03-09-2021, 12:25 PM
(03-08-2021, 11:04 PM)hollodero Wrote: Is there a way the Democrats could advocate Puerto Rico statehood without appearing to be driven by purely partisan motives?
Not anymore. They poisoned that well by making it blindingly obvious that they only want Puerto Rican statehood (and D.C.) because it will give them two more Democratic senators. The kvetching from the Dems about how the Senate works preceded that. It's almost like they don't understand that the Senate is what it is by design.
Quote:There is at least a case to be made that it is also the right thing to do, after all.
Oh sure, just as there's a case to be made to keep things as is. In a way Puerto Rico has a sweet set up, they have their own government and a large degree of autonomy, but also get automatic US citizenship, something millions (billions?) of people would love to have.
I suppose, like most things nowadays, the naked partisanship of the push for it turns me off.
