Strength Of GOP in U.S. Territories

[TheSaint250]

The territories should not be able to vote in federal elections.  They are not states and don't have that privilege.  As the poster above said, not only is it unconstitutional, but also states have more rights, and this is one of them.

That being said, I pretty much support the big five territories, especially Puerto Rico, becoming states.

[TheSaint250]

The territories should not be able to vote in federal elections.  They are not states and don't have that privilege.  As the poster above said, not only is it unconstitutional, but also states have more rights, and this is one of them.

That being said, I pretty much support the big five territories, especially Puerto Rico, becoming states.

Admitting the territories as states is a good idea for Dems to mitigate their long-term disadvantage in the Senate.

GOP would benefit the most from this IMO, they are proven strong especially in the NMI where there isn't even one democrat in the legislature.

The District of Columbia should become a state before any of the territories.

I'm still pretty skeptical about this (and not, if anyone asks, it's not because DC is solidly Democrat).  I believe in the original purpose for DC: a capital in which one state is not favored.

I have to say, some pro-statehood proposals are worked out to some degree.  The last one, I believe, said that there would be a smaller federal district of important government buildings, and the rest would be the State of Washington, D.C., but I think there would be a lot of trouble in creating and managing such a smaller district that wouldn't have an established local government like Washington, D.C. does now.

[TheSaint250]

The territories should not be able to vote in federal elections.  They are not states and don't have that privilege.  As the poster above said, not only is it unconstitutional, but also states have more rights, and this is one of them.

That being said, I pretty much support the big five territories, especially Puerto Rico, becoming states.

Admitting the territories as states is a good idea for Dems to mitigate their long-term disadvantage in the Senate.

GOP would benefit the most from this IMO, they are proven strong especially in the NMI where there isn't even one democrat in the legislature.

The District of Columbia should become a state before any of the territories.

Also, respectfully, the argument could be turned around, for the Virgin Islands's legislature has no Republicans in it.

I like the idea of statehood regardless of who would benefit in Congress (unless that would be the only reason the territory would want to become a state, which is unlikely).