12:14 AM

Tuesday

Seemed to me, President Kennedy had other plans for the "Commonwealth."

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What Is Required for Puerto Rico Statehood? [View all] Emile Feb 9 OP

Constitutionally... Boo1 Feb 9 #1

You left out several steps: 1. Congress must pass a law allowing for its admission AFTER hlthe2b Feb 9 #5

It's a simple majority. lastlib Feb 9 #13

Also Boo1 Feb 9 #28

I thought a couple years ago they voted for RubyRose Feb 9 #2

Puerto Rico has had several (non-binding) referenda: hlthe2b Feb 9 #7

As recently as 2024, a nonbinding referendum passed FOR statehood hlthe2b Feb 9 #9

You're assuming that Puerto Rico wants to be a state. Climate Crusader Feb 9 #3

A Puerto Rico citizen referendum passing is (along with initial Congressional steps) required hlthe2b Feb 9 #6

It's not Greg_In_SF Feb 9 #4

They already do pay US income taxes. lastlib Feb 9 #11

That's only Greg_In_SF Feb 9 #14

That's about 6 million on the IRS rolls... Kid Berwyn Feb 9 #18

You're confusing Greg_In_SF Feb 9 #20

I'm not confusing anything. There are about 9.2 million Puerto Rican citizens. Kid Berwyn Feb 9 #21

We're not talking Greg_In_SF Feb 9 #23

We were talking about statehood and who pays income taxes. Kid Berwyn Feb 9 #24

I was referring Greg_In_SF Feb 9 #25

Thank you, now I understand. Kid Berwyn Feb 9 #27

Poverty rate twice that of Mississippi... Melon Feb 9 #31

Yeah. The result of colonization. Kid Berwyn Tuesday #33

For approximately the same reason Torchlight Feb 9 #12

Puerto Rican statehood is a complex issue that is very polarizing on the island, its not just an opportunity to snatch tritsofme Feb 9 #8

Yes. While the most recent nonbinding (2024) referendum passed for statehood, I doubt it would NOW hlthe2b Feb 9 #10

2024 was a peculiar referendum too, the status quo was not an option, and turnout was relatively low. tritsofme Feb 9 #16

Puerto Ricans need to want it iemanja Feb 9 #15

Trump would never sign off on something like that. OLDMDDEM Feb 9 #17

It wouldn't Greg_In_SF Feb 9 #19

That's not what I am reading MichMan Feb 9 #22

While we're at it, DC statehood too! viva la Feb 9 #26

DC's a separate kind of issue. Igel Feb 9 #29

But statehood is 2 senators viva la Feb 9 #30

That one's more complicated Polybius Feb 9 #32