http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/elec...statehood/
I found it interesting, at least. Had they been a state this time around, it probably would have been another state for Obama because of the quasi-racist Republican obsession with immigration. It would put two more seats in the Senate and 5 more in he House (according to current population trends at least). Plus, both presidential candidates support Puerto Rico statehood. Looks like it's only a matter of time before those flags with 50 stars become obsolete.
I found it interesting, at least. Had they been a state this time around, it probably would have been another state for Obama because of the quasi-racist Republican obsession with immigration. It would put two more seats in the Senate and 5 more in he House (according to current population trends at least). Plus, both presidential candidates support Puerto Rico statehood. Looks like it's only a matter of time before those flags with 50 stars become obsolete.
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"If you cling to something as the absolute truth and you are caught in it, when the truth comes in person to knock on your door you will refuse to let it in." ~ Siddhartha Gautama
