Posted on Mar 7, 2016
If Puerto Ricans are not allowed to vote for the President, why doing Primaries?
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Just yesterday, Marco Rubio won the Republican Primaries in Puerto Rico. I do admit I'm not an expert on Politics but, for me, it doesn't make any sense to do Primaries in a Territory that is not allowed to vote in the Presidential Elections.
Could you bring me some understanding here? Could you explain me why is this "important"?
Could you bring me some understanding here? Could you explain me why is this "important"?
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LTC (Join to see)
SGT(P) (Join to see) - so you can at least have input into who the party selects as their representative.
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COL Ted Mc
LTC David Brown - Colonel; One minor point here.
Puerto Rico is NOT "a part of" the United States of America - Puerto Rico is OWNED BY the United States of America. Legally there IS a difference.
Puerto Rico is NOT "a part of" the United States of America - Puerto Rico is OWNED BY the United States of America. Legally there IS a difference.
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LTC David Brown
It is interesting (I spent 10 years growing up on St Thomas USVI. ). Citizens of the territories are US citizens and can vote in US elections if they move to the states. The Islands and Puerto Rico send delegates to presidential conventions. I had forgotten they didn't vote in the actual election. Seems I learn and relearn stuff every day.
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SSgt Jim Gilmore
Puerto Rico has been under U.S. sovereignty as a territory for over a century and Puerto Ricans have been U.S. citizens since 1917. Since the ratification of the current Commonwealth constitution in 1952, further local attempts to change the island's political status (vote for statehood or remain a territory) took place in 1967, 1993, and 1998. Basically, unless and until the citizens of Puerto Rico decides to opt for statehood, its residents will never be allowed to vote for POTUS.
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I can remember this very discussion back in the 1960's during the election cycle between Nixon and Kennedy. It has been a staple of political conjecture ever sense. Apparently, it was a way to entice Puerto Rico to become a state by giving them a taste of the election process. With a little research the whole story can be flushed out. What people do not realize is that Puerto Rico has little or no incentive to join the union. As a territory they can "suck" funding and other services from Uncle Sam without the problem of creating a stable economy on the island....it benefits them to keep things as they are.
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LTC Thomas Tennant is kind of funny how people think that USA would just let Puerto Rico "suck" all funding without any benefit. PR relationship with USA goes deeper than just "suck" all funding but that's a completely different discussion.
Back in the days, when we didn't have sales tax, politics used to scare people saying that "in the States they have to pay taxes over whatever they buy". Well, 2016 came and PR's Sales Tax is as high as 16%. Economically, it would be better for the Island to be a State.
Back in the days, when we didn't have sales tax, politics used to scare people saying that "in the States they have to pay taxes over whatever they buy". Well, 2016 came and PR's Sales Tax is as high as 16%. Economically, it would be better for the Island to be a State.
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LTC Thomas Tennant
Maybe economically it would be better as a state, but why when put to a vote most Puerto Ricans are for staying a US territory? I think it has to do with how the island is governed as a territory and general Island politics. The last I checked there is a strong sentiment that Puerto Rico break away as a separate nation. Or am I wrong? l
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MSG Brad Sand
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You can vote all day long...it is just that you do not have representation in Electoral College.
You can vote all day long...it is just that you do not have representation in Electoral College.
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Well technically **YOU** aren't allowed to vote either (electoral college).
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How many Puerto Rican's claim American Citizenship and how many Claim PR Citizenship? How many of the PR Citizens have denounced their American Citizenship?
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MSgt (Join to see)
Puerto Rican citizenship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Puerto Rican citizenship was first legislated by the United States Congress in Article 7 of the Foraker Act of 1900[1] and later recognized in the Constitution of Puerto Rico.[2][3] Puerto Rican citizenship existed before the U.S. takeover of the islands of Puerto Rico and continued afterwards.[2][4] Its affirmative standing was also recognized before and after the creation of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in 1952.[4][5] Puerto Rican...
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SGT(P) (Join to see)
MSgt (Join to see) don't need to, even your response lets it clear, we can quit to our American Citizenship but there's no Double Citizenship like American/Puerto Rican citizenship. We either use one or the other but our Primary is American, the process to quit to it is tedious so there's not that many people doing it.
However, I would like to know, how this even answer my question?
However, I would like to know, how this even answer my question?
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SGT Roberto Mendoza-Diaz
Well there is no such thing as Puerto Rican citizenship. Only one person tried pulling that stunt and he automatically became an illegal immigrant and got deported out of the island.... If I remember correctly he went to Cuba.
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SGT Roberto Mendoza-Diaz it was in DR, he was dumb enough to quit to his Citizenship outside of PR and he wasn't let to get out of there until he fixed his paperwork. But yes, there is PR Citizenship, is just not commonly used.
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