If Puerto Rico has a right to leave.... Texas?

[Guinevere]

Sigh. Texas is a state of the Union. Secession is illegal [Texas v. White, 74 U.S. 700 (1869) and other cases]. Texas still has no "right" to secede, even 150 years after the first go-round.

Puerto Rico is not a state of the Union. It also cannot secede because there is nothing to secede from. It can vote for independence and, if it does so, that may well be the outcome. The USA "annexed" Puerto Rico and has no moral right to "ownership".

This, pretty much.

[rubato]

You already showed your ass in the thread about Vietnamese, trying for two?

LMAO

You must be referring to the discussion where you displayed your ignorant and intellectually barren tendency to universalize from your anecdotal limited experience to ascribe characteristics to a whole people. The discussion where you showed your ass by being unable to answer this question:

One further point to add here:

On the other hand I've been very impressed by my Vietnamese colleagues. Really amazing people*. I think I would enjoy the social aspects of living there.


yrs,
rubato


*My wife loves her Vietnamese patients as well. Tough, uncomplaining, hardworking, good-humored, courageous, express themselves from the heart.

Why would one think "I would enjoy the social aspects of living there" unless they believed that those characteristics could be ascribed to the population in general?

I'm surprised you aren't too ashamed to repeat this bit of hate-driven stupidity. We have met a number of French people and found them to be charming, gracious, and friendly. Based on this my expectation is that in future we will meet French people who are charming, gracious and friendly. It is an inference akin to saying we have admired and liked the Vietnamese people we have met and expect to do so in the future. Not racist even in the slightest way.

You have such a primitive little mind. Get rid of the hatred and you might learn something.

yrs,
rubato

[liberty]

Sigh.

Texas is a state of the Union

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Puerto Rico is not a state of the Union. It also cannot secede because there is nothing to secede from. It can vote for independence and, if it does so, that may well be the outcome. The USA "annexed" Puerto Rico and has no moral right to "ownership".

That looks familiar, didn‘t somebody say something like that here before; I am not sure of his name but I believe his initials are Lib. And I believe it was something like this he said: The United States is a federation. A federation is formed by a group of constituent units ( states, republics or whatever). Together they form a union and only the members of the union at are parts of the federation. Only the states of the United States form the union and only they a parts of the United States all other bits and pieces ( like DC and Puerto Rico are territories ) are possession, things own by the United States.

[Scooter]

You are a moron. DC is not a territory, at least not in the sense you are trying to imply. It is a federal district whose existence is entrenched in the Constitution, and it is as indivisible from the rest of the Union as any state.

Anyone else but you would find it embarrassing that a foreigner must continue to correct you on this point. But not you, you wear your ignorance like a badge of honour.

[Crackpot]

He does it because he has a crush on you and being dumber than a pile of bricks is the only way you pay attention to him.

[Long Run]

This topic is a nominee for the biggest waste of bandwidth of the year. Never . . . going . . . to . . . happen.