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Bacchus4.0

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3. Yeah, I didn't follow too closely but the "commonwealth" party was dealt a big set back

Reply to Marksman_91 (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 12, 2017, 07:19 PM

Jun 2017

with a recent SCOTUS case where they declared the island did not have separate sovereignty. So after 60+ years of telling people that PR is not a colony under the commonwealth status, SCOTUS said they are. Not sure what they are proposing. Anyway, statehood ain't gonna happen. Should be independence but they won't vote for that either. Nothing is really going to change.

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Puerto Rico upholds statehood demand in contentious vote [View all] Bacchus4.0 Jun 2017 OP

Oh palezzze! 2 more Dem senators and how many reps (?) TexasProgresive Jun 2017 #1

And only 25% of registered voters actually voted. I feel it's not gonna do much Marksman_91 Jun 2017 #2

Yeah, I didn't follow too closely but the "commonwealth" party was dealt a big set back Bacchus4.0 Jun 2017 #3