http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/11/07/puerto-rico-voted-for-change-last-night-too Comments On: Puerto Rico Voted for Change Last Night, Too by Paul Constant en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by bleedingheartlibertarian]]> Thu, 08 Nov 2012 10:48:34 -0800 The Stranger
because I elect the lawmakers who make laws for puerto rico and DC and puerto rico and Dc residents DON'T.

so yes, make puerto rico a state and elect a blue dude or a red woman or a new party of hispanic conservatives or liberals WHATever.
Posted by yes you're right]]> Thu, 08 Nov 2012 09:15:59 -0800 The Stranger
We locked in the stripes a long time ago. Let's pass a federal law that locks in the stars permanently as a nice round number, and then let anyone else play who wants to. While it's highly unlikely to happen, Cuba would be a very interesting state.

Let's annex the Cayman Islands while we're at it, and apply US tax laws there.
Posted by Lymis]]> Thu, 08 Nov 2012 06:08:36 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Jersey]]> Thu, 08 Nov 2012 05:03:15 -0800 The Stranger
They can keep being our special little buddy down there though! *hugs Puerto Rico*
Posted by Schmapdi]]> Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:51:28 -0800 The Stranger Posted by venomlash]]> Wed, 07 Nov 2012 22:24:57 -0800 The Stranger
The current governor, Luis Fortuño, might be a member of the PNP (the statehood party) but really, he's a Republican - as in caucused with them in the 109th and 110th Congresses while he was serving as Resident Commissioner (i.e. the non-voting except in committee representative of PR in the US House of Representatives) before he was elected governor.

Just saying, be careful what you wish for here. OTOH, statehood for PR in exchange for meaningful franchise for DC would be a great compromise.
Posted by borinquen]]> Wed, 07 Nov 2012 22:12:27 -0800 The Stranger Posted by madcap]]> Wed, 07 Nov 2012 20:38:57 -0800 The Stranger This is old news.
Posted by Fred Casely]]> Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:58:01 -0800 The Stranger outside the canton with a sombrero on it, to celebrate both Puerto Rico's unique culture and other Americans' complete ignorance of it.
Posted by PCM]]> Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:45:12 -0800 The Stranger Posted by PCM]]> Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:36:30 -0800 The Stranger Posted by no taxation without rep.]]> Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:35:59 -0800 The Stranger Posted by gnossos]]> Wed, 07 Nov 2012 18:29:36 -0800 The Stranger Posted by lizlemon]]> Wed, 07 Nov 2012 17:25:57 -0800 The Stranger Posted by idaho]]> Wed, 07 Nov 2012 17:18:00 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Corydon]]> Wed, 07 Nov 2012 17:14:57 -0800 The Stranger
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/20…
Posted by fun with the flag]]> Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:34:15 -0800 The Stranger
the GOP constantly figures out the power game, denying voting rights for stupid drug busts, jiggering the voting days, supressing votes. here we have six million people in puerto rico without rights, they'd be on our side and we barely think of making an effort to fix it and help ourselves to more justly deserved power. same with DC. the liberal penchant for self disempowerment is incredible.
Posted by que todos sean igules]]> Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:16:03 -0800 The Stranger Posted by xavier19255]]> Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:15:35 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:09:25 -0800 The Stranger Posted by palamedes]]> Wed, 07 Nov 2012 15:48:56 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Original-er Andy]]> Wed, 07 Nov 2012 15:44:49 -0800 The Stranger
And who knows, maybe the Republicans won't block this...my tour of right wing blogs today seems to indicate that they've now realized how badly they need the Latino vote.
Posted by redemma]]> Wed, 07 Nov 2012 15:40:04 -0800 The Stranger Posted by mikethehammer]]> Wed, 07 Nov 2012 15:38:15 -0800 The Stranger
Another idea is to split WA into 3 states: Seattle (Sealth), Eastern Washington (Lincoln), Western Washington (Washington)

and OR into 2 states (or 3): East/West with Eugene in the liberal part.

and CA into 5 states.

And then add Puerto Rico and DC too.

Which gives you 62 states. Or maybe make it 60 (E/W WA, E/W OR, 4 CA, PR, DC).

States have changed shapes and been split before. Happens all the time, but you probably slept thru civics.
Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Wed, 07 Nov 2012 15:33:53 -0800 The Stranger