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Seattle .Hoo

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No electoral votes and no voting Congressional representation equals slow


response, not much money or logistical support, and what money does come has strings attached. HooTV's article below is instructive. The other thing that struck me is that the Abraham Lincoln and the Comfort didn't get down there for three weeks. With all the money we spend on the military are we so strapped that we can't use other ships to get an immediate response for US citizens in need? That's frankly inexcusable.

The US needs to fish or cut bait on Puerto Rico. Either they become a state or we work with them to start a process for independence. If I were a US citizen in PR there's no way I'd want to continue living in the limbo of a US territory.

(In response to this post by JohnHoo2)

Posted: 04/19/2018 at 07:15AM



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