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I lived in Peurto Rico and you really have no idea what you are talking about. The referendums they held were boycotted by a huge majority of the population an
by ciguy 6y ago
I lived in Peurto Rico and you really have no idea what you are talking about.
The referendums they held were boycotted by a huge majority of the population and due to the low turn out not considered valid. There is a VERY strong anti-statehood movement in Puerto Rico and a minority that want full independence and a minority that want statehood.
The Puerto Rican government chose not to pursue statehood based on the low turn out, but the option is still available to them anytime. This has nothing to do with the USA federal government and everything to do with Puerto Rican politics.
Too many politicians in Puerto Rico benefit from the corruption and low taxes to allow statehood.
- hyko 6y agoI fully concede that you know more about Puerto Rico and its politics than I do, however the point I’m making is not really diminished by that. What I’m saying is, there should be no option of quasi-citizenship. Either you enjoy all the rights and responsibilities of full citizenship, or you don’t. We’ve already settled this argument long ago so it’s just a question of whether we’ll fairly enforce the conclusion we came to: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second-class_citizen https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second-class_citizen
- VWWHFSfQ 6y agoIt's the Puerto Rican people themselves that are balking at the idea of "full citizenship" though. Because that comes with it all kinds of other things like increased tax liabilities, social service responsiblities, jury duty, etc, etc. They've demonstrated repeatedly that they prefer their "quasi-citizenship" by boycotting the referendum vote.
- ryandrake 6y agoWhat's the purpose of boycotting a vote vs. just voting "no"?
- mikelward 6y agoThe 2016 US election only had 56% turnout[1]. What is the threshold for determining whether an election is valid? If I don't like the choices can I also boycott? Would it have any effect if another 6% of the population did likewise? 1. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/05/21/u-s-voter-turnout-trails-most-developed-countries/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/05/21/u-s-voter-t...