Puerto Rico votes for statehood.

[stevelyn]

Why would we want PR? What besides mediocre rum, what do they have to offer? They don't even have much of a commercial fishing industry and they're an island. If you we take on PR we'll end up dumping more good money after bad than what we do now.

[Jamisjockey]

Why would we want PR? What besides mediocre rum, what do they have to offer? They don't even have much of a commercial fishing industry and they're an island. If you we take on PR we'll end up dumping more good money after bad than what we do now.

Then why keep them as a territory at all? Cut them free to be an autonomous nation.

[longeyes]

"We" don't want them.  The socialists want them.  And the socialists with expensive suits in the Republican Party.

[Zardozimo Oprah Bannedalas]

I just thought of a good reason for the Dems to try to push statehood for PR through. After granting PR statehood, it would be easier for them to argue for D.C. statehood as well. Those two entities getting statehood would very likely result in 4 more (D) senators and 5-7 more (D) representatives.

IIRC, the representatives are capped - if PR joins, a couple of other states will lose their reps.
That will be fun to watch.

[Regolith]

IIRC, the representatives are capped - if PR joins, a couple of other states will lose their reps.
That will be fun to watch.

Yeah; they don't want to pack any more seats into the House Chamber, so it's capped at 435.