2005 Puerto Rican Statehood Bill

[MasterJedi]

Does anybody really need to ask me where I stand on this bill?

[MasterJedi]

Well if this is to pass I would rather see the Virgin Islands remain a territory and not lumped in with Puerto Rico since they are very different culturally and linguistically and would probably not work well together if they were one state.

If that needs to happen for this bill to pass I would vote for the change.

[MasterJedi]

Aye on the amendment.

[MasterJedi]

Well this has defintily passed now. I hope the Senators who wouldn't have voted for it with the VI in the bill will now be able to commit their vote.

[MasterJedi]

Mr. President, I submit a amendment to the clerk's desk regarding the 2005 Puerto Rican Statehood Bill:

Clause I is hereby stricken and replaced with:

I. After a majority vote of the citizens of Puerto Rico voting in the affirmative for statehood in a referendum administered by the territorial government of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is hereby entered in the Union of Atlasia as the 51st state under the name of Puerto Rico.

I'll likely vote for it because it seems that Mas might give his vote for this bill if it passes.

[MasterJedi]

Aye on Mas's amendment

[MasterJedi]

If anybody doesn't have any more resignations or would like to continue to debate on this bill I would like to motion for a vote. If someone posts that they would just ignore the motioning.

[MasterJedi]

Okay we have three people that want a vote (including me), can we get a vote Gabu or do we have to wait still?

[MasterJedi]

Aye

[MasterJedi]

So let me see if I have this correctly, if nobody changes their mind on this we have to wait to see how Ford has it play out. And if the Puerto Rican's choose statehood then we start debate on the region to put it in?

[MasterJedi]

I say we wait until another referedum from the actual Puerto Rican government rather then leave it to the GM.

That could take years and it wouldn't happen for at least another couple of years. If we waited Atlasia might not be here anymore or we could be waiting forever!

[MasterJedi]

I strongly advise the President to sign this bill!

[MasterJedi]

I strongly advise the President to sign this bill!

But the bill is apparently useless...

Ford is holding a plebescite on Monday, without this bill it can't happen so yes it needs to be signed.