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Taxation without representation‼️

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jennifer plus 89 months ago

Puerto Rico needs representation and voting rights. DC needs to be a state.

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Robert E. Lee9 months ago

Puerto Rico isn't the only one. People from Guam, the Northern Marianas, American Samoa, and the US Virgin Islands are all United States citizens, but lack the voice, the representation, that other Americans enjoy.

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Craig9 months ago

Puerto Ricans have voted multiple times in the past to not become a US state. Things are not quite as simple as you portray.

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George Cameron9 months ago

Puerto Rican residents do not pay US income taxes.

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Randell Strickland (AΦA)9 months ago

If all the territories were brought into the union as states, they would most likely vote blue and republicans would never hold the Senate again.

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🇺🇸B. Hannebaum🇺🇸9 months ago

I’ve always said that Puerto Rico should be the 51st state

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George Cameron9 months ago

Hey! Puerto Ricans by numerous island-wide votes have chosen not to become a state and not to be come an independent nation.

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P Rivasloria, Ph.D.9 months ago

We don’t want to be the 51st State!

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Randell Strickland (AΦA)9 months ago

It's insanely amazing that 9/10 Americans have smart phones with internet access; but walking around just as dumb as ever. It's not necessary, just intentional.

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Jesse formerly known as Darth Crypto9 months ago

Hahahaha you people don’t even speak Spanish so you’re oblivious to the fact that Bad Bunny did a show about independence and sovereignty from the American colonizers. They don’t want statehood, they want independence. Kind of funny considering Democrats have been aggressively pursuing Puerto Rican statehood for decades so they can get more senators and votes

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Matt9 months ago

Who’s asking that? Young people who our education system has failed because of woke and DEI policies

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Emilie Dupuis-Riendeau MD 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈9 months ago

And then… They want to annex Greenland… And tell them they will respect their culture…! Yeah. Right.

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Simon Hopwell9 months ago

Very well done and clear explanation of the institutional racism imposed by the USA on Puerto Rico.

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zoraida navarro9 months ago

Puerto Rico has been Gaza before Gaza. They experimented on our people they sterilize our people they bombed Puerto Rico they stole all our resources they polluted our island with military actions and in return we gave him 400,000 lives that were lost in defending this country

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Cats that Judge9 months ago

Fine, pay back all the money to the US it borrows and you can have your sovereignty! All of it!

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Robert9 months ago

It's actually about politics. You can't bring in a state without balancing the parties. Requires 60 votes.

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Metal Nana9 months ago

I just don’t care. This outrage is un moving. There are people actually eating children and you think this is important. I don’t understand you folk.

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Peaches9 months ago

During WW1, 20,000 Puerto Ricans were drafted. Compare that to 10 million Americans. That clearly wasn’t the reason, dumbass.

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ᴮᴱ ⊝⊜ ⊙ ⁷ ∞ NO PLATINUM AWARD, NO OPINION.9 months ago

Amazing info.

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Diego9 months ago

U.S. citizens that can’t vote. Puerto Rico like Guam are territories and not eligible for statehood. They are only partially covered by the constitution.

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Megazine9 months ago

They do know but that’s a diff topic. People were upset that the half time was all in Spanish. Pretty wild.

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Gene9 months ago

Look! I had someone a few days ago who was convinced that you need a visa to fly to Alaska! People are ignorant.

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John Preuit9 months ago

Yes they are an United States territory but they don’t pay taxes

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Frank Kigozi9 months ago

US has always been a racist country. If you ain’t White than Batman, your opinion is irrelevant!

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Texas Terri9 months ago

They can vote for their independence just like all the other countries that are colonize territories. They have chosen not to. The Spain attacks us. Most of these countries that the Spanish had conquered either chose independence like Cuba or to be a territory.

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cec jester9 months ago

Everyone knows pr is a us territory

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stampedr9 months ago

Then pay taxes degenerates

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Jilliana Gibbs9 months ago

I got the message but girl I gotta tell you… You are beautiful!! 😍 Keep preaching the facts! Sometimes out here needs to hear it! Hearts need to be changed and we better acceptance for differences in cultures!! One would one love ❤️!!

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AD9 months ago

They are just a territory. They can participate in primaries but can’t vote for President. They can travel to the U.S. mainland. We also promise them military protection and give federal monies in emergencies but they run themselves. Have local government and unique culture.

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🇵🇷Emillie🇵🇷9 months ago

And this why I want my island to be independent I’m done with the colonization we a clearly being held hostage against our will at this point

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David9 months ago

Repeal the Jones Act. PR suffered since its passing.

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IM NOT IN THE CLUB …9 months ago

I think people know PR IS USA.

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TiPeKil9 months ago

People in the US can't even name all the states thanks to Dem controlled public ed, so what's surprising about ignorance about PR (which has zero affect on the lives of anyone outside of PR)?

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The Tochline9 months ago

@Lamont1219 That's good to know

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