Puerto Rico Voting on Statehood - As of 12:30 AM PST with 90% reported, statehood option at ~61.5%
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[I]Incoming new flag:
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Source: [URL]http://www.ceepur.org/REYDI_NocheDelEvento/index.html#en/default/OPCIONES_NO_TERRITORIALES_ISLA.xml[/URL]
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This one is better imo.
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Is it because they took away the "None of the above" option?
I don't like 51, it's an odd number. Can we get 52?
Loan us something Canada.
[I]One of us, one of us...[/I]
I can't contain the history happening today ughhhhhhhhhh.
[QUOTE=Tigster;38352254]Is it because they took away the "None of the above" option?[/QUOTE]
Pretty much.
I like the first flag better, it looks more like the current flag.
Holy shit so much good news in one day my heart can't take it
[QUOTE=Raidyr;38352280]I don't like 51, it's an odd number. Can we get 52?
Loan us something Canada.[/QUOTE]
Fish Puerto Rico out of the water, throw Texas in.
So what happens now? I'm going to guess that they aren't going to immediately receive statehood, so what's the process before that happens?
Obama gets reelected
Democrats win majority in the Senate
Puerto Rico becomes the 51 State.
Dear diary, November 6th 2012 was a p good day.
wait, really? will they become a state if that option wins or is there some sort of appeals process that goes on or something
[QUOTE=ewitwins;38352303]I like the first flag better, it looks more like the current flag.[/QUOTE]
Yeah but that flag is getting boring. The circle flag would show the world that we are still open to take in states, that we are still welcome to change and creating a union with others. The circle more blatantly -to me at least- shows our openness and welcoming to new members of our country. We are still evolving, and still growing. How better to show that than a completely new flag.
Historically our flag evolves as our country grows. It's time for a new one.
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[QUOTE=TheHydra;38352324]wait, really? will they become a state if that option wins or is there some sort of appeals process that goes on or something[/QUOTE]
IIRC, it's already been pretty much stated by both Democratic and Republican platforms that Puerto Rico will be given whatever wishes with this vote.
[QUOTE=TheHydra;38352324]wait, really? will they become a state if that option wins or is there some sort of appeals process that goes on or something[/QUOTE]
It needs to go through the House and Senate.
51 states, that's going to sound so weird. (or 45 if you want to be all anal about it) Puerto Rico, turn back while you can.
I still think we should merge the two Dakotas and keep the same flag.
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[QUOTE=Atlascore;38352359]So basically, we have 51 states now?[/QUOTE]
Pretty much.
[QUOTE=imptastick;38352357]I still think we should merge the two Dakotas and keep the same flag.[/QUOTE]
This was on Fairly Odd Parents but I can't find the clip. Sigh
[QUOTE=OvB;38352289]I can't contain the history happening today ughhhhhhhhhh.[/QUOTE]
I know, its overwhelmingly awesome!
[editline]7th November 2012[/editline]
You guys forget we still have 4 more territories
Now I can tell my kids "I remember when there were only 50 states"
But 50 is such a nice number :c
why would puerto rico do that
they don't have to pay multiple taxes because they're not states afaik
[QUOTE=OrionChronicles;38352399]I know, its overwhelmingly awesome!
[editline]7th November 2012[/editline]
You guys forget we still have 4 more territories[/QUOTE]
I always forget we have other territories.
They don't seem like they have large enough populations to become states, anyway.
The United States of America, Canada, and Mexico.
Let's make it happen, Cap'n.
[QUOTE=OrionChronicles;38352399]You guys forget we still have 4 more territories[/QUOTE]
Puerto Rico being the largest of them and even then the other 4 are barely populated compared to the other states.
[editline]6th November 2012[/editline]
[QUOTE=Mad Chatter;38352497]The United States of America, Canada, and Mexico.
Let's make it happen, Cap'n.[/QUOTE]
If only there was some better way to say that, like the United States of [I]North America.[/I]
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