Senator Martin Heinrich Presents Puerto Rico Statehood Bill
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[QUOTE=JoeSkylynx;43916820]Betsy Ross Flag, Taxes, and among other things the Puerto Ricans will get rights that they deserve as American citizens.[/QUOTE]
What rights do they not receive other than having federal income tax imposed on them?
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;43926869]What rights do they not receive other than having federal income tax imposed on them?[/QUOTE]
They have no representation in Congress except for a single member who can't vote
[QUOTE=smurfy;43928033]They have no representation in Congress except for a single member who can't vote[/QUOTE]
Thus they don't get taxed as much as states in the union.
No taxation without representation. Is that really the only thing missing?
I think it'd be sort of weird changing the national flag, even if it's not a huge change. Any time a nation changes their flag, it's sort of weird.
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