2006-07-07 16:48:36 · 11 answers · asked by jsilvaperez01 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
in the constitution it is written that every american citizen has the right to vote for the pressident no matter where they live
2006-07-07 16:54:38 · update #1
We are a U.S. territory. Some people in the Island has been confusing our people for ages about this. What is a Freedom State Association?. That is nothing. We received million of funds of the federal government, but they don't want to us to think that the President of the United States if our president. I think the most important thing that we have to obtain is the presidential vote. After that we can pressure in any issue that we think is important, our sovereignty or the statehood.
Why we don't vote for the president?, I suppose someone has to ask that to the ones that created the "Commonwealth" of Puerto Rico. I think is our right to vote for the people in what our future and the future of my children depend on.
2006-07-19 09:18:55 · answer #1 · answered by misosin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In 2000, Puerto Ricans were predicted to vote for president, even notwithstanding those votes would not remember. The votes would not remember because, besides the actual incontrovertible reality that US electorate, the U. S. structure would not assure electorate the right to vote for the presidency. Article II elements the potential to opt for the president to the states, now to not the persons. That being stated, the 2000 vote became going to be a symbolic one, notwithstanding the Puerto Rican best courtroom ruled that this would violate the Puerto Rican structure, reason being that because the votes did not genuinely remember, that is a misuse of public money. The twenty third change to the structure is what elements Washington DC electoral votes, so an similar change would favor to be exceeded for Puerto Rico and different territories.
2016-11-30 20:22:56 · answer #2 · answered by dimicco 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Puerto Rico is a territory that is why they cant vote, and by the way Puerto Rico wants to remain a territory, they do not pay taxes.
A while back there was talk about forcing them to become a state or to take away the connection with them. I don't know what happened with those talks but I think they should resume, why should they get the benefits of the U.S. without having to pay taxes like the rest of us?
2006-07-19 21:50:34 · answer #3 · answered by Joy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is injustice. We can't voted for the president that send use to fight in Iraq or the one that apply laws that affect our economy and we can't do anything about. That's the out full truth, Puerto Rico is a COLONY and the USA should be shame of that. If we live in Puerto Rico we are second class citizens, but if we move to any state we are equal citizen, this is very confusing and irrational. I think is time to decide if we are Americans or Puerto Ricans. The concept of the better of the two words is a fallacy. Any territory can't resist 500 years of colony.
2006-07-07 18:10:35 · answer #4 · answered by Lost. at. Sea. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your premise is incorrect.
Puerto Rico has a statutory citizenship because Puerto Rico is not part of the US, it is a self governing commonwealth associated with the US. It's official name is Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico (translated: Puerto Rican Associated Free State) .
2006-07-07 19:45:02 · answer #5 · answered by Hdz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although people will probably give you b.s. answers like P.R. isn't a state, the real reason they aren't allowed to vote is because the interests of puerto rico (mainly independence from the u.s.) are not in line with U.S. policy (keeping P.R. as a territory). Letting them vote would actually mean letting them have a say on how Puerto Rico is run...
2006-07-07 16:53:54 · answer #6 · answered by tonymontana310 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Puerto Rico is a territory, which means that although its people are American citizens, they are not represented at the federal level. For instance they do not have any elected representatives to Congress.
The good side of that is that they do not have to pay federal taxes, such as income tax.
2006-07-21 12:57:08 · answer #7 · answered by Paul D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Puerto Rico cannot be compared to a state since it is not, it has an unique status. also the us citizenship of puerto ricans is not the same as that of a us born or naturalized. it is not permanent
2006-07-09 06:45:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Puerto rico is exempt from the internal revenue code. You don't have representation without taxation.
2006-07-19 15:52:28 · answer #9 · answered by breeze1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not an official state
2006-07-21 11:09:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋