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Re:The Media Has Neglected Puerto Rico by ringaroundthetx on Monday October 02, 2017 @10:24PM (#15389652)
For statehood or even complete sovereignty and independence:

- People are US citizens, but can't vote in any national US election, except when they literally happen to be in any other state, then they can vote for President and that state's congressional representatives, and that state's local officials.

- The rationale for setting Puerto Rico's as a territory is prettttty racist by today's standards.

Against statehood:

- Federal money going yet somewhere else.

- Diluting representation in Congress.

- 51 though? yuck.

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Re:The Media Has Neglected Puerto Rico by int_19h on Monday October 02, 2017 @11:24PM (#15389871)
51 stars won't look bad on the flag. Some arrangements are actually very nice.

This is the traditional one:

http://a.abcnews.com/images/ABC_Univision/reddit_flags_FlagS...

Some more creative takes a la early US flags:

http://a.abcnews.com/images/ABC_Univision/reddit_flags_FlagT...

http://a.abcnews.com/images/ABC_Univision/reddit_flags_flagc...

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