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Puerto Ricans Back Becoming 51st State

posted by n1 on Monday June 12 2017, @09:49AM   Printer-friendly
from the join-the-club dept.

BK writes:

According to Fox News:

Puerto Rico's governor announced that the U.S. territory has overwhelmingly chosen statehood in a nonbinding referendum Sunday held amid a deep economic crisis that has sparked an exodus of islanders to the U.S. mainland.

Nearly half a million votes were cast for statehood, more than 7,600 for free association/independence and nearly 6,700 for independence, according to preliminary results. The participation rate was just 23 percent with roughly 2.26 million registered voters, leading opponents to question the validity of a vote that several parties had boycotted.

Also covered by AP.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 12 2017, @01:20PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 12 2017, @01:20PM (#524371)

    American culture?

    What exactly comprises 'American culture'? Guns, bigotry, racism, xenophobia, bullying and perpetual warmongering?

    In that case you're right, I guess. All PR has is the guns.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 12 2017, @01:28PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 12 2017, @01:28PM (#524374)

    You're not making any American feel bad.

  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 12 2017, @01:53PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 12 2017, @01:53PM (#524388)

    What exactly comprises 'American culture'?

    Pointing at little bitches like you and laughing.