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Originally posted by Spanky
I think Puerto Rico should be admitted. DC I am not so sure about. It is the federal district and was set up as such. When people moved there they knew they were not going to enjoy the priviledges as a member of a state. If people want to live in a state they can always move to Maryland or Virginia.
I don't know that much about Guam, but I am all for Puerto Rico entering the union.
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Puerto Rico votes on this somewhat regularly. Last time they voted, they could choose to become a state, a separate entity, maintain status quo, various permutations of the above, or none of the above. None of the above won. Seriously.
"In December 1998, a non-binding plebiscite on status was held in Puerto Rico, but due to the alternatives presented the voters, little in the way of definite conclusions can be drawn. In addition to the normal alternatives, of statehood, commonwealth, and independence, voters were given the alternatives of “None of The Above” and “Free Association.” Because of the confusion on the ballot with definitions of status provided, the “None of The Above” alternative won the majority (50.2%) votes cast. Statehood won the plurality of votes cast for the actual alternatives decisively (46.5%), followed by Independence (2.5%); Free Association (0.2%; and Commonwealth (0.1%). "
http://www.prstatehood.com/issues/index.asp
