@samuelarmes_: Democrats total take over plan involves statehood for D.C and Puerto Rico #politics

M Sadaat 🇺🇸 :

It is 60 votes to overcome filibuster

Aqua :

It wouldn’t work if Trump is still in office bc he would veto all legislation they try to pass

Chihuahua Mamma🐥🥓🐕 :

And they’ll pack the court

haydens_9 :

50 kills a filibuster? It’s 60

Louise :

Senators need to be aligned with population. That would make the government more in line with democracy. Little red states should not have the same power as big states.

Ethan.ngl :

Then we gotta combine the Carolina’s and dakotas. I’m not having 52 states that’s ugly as hell

Welo :

Puerto Rico will not want to become a state . They are poor and would have to start paying taxes . Right now the taxes are very minimal.

bobo :

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Daddy :

I still find it weird Dems think PR would vote Blue. We literally vote GOP on average. And that's if Turn out is higher than 40%

America :

please tell me Red votes win🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Nowiwis :

PR deserves being a state, it’s only that’s more than half are in SNAP

Goat Pro :

the main reason Puerto Rico isn't a state is because it costs too much to maintain it as one along with them not speaking our national language of English

MorbiddaDestiny :

This should make everyone vote red.

que rico :

Puerto Rico isn’t becoming a state for sure

christianrivera778 :

PR is mostly conservative. Republicans just don't go there and campaign. Majority of the population is older and conservative.

Mbz_real :

PR would vote as red as Florida lol.

Pizza slice :

Puerto rico currently has a republican affiliate governor

TheeGoodLink :

Saying DC Statehood requires a Constitutional Amendment is a Republican talking point meant to make DC Statehood seem like a far off idea. DC Statehood only requires an act of Congress that makes the Douglas Commonwealth a state and maintains a neutral territory of the District of Columbia that retains all the major federal buildings and monuments. Regarding Puerto Rico statehood it is very much in the realm of probability that it could be a state Republicans have quite a bit of success in. For example Puerto Rico has a Republican Governor currently, so assuming it would be two guaranteed Democratic Senators would be a bolder assumption than you making the claim seem to be.

Jensen :

I guarantee. If Democrats seek to end filibuster and add a state, republicans will at some point regain power, remove statehood from PR and probably remove statehood from another state.

YEBA :

And what exactly makes you think Puerto Rico will automatically swing left? Look at the current governor of Puerto Rico… DC and Puerto Rico would likely just cancel each other out politically [Crying]

SVTMatlock :

Imagine if the republicans did this….the democrats reaction would be insane

Stephen Demro :

it sounds good, but Puerto Rico has been trying to become a state longer than you've been alive. It would cost us too much money if Puerto Rico became a state. That's why it hasn't happened before now and won't anytime soon.

BigK :

But didn’t a Republican win their governorship in PR

mplove712 :

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