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Carson backs Puerto Rican statehood
« on: November 09, 2015, 07:22:25 pm »
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/259506-carson-backs-puerto-rican-statehood

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Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson officially backed Puerto Rican statehood in a speech on the island on Sunday.

“In a Carson administration, I will leave no stone unturned in my efforts to secure this important step in Puerto Rico’s history — establishing Estado 51,” Carson said, according to CNN.

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Carson said he viewed the issue of statehood as “settled,” the news network added, referring to a referendum to join the union backed by a majority of Puerto Rican citizens in 2012.

“Mis hermanos Americanos,” Carson reportedly said, “my campaign is built around the premise of ‘We the people,’ and through such lens, I view the statehood question in Puerto Rico as settled.”

The Carson campaign estimated that 3,500 people attended the rally for the pro-statehood New Progressive Party.

Other Republican candidates for president, such as fo
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Re: Carson backs Puerto Rican statehood
« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2015, 07:30:22 pm »
Ben is right.  We need two more extreme liberal Senators in DC immediately.  Ben Carson needs to rejoin his old party.
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Re: Carson backs Puerto Rican statehood
« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2015, 08:01:06 pm »
This is a duplicate thread so you probably missed the fact that Carson is not the only candidate that would support statehood, and that Ronald Reagan also supported it.

Puerto Rico and Statehood   By Ronald Reagan
When I formally announced my intention to seek the Republican presidential nomination in 1980, my televised speech to the nation included a commitment to not only support statehood for Puerto Rico if the people of the island Commonwealth desired statehood. It also included a commitment that as President, I would initiate statehood legislation which really means that I would take the lead n persuading the people of Puerto Rico - the mainland United States - all American citizens - that statehood would be good for all of us......

http://www.puertoricoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/President-Reagan-Puerto-Rico-Statehood.pdf
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Re: Carson backs Puerto Rican statehood
« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2015, 10:20:39 pm »
Puerto Rico is in far worse situation now than then.  Regardless, Puerto Rican statehood is a blessing only for leftists.   
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Re: Carson backs Puerto Rican statehood
« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2015, 10:50:55 pm »
Puerto Rico wants to file for bankruptcy.  Guess who gets to cover those debts? 

It would be the height of idiocy to approve statehood for Puerto Rico.  Carson and Rubio are pandering over this issue.
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Re: Carson backs Puerto Rican statehood
« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2015, 11:28:42 pm »
OH OH!   NavyCanDo sure knows how to end a good time. Careful where you throw stones Trumpsters.  What Trump said about DC statehood back in August is no different than what Carson and a few other candidates have said about Puerto Rico. Where was your criticism then?

DC Statehood Movement Finds Unlikely Ally In Donald Trump

http://dailycaller.com/2015/08/17/dc-statehood-movement-finds-unlikely-ally-in-donald-trump-video/

Donald Trump really enjoys the people of Washington, D.C. In fact, he thinks they are “really special people.” He loves them so much that, if elected president, he would give them a state of their own.

The Republican presidential front-runner told Chuck Todd that should he become president, he would be totally okay with the District of Columbia becoming the 51st state.

While Trump wouldn’t go so far as to say he supported D.C. statehood, he said he would do whatever is best for the people of the district.

“I would like to do whatever is good for the District of Columbia because I love the people,” Trump said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday. “You know, it’s funny. I’ve really gotten to know the people, the representatives, and the mayor, and everybody. They’re really special people. They’re great. And they have a great feeling.”

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Re: Carson backs Puerto Rican statehood
« Reply #6 on: November 10, 2015, 12:24:57 am »
Quote from: sinkspur on November 09, 2015, 10:50:55 pm
Puerto Rico wants to file for bankruptcy.  Guess who gets to cover those debts? 

It would be the height of idiocy to approve statehood for Puerto Rico.  Carson and Rubio are pandering over this issue.

Hmm as a territory the Fed Govt is on the hook all ready. However a STATE cannot claim Bankruptcy

What if Your State Goes Bankrupt?

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/state-bankruptcy-change-life-public-pensioners-bond-holders/story?id=12732137


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Re: Carson backs Puerto Rican statehood
« Reply #7 on: November 10, 2015, 02:38:01 am »
The question is, would he support allowing upstate New York to break free from New York City, or any number of other proposals to break the cities' influence on whole states? That would balance any senatorial advantage, and it's a trick that's been around since they split the Dakota territory into two.
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« Reply #8 on: November 10, 2015, 02:40:18 am »
How would a 51st star fit on the flag?
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« Reply #9 on: November 10, 2015, 03:08:11 am »
Quote from: Oceander on November 10, 2015, 02:40:18 am
How would a 51st star fit on the flag?

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Re: Carson backs Puerto Rican statehood
« Reply #10 on: November 10, 2015, 03:09:40 am »
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While Trump wouldn’t go so far as to say he supported D.C. statehood, he said he would do whatever is best for the people of the district.

 :shrug:

Carson explicitly endorsed statehood for PR.  Trump didn't for DC, so it's a bad comparison.

On a side note, all of this Trump Derangement Syndrome make me investigate him, and I happen to agree largely with his recent policy papers on the 2nd Amendment as well at the tax code.

I'm not supporting him, but there is some substance that is slowly seeing the light of day.
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Re: Carson backs Puerto Rican statehood
« Reply #11 on: November 10, 2015, 03:14:57 am »
Quote from: MBB1984 on November 09, 2015, 07:30:22 pm
Ben is right.  We need two more extreme liberal Senators in DC immediately.  Ben Carson needs to rejoin his old party.

The Independent party?

Hmm I guess Ronald Reagan better also do that

Puerto Rico and Statehood   By Ronald Reagan
When I formally announced my intention to seek the Republican presidential nomination in 1980, my televised speech to the nation included a commitment to not only support statehood for Puerto Rico if the people of the island Commonwealth desired statehood. It also included a commitment that as President, I would initiate statehood legislation which really means that I would take the lead n persuading the people of Puerto Rico - the mainland United States - all American citizens - that statehood would be good for all of us......

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Re: Carson backs Puerto Rican statehood
« Reply #12 on: November 10, 2015, 03:25:38 am »
Quote from: GAJohnnie on November 10, 2015, 03:14:57 am
The Independent party?

Hmm I guess Ronald Reagan better also do that

Puerto Rico and Statehood   By Ronald Reagan
When I formally announced my intention to seek the Republican presidential nomination in 1980, my televised speech to the nation included a commitment to not only support statehood for Puerto Rico if the people of the island Commonwealth desired statehood. It also included a commitment that as President, I would initiate statehood legislation which really means that I would take the lead n persuading the people of Puerto Rico - the mainland United States - all American citizens - that statehood would be good for all of us......

Ronald Reagan also raised taxes three times and turned tail and ran when 240 Marines were murdered in Lebanon.  So he made his share of mistakes, and supporting statehood for what would be a solidly Democrat state was dumb then and it's even dumber now.
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Re: Carson backs Puerto Rican statehood
« Reply #14 on: November 10, 2015, 03:58:42 am »
It's perfectly OK for a Republican to back Puerto Rico statehood, and it's perfectly OK for the rest of us to tell them they're crazy.
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