Thoughts on the political status of Puerto Rico

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  1. mdhookey Well-Known Member

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    I'm completely neutral on this topic, but I was wondering what all of you think about the status of Puerto Rico? Should be it become a state? Remain a commonwealth? Become independent? Create a Free Association? Or something else? There will be a referendum this November that asks this question.

    If there's any Stalinator fans from Puerto Rico, or have family ties to there, it would be interesting to know what you think.
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    Holy shit you have Spanish class to :D
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    I did...many years ago :p
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    I have to, but seeing as though Im kicked out of school for "Suicidal" thoughts, I could care less now. Although I should take advantage of this and work on it.
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    Hot damn. Well, I hope your school will have second thoughts soon enough. And learning Spanish is pretty cool. I liked it, even if I can't roll my Rs for the life of me.
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    I can't do Spanish to save my life, also everyone in Spanish class hates me cause I dress up like Castro all the time.
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    Are YOU a rebel? :D
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    I think the people want statehood but the richer elite want a free nation.
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    Right now 60% want to be apart of the united states.
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    A very low percent, like 5% of the population, want to be independent. Apparently there is great benefits to being a commonwealth under a superpower. They don't vote in the federal government, but they get to vote on local issues.
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    I'm pretty sure that maintenance of the status quo has been the most popular choice for a good long while now.
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    Not really alot of them want to be a state at this current time, the party who represents this did very well the last elections.
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    I just did a little research on the last referendum held in 1998. These were the results:

    Statehood - 46.6%
    Independence - 2.6%
    Free Association - 0.3%
    Territorial Commonwealth - 0%
    None of the above (status quo) - 50.5%

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