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BANKRUPT PUERTO RICO begins its PUSH for US STATEHOOD...another 3rd World welfare shithole to feed, clothe and educate
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 17325476:MV8zNTQ3MTI3XzYzNDEzNzYwX0Y1MEIzNzIw] But the people of Tennessee were not satisfied. They had fought in the Revolutionary War, they wanted to become a state, and the process Congress had in mind was just too slow for them. They held a vote and 73% of the people voted for immediate statehood. The Governor and the local legislature held a convention to establish a constitutional government — not as a territorial government but for government as a State of the Union. The convention approved a state constitution, declared the end of territorial government on March 28, 1796, and said Tennessee would become a State on that same day. The legislature also established two Congressional districts, authorized four presidential electors, sponsored elections for two members of the U.S. House, and elected two Senators. The U.S. Senate opposed admission; Tennessee was being too bold for them. The Tennessee Senators went to the Senate and demanded their seats, but the Senate refused. The House supported admission, though. On June 1, 1796, Congress yielded and passed an admission act allowing Tennessee one seat in the House until the next census. They also insisted on new elections, since the citizens of a territory did not have the power to elect members of Congress. Only citizens of a state can do that. Tennessee had declared itself a state, but only Congress can do that. Tennessee accepted the compromise and became a state just a few months after they said they would. http://www.pr51st.com/tennessee-and-the-tennessee-plan/ [/quote]
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Puerto Rico’s government is banking on a push for statehood to solve the structural issues that led to its financial crisis.
Puerto Ricans will vote Sunday to decide the territory’s status.If statehood wins, as expected, the island will enact what’s known as the Tennessee Plan, an avenue to accession by which U.S. territories send a congressional delegation to demand to be seated in Washington.Puerto Rico will send two senators and five representatives, chosen by Gov. Ricardo Rosselló (D), later this year, once the plan is put into action.
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