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Because they have never had a referendum that asked for statehood.
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How does statehood helps Puerto Rico?
it wont help Puerto Rico at all. We receive federal income without paying Federal Taxes
Do infants need passports for Puerto Rico?
No. Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States of America. You only need *your* ID (Driver's Licence) or Passport. If you want to feel safer, you can travel with a copy of your child's birth certificate, but it is not required.
If you scream mofongo around your Mother in Puerto Rico you wont get slapped?
Mofongo originated in Puerto Rico and also popular in the Dominican Republic, is a dish generally made with fried plantains. Go get 'em nappers..
Has Puerto Rico Experienced any major wars in the last 20 years?
option to drink and eat as much as you can forget the dredead Euro exchange rate you can check the colina mar reviews before you book you wont be
When can Puerto Rico become the 51st state?
Puerto Rico could become a state tomorrow! However it wont because five things have to happen in order for any U.S. territory can become a state:1) The territory has to adopt a constitution.DONE! -Puerto Rico's constitution went into effect July 25, 1952. July 25th is a big holiday in Puerto Rico every year.2) The majority of the people in the territory must vote to become a state.DONE? - Well, SORT OF....Puerto Rico had had 4 plebiscites on the question of statehood. A plebiscite is a non-binding vote by the people to express their wishes to the government. In the first plebiscite (1967), statehood lost soundly beaten by "status quo", or keeping the current territorial status. Independence was a rather distant third place.In the second plebiscite (1993) Status quo won very narrowly over statehood (48.6% - 46.3%)In the third plebiscite (1998) growing dissatisfaction with the status quo added a new option to the ballot of "Territorial Commonwealth" plus the added option of "none of the above". None of the above won with 50.3% of the vote. Statehood came in second with 46.5% of the vote. Independence (2.5%), Free Association/Status Quo (0.3%) and Territorial Commonwealth (0.1%) were rejected.In Puerto Rico's 4th plebiscite election on November 6, 2012 the majority of the people voting on the question voted FOR statehood. However the majority of the people who voted on that day did NOT vote for statehood.On this election the question on Puerto Rico's political status was divided into two separate questions.Question 1) Do you want to maintain the current status (commonwealth) or do you want something different? No won 54% to 46%Question 2) Do you want statehood, sovereign commonwealth (like Marshall Islands), or Independence Statehood won 61.2% to Sovereign Commonwealth 33.3%, and Independence 5.5%.It would seem pretty decisive. However over 1/4 of the people who voted that day, did not vote on the second question. The 26.5% under vote was blamed on confusion by those who voted "yes" on the first question thinking they shouldn't vote on the second question. It was argued that if those confused by the two-tiered question would have made the the outcome of the second question very different.To muddy the waters some more, the political party in Puerto Rico that is for the status quo won the governor's race in a very, very narrow victory. So step 3 is not likely to happen at least this term.3) The government of the territory has to petition the U.S. Congress for admission into the union. In this petition, the territory has to outline its state boundaries. In Puerto Rico's case, the Puerto Rican legislature has to pass a resolution. It has to be signed into law by the governor, and then turned over to the Puerto Rian resident delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives where he can submit it for consideration.4) The U.S. Congress had to pass a resolution admitting the territory into the union.Essentially, Congress has to pass a bill in both houses by a simple majority vote.5) The President of the United States has to sign the resolution into law. Unless the resolution passed by Congress has a specific date of admission, the territory becomes a state the moment the President signs the bill into law.So, when can all this happen? The answer is "no one knows. But it can happen."
Is there a Abercrombie and Fitch store in Mexico?
No there isn't an Abercrombie & Fitch, HollisterCo, abercrombie, or Gilly Hicks in Mexico. To be honest, there wont be at the moment, not with all the high rise in organized crime in Mexico at this time.The only store open in Latin America is in San Juan Puerto Rico.No hay ningun establecimiento de Abercrombie & Fitch, HollisterCo, abercrombie, e Gilly Hicks en Mexico. Francamente no habra en el momento, y menos con el alto nivel de crimen organizado y inseguridad en Mexico.La unica tienda abierta en Latino America es en San Juan Puerto Rico.
What are the advantages of a traditional letter compare to email?
advantages: you can send to someone from where ever you are. it wont cost you much to send a letter. disadvantages: its takes longer than a fax or a email. it costs more than an email or fax. you need to know the full address of where you are sending the letter.
My piczo wont let me log in it wants me to make a nickname and when you do it says Invalid account state what does that mean?
I know! Its rubbish! all I know is nobody seems to be able to get on...
Who wont attend the state of the union address 2010?
Savannah Guthrie
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no they wont!!
