Last night on his TV show, Glenn Beck dropped another bombshell — on Thursday, Congress will take up a bill to make Peurto Rico a state. Why is our Congress doing this now? Secretly? Quickly? If it hadn’t been for one of Beck’s “Refounders” (a Congressional insider), would we even know about this? Wy is this important to you and me?
Well, the word is out, and my local 9-12/Tea party organization sent this out this morning. First thing to hit my mailbox, in fact…
There is a bill to make Puerto Rico a state. Again, they are trying to pull one over on us and on Puerto Ricans, who have consistently said they do not want to become a state. Read below for more information (from Eagle Forum). This was also discussed by Rep Tom Price on a conference call yesterday.
Please consider this:
* The U.S. would transform, overnight, into a bilingual nation. At least half of Puerto Ricans do not speak English, the language of our U.S. Constitution and founding documents. The Washington Times article, “Puerto Rican statehood,” analyzes all the implications of adding a foreign language-speaking state to the Union.
* It would bring immediate demands for massive federal spending. The average income of Puerto Ricans is less than half that of our poorest state, and infrastructure and the environment are far below American standards. Puerto Rico has a population with a median national income of $17,741, nearly a third of that for the U.S.
* Puerto Rico is already a democracy. Despite the bill’s deceptive title, Puerto Rico already has an elected government and exists as a self-governed commonwealth of the U.S.
* Statehood would give Puerto Rico more congressional representation than 25 of our 50 states! It would inevitably give Democrats two additional U.S. Senators and 6 to 8 additional Members of the House.
H.R. 2499 is stealth legislation designed to lead to the admission of Spanish-speaking Puerto Rico as the 51st state, thereby making us a de facto bilingual nation, like Canada. The U.S. Congress should not be forcing Puerto Ricans to vote on statehood, especially since the Puerto Rican people have rejected statehood three times since 1991!
No Member of Congress who describes himself as a limited government, fiscal conservative should be casting a YEA vote for H.R. 2499, as Puerto Rican statehood would cause an immediate increase in federal expenditures, particularly for taxpayer-funded welfare state services.
Sponsored by Puerto Rican delegate Pedro Pierluisi (D), the Puerto Rico Democracy Act (H.R. 2499) – which has reared its ugly head a number of times over the past few congresses but has yet to have any success – would require Puerto Ricans to hold a national referendum to decide if they want Puerto Rico to remain a self-governing U.S. commonwealth, or become the 51st state.
The referendum would be set up as two plebiscites which would effectively deceive Puerto Ricans into voting for statehood. In the first round of votes, the Puerto Rican people would be given the choice between remaining a U.S. territory and “pursuing a different political status.” If the majority votes to maintain the status quo, this bill would require that Puerto Rico vote on this same issue every eight years.
If the majority votes for “different status,” a second round of votes would be held where Puerto Ricans would choose either statehood or independence-the status quo of “U.S. territory” would not even be an option! In other words, the two ballots would be rigged to favor the outcome of statehood, overriding the wishes of Americans and Puerto Ricans who want to maintain the current commonwealth status.
* Contact your US congressmen AND
* Take quick action here: http://www.capwiz.com/eagleforum/issues/alert/?alertid=14966151&type=CO
You do not have to rely on Glenn Beck. Much of the news he reports on – including the Puerto Rico story – has already appeared in The Obama Timeline. (Part I is available from Amazon.com; Part II is at http://www.colony14.net.) Keep up with the Timeline and you’ll be a few days ahead of Beck… whose staff is one of the site’s frequent visitors.
So, what won’t you believe? Seriously? Is any claim too outrageous? And judging from the previous commenter’s website, I’m sure his information is as good as yours. As a young man, it makes me really sad that the older generation of American’s is so easily duped.
I’m a conservative, I love Glenn Beck, and I’m also a Puertorican. Unfortunately, Glenn and you are completely wrong on this. Your statement that the legislation “would require Puerto Ricans to hold a national referendum to decide if they want Puerto Rico to remain a self-governing U.S. commonwealth, or become the 51st state.” is factually incorrect. Maybe if you actually took the the time to read the legislation (like we criticize the liberals of not doing) you’d realize it.
The Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2009 – Authorizes the government of Puerto Rico:
(1) to conduct a referendum giving voters the option to vote to continue Puerto Rico’s present political status or to have a different political status;
(2) if a majority of ballots favor continuing the present status, to conduct additional such referendums every eight years; and
(3) if a majority of ballots favor having a different status, to conduct a plebiscite on the options of becoming fully independent from the United States, forming with the United States a political association between sovereign nations that will not be subject to the Territorial Clause of the Constitution, or being admitted as a state of the Union.
It is not a bill for people to vote between independence and statehood….and if you actually read the legislation in detail, in the event that statehood DOES win (which IMO is highly unlikely), does not bind the Congress to take any action. Puerto Rico is subject to the territorial clause of the Constitution, and as such, Congress has the last word on what happens in Puerto Rico.
Obviously I question the timing of bringing this legislation up for a vote now, since it has been living in commitee limbo for the last 4 years or so, and every Congress has never let it see the light of day. It’s definitely a blatent attempt by Pelosi and company to pander to their hispanic base. However to blatently come out on national TV and say that Congress is voting on making PR a state is using the same kind of fear mongering tactics that we criticize the other side for.
You and Glenn need to get your facts straight!
From: Eagle Forum
House will vote on Puerto Rican Statehood this week!
Tell your Congressman to vote NO on the Puerto Rico Democracy Act (H.R. 2499) today!
Take Action!
April 26, 2010
Last Tuesday, the liberal House leadership pulled the controversial D.C. House Voting Rights bill from the floor schedule, and we thank you for all of your calls and for taking action! However, just two days after they backed away from the D.C. bill, the House announced that it would move to consider an even more controversial bill that paves the way for U.S. territory Puerto Rico to become the 51st state!
Sponsored by Puerto Rican delegate Pedro Pierluisi (D), the Puerto Rico Democracy Act (H.R. 2499) – which has reared its ugly head a number of times over the past few congresses but has yet to have any success – would require Puerto Ricans to hold a national referendum to decide if they want Puerto Rico to remain a self-governing U.S. commonwealth, or become the 51st state.
The referendum would be set up as two plebiscites which would effectively deceive Puerto Ricans into voting for statehood. In the first round of votes, the Puerto Rican people would be given the choice between remaining a U.S. territory and “pursuing a different political status.” If the majority votes to maintain the status quo, this bill would require that Puerto Rico vote on this same issue every eight years. If the majority votes for “different status,” a second round of votes would be held where Puerto Ricans would choose either statehood or independence-the status quo of “U.S. territory” would not even be an option! In other words, the two ballots would be rigged to favor the outcome of statehood, overriding the wishes of Americans and Puerto Ricans who want to maintain the current commonwealth status.
Why we do not want Puerto Rico admitted as the 51st state:
* The U.S. would transform, overnight, into a bilingual nation. At least half of Puerto Ricans do not speak English, the language of our U.S. Constitution and founding documents. The Washington Times article, “Puerto Rican statehood,” analyzes all the implications of adding a foreign language-speaking state to the Union.
* It would bring immediate demands for massive federal spending. The average income of Puerto Ricans is less than half that of our poorest state, and infrastructure and the environment are far below American standards. Puerto Rico has a population with a median national income of $17,741, nearly a third below that for the U.S.
* Puerto Rico is already a democracy. Despite the bill’s deceptive title, Puerto Rico already has an elected government and exists as a self-governed commonwealth of the U.S.
* Statehood would give Puerto Rico more congressional representation than 25 of our 50 states! It would inevitably give Democrats two additional U.S. Senators and 6 to 8 additional Members of the House.
H.R. 2499 is stealth legislation designed to lead to the admission of Spanish-speaking Puerto Rico as the 51st state, thereby making us a de facto bilingual nation, like Canada. The U.S. Congress should not be forcing Puerto Ricans to vote on statehood, especially since the Puerto Rican people have rejected statehood three times since 1991!
No Member of Congress who describes himself as a limited government, fiscal conservative should be casting a YEA vote for H.R. 2499, as Puerto Rican statehood would cause an immediate increase in federal expenditures, particularly for taxpayer-funded welfare state services.
Tell Congress not to override the wishes of Americans and Puerto Ricans who want to maintain the current commonwealth status of Puerto Rico by forcing a vote on rigged referenda!
TAKE ACTION!
The House will likely bring H.R. 2499 to the floor for a vote on either Wednesday or Thursday of this week. Please call and email your Representative today and tell him to vote NO on H.R. 2499 which forces a vote on rigged referenda to make Puerto Rico the 51st state!
Please concentrate on these targets* and send the indicated staffer a direct email asking them to explain why their boss is supporting this bill and stating that you want them to vote NO. Just a few emails from their own constituents would be enough to change a YES vote to a NO vote.
*Even if you think you have a solid conservative representing your district, please contact him and tell him to vote NO. H.R. 2499 has approximately 50 Republican cosponsors-they need to hear from you!
New Atheist: So you do not beileve this? That is your choice. As to your comment on ‘older Americans’ it is us who are coming to aid of our country. It is the youth of this country that I find SADLY lacking in a fair and objective view of the news, and the world. The liberal progressives have control of the media and the schools and said agendas are dumbing down our kids and youth at an alarming rate. This is the end result of the libtarded, progressive diversity and multicultural public education from elementary school all the way up to the college level. I find tragic that the youth of this country are so easily swayed and fooled by a liar, cheater and poser such as the mullah obamaham. Keep drinking your Kool-Aid or might grow some actual brain cells. Maybe you should go to daily Kos or HuffyPo? You will find it more to your liking than reading the truth here.
Sounds like someone goes to church at FOX news. Seems to me that most of the opposition comes from a racially motivated attitude towards Puerto Rico. We are already a nation of bilingual diviersity. Hello sketchy characters… we’re a nation based on immigration. You people with so much hate in your heart… Get a life or drop dead! VOTES YES…H.R. 2499… they already have US Passports… they are already considered Americans, we already send federal money to help them… so what a few more democrats are brought on board… the people have control to vote them in or out. The people do still have a right to revolt against the government don’t we? In political philosophy, the right of revolution is the right or duty, variously stated throughout history, of the subjects of a nation to overthrow a government that acts against their common interests.
Dear Momma Sugar Snatch,
I have a neighbor who has a cousin named Daisy Dirty Leg. You two related?
Yes. Daisy Dirty Leg and I was both birthed by Susie Cream Cheese. We lived in a house owned by Mr. Meant-to.
Mr. Meant-to has a comrade and his name is Didn’t do. Did you ever have a chance to meet them? Did they ever call on you? These two fellows lived together in a House of Never-win. I am told that it is haunted by the ghost of Might-have been.
“You people with so much HATE in your heart… Get a life or drop DEAD!”
Typical progressive hypocrisy. No hate in your heart, right?
must be a republican—- ALL republicans are retard rejects!
This will lead to more taxes for Puerto Rico and why should they should what America has spent? Businesses will be taxed and regulated and on and on. Another big push by America to take over Puerto Ricans who have already made it clear they are HAPPY the way it is. Leave Puerto Ricans Alone! The newsatheist is the one who has been duped. Young, naive and idealistic but the brain has not matured yet…keep playing those computer games…duh!
GLEN BECK? The only thing he’s good for is the idiot index: you can tell who’s the idiot in the room by who’s the one screaming nonsensically. Beck does two things: (1) he outright lies to create controversies out of non-issues, and (2) he completely fabricates controversies out of thin air. If Beck said reptilian aliens are real you idiots would probably believe that to.
Sure they’re real. Look, here’s a mirror.
Get it together people! What does Puerto Rico mean in English.
That may just be the wake up call everyone needs. Where do you THINK your taxes go huh?
Where do you THINK your fines, fees and levies go huh?
Wakey, wakey people!!!
Puerto Rico was settled before the US for a reason, and when you do a little research
you uncover what we did…..the paperwork speaks for itself.
While you’re all on this subject, after you do research on the Puerto Rico scam,
check out the scam behind the Declaration of Independence….that’ll set off the alarm bells.
We can only hope!
The IRS is a private corporation registered in Puerto Rico and you can prove that by searching the court case General Tire -V- IRS.
The whole constitutional convention and now this is just a way to try and make legitimate the IRS and federal income tax which are illegal.
Read between the lines and don’t fall for it.
I suggest everyone contact as many people as they can who live in PR or family that lives here now and let them know what the Dems are trying to do.
Not going to happen even if Glen Beck said so. His information came from the writing on the stall wall. US Big Business is the only reason that their median national income of $17,741 is possible. The tax haven of this territory is the only reason that we have any interest in Puerto Rico in the first place. Keep in mind that there is no way the coorporations that really run this country would ever allow their incomes to be jepordised by the mindless politicians that warm the seats with their brains on both sides of the aisle.
My god…this government is completely out of control. These guys have gone nuts, they have lost all their marbles and are acting on desperation.
Save yourself Puerto Rico…vote NO to this criminal control.
In the meantime, we need a new government here, and we need a tribunal set up for the treasonous bastards that make up our Congress, Department of Justice and the Executive Branch. Perhaps, an international tribunal would be best.
Relax, this is not the first time this topic has come up. I am a Mainland US-born Puerto Rican. I assure that it will not happen. Puerto Rico is not Hawaii — we are not changing our language or customs to become a state.
Why the income in PR is low, so are costs. My mother rents a 2 bedroom house (after selling her big home) for $300 month. And, no she does not live in the ghetto.
Puerto Ricans begin studying english in the 3rd grade. Unlike this country, our kids are bilingual. Additionally, PR is ranked 6th in the world for the percentage of college age population actually enrolled in college (about 55%). The US is ranked about 15 (with less than 50%).
So, don’t worry — it won’t be a state…it will stay a commonwealth for some time. AND BY THE WAY: my father and his peers (my uncles) represented the US during WWII. In the late 70’s, when I enrolled in ROTC at Cornell University, the University of Puerto Rico had the largest ROTC program in the US.
So, Puerto Ricans, are bilingual, patriotic, have a higher percentage of college educated population than the US, and are also very politically active, both on and off the island.
Que Viva Puerto Rico libre!
AND, lastly, I don’t want PR to become a state, either stay a commonwealth or become an independent country. I would be one of the first to request dual citizenship.
lol, who asked you about your uncles? yes puerto rico is bilingual but so are most countries ridden with strife. also it really doesn’t matter about many people go to college in puerto rico, well, because they are puerto rican colleges all you need is a drivers license to be accepted. you let your emotions get the best of you, stop projecting because puerto rico belongs to the US, it’s like our backyard where we keep the crap we don’t want up here 😉
Progressive = Communist
Man-made Disaster = Islamic Muslim Murderer
Racist = Anyone who is against the socialist marxist dictums of the DEMarxist party
Vote them all out in November, then prosecute Reid, Pelosi, Dodd…..indict them under the federal RICO Act and put them in prison. Then impeach the liar communist in the White House.
I think it would seems like the Puerto Ricans have been somewhat annexed by the US. But I suppose PR needs them in a way. Anyway, I’d much rather go on holiday in Puerto Rico than the US – it is essentially a different country.
HELLO TO EVERY ONE HEY! THE FACT IS THAT PUERTO RICO IS A VERY PROUD SPEC IN THE CARIBBEAN 100 MILES LONG BY 35 MILES WIDE. BUT YET THERE HAVE BEEN MORE PUERTORICANS KILLED IN ACTION IN WAR WITH THE AMERICAN FLAG ON THE ARM THAN 3/4 OF STATES AND PROUDLY SERVING AND DEFENDING THE US CONSTITUTION AND DEMOCRACY, WHY DO PEOPLE CHOOSE TO OVERLOOK THING LIKE. THAT”S THE FACT IS MORE PUERTORICANS HAVE DIED IN MILITARY CONFLICT FROM AS FAR BACK AS WWII THAN 75% OF THE 50 STATES ,IT’S TIME THEY GET TREATED AS EQUALS IF THERE WILLING TO SPILL THERE BLOOD DEFENDING THAT FLAG!!!!!!!!!!!!
This subject has been revisited for decades. The opinions have always been 50/50. Although, an important subject, I’m actually commenting to inquire about the artist who drew the flag/island? I would like to contact him to ask him about this piece. Anyone know who the artist is or how to contact?
I don’t know who did it. Maybe there’s someone reading this who does? There is a signature at the lower left corner, but I can’t make it out.