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[–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

The majority voted for statehood... but as long GOP controls congress, they dont have a chance because they'll lost their advantage.

[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Same with DC. Practically everyone there wants statehood, the license plates have "no taxation without representation" as a protest even, but Congress kills it every time it comes up.

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

The reason they are not a state has to do entirely with racism. Hell, they were actively sterilizing Puerto Rican women up to the 70's to try and stop them from having so many brown babies

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Ahh, sorry. My info was out of date. I live on the opposite coast so I hadn't heard anything about PR in some time.