Yes, I am about to
walk a mile on crushed Glass, Oh Well!
Been there done
that!
For many years while
up in New England I had been told many times even by my teachers, that Puerto
Rican's were offered a statehood in the United States and turned it down?
This was ok with me
because it was none of my business and to tell the truth, I understood the
reasons why.
Now that I have been
living in Florida for some time, I have been corrected many times and for this
I wish to thank my Puerto Rican Friends, others and apologize for the mistake.
The majority of
Puerto Rican's do want statehood and it is now a good time for our government
to help this happen?
If will dig into
this I believe that you will as I have, find that most of the blame belongs to
this country.
Puerto Rico has
defaulted.
There are a number
of reasons why Puerto Rico has defaulted and from what I have learned none of
it is the fault of the citizens.
Most of the reasons
make my blood boil and I have not been able to write to you and not scream from
my mind instead of my heart!
A little hint if you
will?
Much has to do with
we the people and our big business CEOs just like what is happening state side!
Moody's says Puerto
Rico has defaulted
"Due to the
lack of appropriated funds for this fiscal year the entirety of the PFC payment
was not made today (the first business day after the Saturday deadline),"
GDB President Melba Acosta-Febo said in a statement.
This was a decision
that reflects the serious concerns about the Commonwealth's liquidity in
combination with the balance of obligations to our creditors and the equally
important obligations to the people of Puerto Rico to ensure the essential
services they deserve are maintained."
Puerto Ricans are natural-born
citizens of the United States.
The current
population is about 3.6 million people.
The territory
operates under a local
constitution, and its citizens elect a governor.
Puerto Rico lacks
voting in the U.S.
House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, both
of whom have plenary jurisdiction over it under the Puerto
Rico Federal Relations Act of 1950.
A 2012
referendum showed a majority (54% of the electorate) disagreed with
"the present form of territorial status," with full statehood as the
preferred option among those who voted for a change of status.
Following this vote,
the Legislative
Assembly of Puerto Rico enacted a concurrent
resolution to request the President and the Congress of
the United States to end the current status and to begin the process to
admit Puerto Rico to the Union as a State.
As of 2015, Puerto
Rico remains an unincorporated U.S. territory.
Our three branches
of government must take the reasonability of making our dear friends in the
island into a proud state of the United States of America and put an end to the
foolish mistreatment of the people and do so now starting with our president and
congress?