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[NEWS] Puerto Rico votes in favor of becoming 51st state
Jairo:
--- Quote from: sources ---http://www.reuters.com/article/us-puertorico-debt-vote-idUSKBN19204O
http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/09/us/puerto-rico-statehood-vote-2017/index.html
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/amid-historically-low-turnout-puerto-ricans-vote-statehood-n770801
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among the 23% of eligible voters who cast their ballot, 97% voted YES to statehood. a boycott was underway against the movement, hence the low turnout, but this referendum marks a possible leap in an adjustment to the american flag. or not.
it's no secret that if puerto rico became a state that it would be democrat, however, it IS part of the republican platform to admit puerto rico as a state -- and being the dominant party to do so might sway the island towards the right. whatever the case may be, it's up to the senate to either reject this referendum (due to the low turnout not being representative of the territory's wishes) or accept it (and begin statehood proceedings).
Nonnel:
AYE i support this. good for them since they'd actually have representation. next up, guam and the virgin islands.
Punished Toxicology:
how about we loving bomb those spics instead
Daswiruch:
more states more fun
my boy pedro will be happy to hear the news
Deus Ex:
I dont see any reason not to tbh
Let em be democrats if they want, it'd give the current administration and the stuffty republicans in office some leeway in 2018 anyway