There's more people in PR than 20 states. It's pretty fucked up you don't get congressional representation.
There's more people in PR than 20 states. It's pretty fucked up you don't get congressional representation.
"Question the world man... I know the meaning of everything right now... it's like I can touch god." - bbobb the ggreatt
Bringing up Obama, which was 2014 btw, was the only relevant comparison re: Russia/Kurds/Ukraine/President and it wasn't "snide". Other democrats I've brought up are Pelosi, Schumer, & Biden which are quite current.
Speculation that a sitting President is a pawn of Russia, of all things, is pretty unprecedented. Citing similar recent history with Russia with another sitting President for comparison is hardly whataboutism, it's relevant. Had Obama been accused of similar things a few years ago the Democrats would've been charging racism, conspiracy theories, right-wingers, etc... And, honestly, they would've been right to as it's a borderline ludicrous accusation. I would've shaken my head at that just like I'm shaking my head at this.
Anyway, I'll agree to disagree and move along
How is it relevant? How do those actions impact us today or tomorrow? What is the impact of holding or not holding a man no longer in office accountable vs a man that currently in office?
You're wanting to discuss the mole hill while others are talking about the mountain. Obama is no longer in office.
So when Trump leaves office, he’s absolved of all crimes?
"Question the world man... I know the meaning of everything right now... it's like I can touch god." - bbobb the ggreatt
Democrats are the chief opponents to statehood. Republicans openly favorite and then kill every bill that comes their way, but Democrats don't even want to discuss it. Obama kicked over a wasps nest when he reversed 60+ years of U.S. policy about PR sovereignty just before he left office. We're still dealing with the fallout from that.
Collectively, U.S. policy is now that PR belongs to but is not part of the U.S., and the government can do what it wants with the island. Remember when Trump joked about trading PR to Denmark for Greenland? He can actually do that, with congressional approval. That was decided under GW's tenure. So, they won't make us a state, but they won't give us independence. At the same time, they say the current status is territorial, despite having sworn to the UN for 6 decades that it wasn't. As all this happens, no one in Washington wants to do anything about the topic.
Last edited by Melf; 03 Jul 2020 at 02:33 PM.
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