The Political Thread

[Wang Chung]

Agreed. Puerto Rico deserves it no matter what. That's where the population of the others comes into play. I don't think terorites with really, really small populations shouldn't get Senators. Maybe Reps for the House. It's really tricky.

If you make them a state they get senators like every other state.

tap a junk in the house

 

[Chris]

Agreed. Puerto Rico deserves it no matter what. That's where the population of the others comes into play. I don't think terorites with really, really small populations shouldn't get Senators. Maybe Reps for the House. It's really tricky.

I think one senator as opposed to the 2 others gets it's fair there but i don't think they should be shut out entirely just bc the Senate and house have different powers, it is tricky for sure and i wouldn't really oppose any form of representation for them even if it wasn't perfect

 

[Ricky Smarks]

I think one senator as opposed to the 2 others gets it's fair there but i don't think they should be shut out entirely just bc the Senate and house have different powers, it is tricky for sure and i wouldn't really oppose any form of representation for them even if it wasn't perfect

Some of these territories have populations smaller than towns in my state. So I don't know if even one is sufficient.

Which is why we have to look population before we decide if they get statehood.

Any states are supposed to get two no matter what so I don't think we can do one.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

If you make them a state they get senators like every other state.

tap a junk in the house

Which is why we it's tricky. If they're too small, then some of them might not be able to become states.

 

[Chris]

Some of these territories have populations smaller than towns in my state. So I don't know if even one is sufficient.

Which is why we have to look population before we decide if they get statehood.

Any states are supposed to get two no matter what so I don't think we can do one.

Nah if they become a state they for sure get two, I'm saying even the ones that don't qualify could get one as a compromise, but I'd also be fine if they just got like one house member bc any representation is better than nothing

 

[Ricky Smarks]

Nah if they become a state they for sure get two, I'm saying even the ones that don't qualify could get one as a compromise, but I'd also be fine if they just got like one house member bc any representation is better than nothing

Yeah, that's what I mean. If they're too small to become a state, I don't think they should get a Senator, but I'd be fine with 1 or 2 Reps.

 

[Chris]

Yeah, that's what I mean. If they're too small to become a state, I don't think they should get a Senator, but I'd be fine with 1 or 2 Reps.

The house honestly has more powers that get used regularly so that'd be fine with me but if they're population is at least half of the smallest state, 1 senator would be nice

 

[Barry Poppins]

Some of these territories have populations smaller than towns in my state. So I don't know if even one is sufficient.

Which is why we have to look population before we decide if they get statehood.

Any states are supposed to get two no matter what so I don't think we can do one.

Puerto Rico has a higher population than 21 other states. The fact it isn't a state is a sad state of affairs.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

Puerto Rico has a higher population than 21 other states. The fact it isn't a state is a sad state of affairs.

Agreed. Which is why I think PR needs to be a state no matter what.

 

[Sakura]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia...E9DdHXXwSX0aW8GymDkXTbaGwoiKP3ANyS-nIoqjxJYfc

Yikes.

 

[Barry Poppins]

That looks more like some major human rights violations there.

 

[Sakura]

That's Sharia law for you.

I'm not Islamaphobic by any stretch, but most countries that follow any form of Sharia law are vehemently against women and LGBT rights.

 

[Chris]

They have a lot more in common with extreme Christians than either side would like to admit

 

[Sakura]

They have a lot more in common with extreme Christians than either side would like to admit

All Abrahamic religions are cut from the same cloth.

Both the Bible and Koran state specifically to indoctrinate all others, and wage war with those who do not follow your belief system. They also are full of stuff mentioning to abuse women, and to keep and abuse slaves.


For better or worse, a lot of people cherry pick those things and mostly focus on the less abhorent aspects of these religions. Unfortunately, many are still militant and strictly orthodox to their religions and focus on the original nature of them.

 

[Deezy]

Being against religions that practice cruelty isn't being racist...you're talking about the religious belief not the people.

Progressives seem to only focus on race when it comes to Islam, which seems ironic when you think about it.