The Future Of Puerto Rico
If Puerto Ricans have been paying attention to the news lately, they may be more inclined to entertain being independent from the US. But the decision shouldn't be made too hasty, even the Lakota took 30 years to make sure everything would go smooth, after all every and any decision has repercussions.
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The situation in PR is quite complicated. Next year general elections are set and their is a possibility ANOTHER status referendum will take place. This time around: Commonwealth: Yes of No?
Many critics say that statehood affliates have stated that this referendum leans in favor of statehood. I totally agree.
LP, this entry has to be one of the biggest non sequiturs I've read in a while. It's not even comparing apples to oranges. It's more like comparing apples to rocks. I don't see a single substantive aspect in which the Lakota experience is relevant, let alone comparable, to the P.R. experience.
And like Fernando wrote, the situation in P.R. is quite complicated. And quite different. If you want to get a feel for the issues, go here:
http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/documents/2007-report-by-the-president-task-force-on-puerto-rico-status.pdf
Yes, it's 67 pages long, but you can get a good feel for it if you just stick to pages 3 through 11.
El Loco, what you say is right -- it's not comparable. I don't think I was trying to compare. I reread what I wrote and it looks quite clear of the point I was making, which is preparedness.
It is not simple, as both you and Fernando said. The Lakota - although, having an entirely unique situation - took over 30 years to prepare for their independence. Have the people in PR that are pushing to become independent (or state?) took the time to prepare for such a move? Are they going to take 5 years, 10, 30? did they whip up some plan on the fly? ...or just going to vote and do it in a day, which may (or maynot), be a disaster because of the lack of planning.
That was my point, nothing more.
Well, LP, the "beauty" of it is that it's not really up to PR to pick a time frame. As we are now an unincorporated territory subject to the will of Congress, it doesn't matter how long we think we might need to make the transition. We'll get what we get.
That said, the number that has been used as an acceptable transition period - in either direction - is 10 years.
However, that is different from the "mental" preparation for either choice. As is always the case when it comes to P.R. and status, the emotional part is the most difficult one for a lot of people.