Do you think that Pureto Ricans and residents of other US territories should have the right to vote?

Question

Citizens of Puerto Rico are US citizens but they are denied the fundamental right of any democracy, the right to vote. This reluctance of the US to give them the right to vote is something that have not been seen since the imperial ages of the early 20th century and severly damages our democracy promotion credability at home and abroad.

Answer 1

Territories should not exist. they should all be states. Residents of territories in Canada vote. they all have voting rights because territories are like provinces up there. same down here.

Answer 2

Your data is incorrect. Puerto Rico is a latin american country with a political association with the US as a commonwealth, not as a territory.
the US-citizenship of puerto ricans is not the same as those born in the US or naturalized, it is a second class citizenship that can be revoked by a congress law since PR's political association with the US is not a permanent one. Their citizenship is more like an endless visa where they can come to the US and work if they choose to without having to go thru any hassle..
That is why PR do not vote in usa elections or do not pay federal taxes, because they are not part of the US, they are associated which is different and their citizenship is not the same.

us territories like US virgin islands and Guam have such tiny populations and are not self governing, it would be of little impact if they vote or not since they are already incorporated to the US.

Answer 3

I don't believe citizens of these territories like Puerto Rico and Guam pay taxes. So if you don't pay taxes, then no I don't thin you should get to vote. Honestly, the Puerto Ricans voted against becoming the 51st state mostly because they didn't want to pay taxes but still enjoy many of the benefits they receive being a territory, like US aid, protection, use of currency...

Answer 4

those previous solutions are hilarious! Puerto Rico isn't a territory of the U. S., and hasn't been on condition that 1953. it really is a commonwealth, which potential Puerto Rico stocks undemanding citizenship, overseas money, marketplace, and protection. the reason they don't ideas being a commonwealth is because they share those commonalities with no need to pay federal taxes. imagine no longer having to pay federal taxes!! would it not problem you? Didnt imagine so lol

Answer 5

This country was founded on the ideaology that we weren't going to stand for taxation without representation - any territory that is required to pay income taxes to the US should also have the right to vote, in order to be represented with the rest of the taxpayers.

Answer 6

Let them vote to become a state (51st) of the United States of America and then they would have every right that any other state has.

Answer 7

False premise, No one has denied them the right to vote. They prefer their present status and have voted for it in their own referendums.
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In other words, you're another full-of-sh!t liberal.

Answer 8

If they pay taxes and have representation in Congress, they should be allowed to vote.

Answer 9

its like why would one invite someone into something and not give them privledges to doing stuff they were taken into in the 1st place, i think they should be able to vote

Answer 10

yes...