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How did this not get mentioned?

Nov 7, 2012#1

Covar

Puerto Rico passed a referendum to become the 51st state yesterday.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...7/why-does-puerto-rico-want-statehood-anyway/

Nov 7, 2012#2

Bowielee

I totally missed this.

Nov 7, 2012#3

figmentPez

I kind of like this design for a 51 star flag:

Harkens back to the 13 star "Betsy Ross" flag

Nov 7, 2012#4

Ravenpoe

figmentPez said:
I kind of like this design for a 51 star flag:
View attachment 8855

Harkens back to the 13 star "Betsy Ross" flag
View attachment 8856

I dig it.

Nov 7, 2012#5

Charlie Don't Surf

Still a long way to go to statehood. This is kind of a non-binding / unofficial deal. I hope it happens, but there are a lot of steps and hurdles to go.

Nov 7, 2012#6

PatrThom

Well, it's been 53 years since the last State was admitted. This has been going on a while, maybe it will actually come to pass this time.

--Patrick

Nov 7, 2012#7

AshburnerX

They asked. It's up to Congress now... and really, I can't think of any reason to say no that doesn't involve the Republicans not wanting the Democrats to get more electoral ballots.

This would be a GIANT feather in Obama's hat if he pulls it off though.

Nov 7, 2012#8

Yoshimickster

Damn...this completely flew by. And yes, the new flag does look cool.

Nov 7, 2012#9

bhamv3

But fifty is such a nice round number.

Nov 7, 2012#10

Zappit

The newly elected leadership might see it gets blocked if they can, as they don't want it to happens.

Bets on a Republican controlled Congress actually letting this happen?

Nov 7, 2012#11

phil

One argument I've heard people use in the past is that "America will become a two language country overnight"

Which is bullshit, but people will go for it.

Nov 7, 2012#12

PatrThom

phil said:
One argument I've heard people use in the past is that "America will become a two language country overnight" Which is bullshit, but people will go for it.

Bullshit, you say? What will the other language be?

--Patrick

Nov 8, 2012#13

Krisken

PatrThom said:
Bullshit, you say? What will the other language be?

--Patrick

Full-retard. Already spoken here, but not official.

Nov 8, 2012#14

strawman

Zappit said:
The newly elected leadership ... don't want it to happens.

Both Romney and Obama indicated in the past that they'd be fine with it. I haven't heard anyone campaigning against it, nor does it seem to be a partisan issue. What have you read that suggests that the newly elected leadership don't want it to happen?

Nov 8, 2012#15

Covar

I think some people are riding the negative campaign still. Or looking at the fact that the Republicans control the House, and since every Republican is a racist, sexist, homophobe they clearly must not want to add a state that's going to bring in more spanish speaking brown people.

Nov 8, 2012#16

Gilgamesh

Covar said:
I think some people are riding the negative campaign still.

Yep, that would be right on both sides pretty accurately.

Nov 8, 2012#17

sixpackshaker

I don't agree, but I thought it was funny.

Nov 8, 2012#18

Gilgamesh

sixpackshaker said:
I don't agree, but I thought it was funny.

What's funny is I heard this multiple times on GoP radio. They actually want to secede from the country and ask Alabama/Missouri/etc with them.

Nov 8, 2012#19

Bubble181

I totally missed this too. Cool.

Also, if the South starts to Rise Again, can you guys just bloody well let them? The world would be a better place with a relatively modern and forard-looking North-Eastern and Western Union leading the Western world and Yet Another Extremist Religious State With Nukes And Oil next to it. :whistling:

Nov 8, 2012#20

Gilgamesh

Bubble181 said:
I totally missed this too. Cool.

Also, if the South starts to Rise Again, can you guys just bloody well let them? The world would be a better place with a relatively modern and forard-looking North-Eastern and Western Union leading the Western world and Yet Another Extremist Religious State With Nukes And Oil next to it.

I'd gladly move out of Texas if it were to happen. Thankfully the majority of Texans (believe it or not) are not that stupid.

Nov 8, 2012#21

Bubble181

Gilgamesh said:
I'd gladly move out of Texas if it were to happen. Thankfully the majority of Texans (believe it or not) are not that stupid.

Obviously, but to be clear, I did mean it completely as a joke. There are worse places in the US than Texas. I think

Nov 8, 2012#22

Gilgamesh

Bubble181 said:
Obviously, but to be clear, I did mean it completely as a joke. There are worse places in the US than Texas. I think

Probably. Since I live in Texas it's hard for me to imagine though.

Nov 8, 2012#23

BErt

Bubble181 said:
There are worse places in the US than Texas. I think

In before Detroit joke.

Nov 8, 2012#24

SpecialKO

Good for PR!

Nov 8, 2012#25

strawman

This will break West Side Story.

Nov 8, 2012#26

sixpackshaker

They were Americans back then too...

Nov 8, 2012#27

GasBandit

Gilgamesh said:
Probably. Since I live in Texas it's hard for me to imagine though.

BErt said:
In before Detroit joke.

Heck, I moved TO Texas from Colorado. Don't get me wrong, Colorado's nice and all, but it's hard to beat Texas for low cost of living and a good job market. Last I heard from the folks back in Colo Springs, the municipal government was so strapped for cash they were having to turn off 10,000 streetlights.

Nov 8, 2012#28

Gilgamesh

GasBandit said:
Heck, I moved TO Texas from Colorado. Don't get me wrong, Colorado's nice and all, but it's hard to beat Texas for low cost of living and a good job market. Last I heard from the folks back in Colo Springs, the municipal government was so strapped for cash they were having to turn off 10,000 streetlights.

I'm full of shit though, ever since I moved to Austin I have enjoyed the hell out of it. It's 90% of the good with 10% of the bad where in places I've lived before the rate isn't nearly that unbalanced in favor of the positive.

Nov 8, 2012#29

Krisken

Gilgamesh said:
I'm full of shit though, ever since I moved to Austin I have enjoyed the hell out of it. It's 90% of the good with 10% of the bad where in places I've lived before the rate isn't nearly that unbalanced in favor of the positive.

The old joke is 'the only thing wrong with Austin, Texas is it is surrounded by the rest of Texas'.

Nov 8, 2012#30

Gilgamesh

Krisken said:
The old joke is 'the only thing wrong with Austin, Texas is it is surrounded by the rest of Texas'.

I'd never heard that and find it ridiculously appropriate.

Nov 8, 2012#31

sixpackshaker

That reminds me.

What is the best thing to ever come out of Texas A&M?

Highway 6

Nov 8, 2012#32

GasBandit

Austin's a nifty enough place to visit, but I certainly wouldn't want to buy a house there. Not even in the northern, vast, deforested latticework of suburban streets called things like "Oak Forest View Heights Dr."

Nov 8, 2012#33

Gilgamesh

GasBandit said:
Austin's a nifty enough place to visit, but I certainly wouldn't want to buy a house there. Not even in the northern, vast, deforested latticework of suburban streets called things like "Oak Forest View Heights Dr."

What a coincidence, I don't want you to buy a house here either

Nov 8, 2012#34

GasBandit

Gilgamesh said:
What a coincidence, I don't want you to buy a house here either

Well, tell the whole truth - Austinites don't want anybody who doesn't already have one to buy a house there

Nov 8, 2012#35

Zappit

stienman said:
Both Romney and Obama indicated in the past that they'd be fine with it. I haven't heard anyone campaigning against it, nor does it seem to be a partisan issue. What have you read that suggests that the newly elected leadership don't want it to happen?

It's the leadership in Puerto Rico. They just elected new people to office, and some of the ones at the top are very, very much against statehood.

Nov 8, 2012#36

strawman

Zappit said:
It's the leadership in Puerto Rico. They just elected new people to office, and some of the ones at the top are very, very much against statehood.

Ah, yes, the infighting. Well, there are a number of problems with the referendum anyway, so it's going to face legal challenges inside the country, and the US isn't going to do anything until congress receives an official request for statehood, which won't happen unless it comes from the governor, who is against statehood.

Chances are it'll drag out until the next election, where another more carefully worded proposal will be put to the people, which the governor will probably not be able to continue to oppose without legal problems.

Of course by then they may also convince the majority to vote against it.

Still, this is another step toward statehood.

Nov 8, 2012#37

Gilgamesh

GasBandit said:
Well, tell the whole truth - Austinites don't want anybody who doesn't already have one to buy a house there

I was welcomed pretty openly so not sure where you got that from. I think it was just you

Nov 8, 2012#38

GasBandit

Gilgamesh said:
I was welcomed pretty openly so not sure where you got that from. I think it was just you

Nov 8, 2012#39

figmentPez

I like being in Texas. Well, the humidity and the fire ants are a pain, but the restaurants are good, I like the people and I've learned to put up with the heat.

Nov 10, 2012#40

Terrik

Gilgamesh said:
I was welcomed pretty openly so not sure where you got that from. I think it was just you

GasBandit said:

Nov 10, 2012#41

Gilgamesh

Terrik said:

Nov 13, 2012#42

ScytheRexx

Austin? Pft. Round Rock 4 life!

Nov 13, 2012#43

Gilgamesh

ScytheRexx said:
Austin? Pft. Round Rock 4 life!

I've been to Round Rock, it's pretty damn nice I'll admit. If I didn't need to be so close to the University I'd have strongly considered it.

Flix Brewhouse > Alamo Drafthouse any day of the week.

Nov 13, 2012#44

ScytheRexx

Gilgamesh said:
Flix Brewhouse > Alamo Drafthouse any day of the week.

That was a fun day, I actually live right behind that shopping center they opened Flix Brewhouse. It's in walking distance if I really want to see a movie that bad. Sure beats driving twenty minutes to the nearest Alamo.

Nov 13, 2012#45

Charlie Don't Surf

Flix are you fucking kidding me

Nov 13, 2012#46

Gilgamesh

Charlie Don't Surf said:
Flix are you fucking kidding me

Yep better than Alamo by a mile.

Nov 13, 2012#47

ScytheRexx

Charlie Don't Surf said:
Flix are you fucking kidding me

Alamo has more history and in most cases a lot more screens, but Flix is just the better theater. This is, for the most part, because it's a lot newer, and thus can invest in some better things like better seats and work out better food, which just make it more enjoyable.

Nov 13, 2012#48

Gilgamesh

ScytheRexx said:
Alamo has more history and in most cases a lot more screens, but Flix is just the better theater. This is, for the most part, because it's a lot newer, and thus can invest in some better things like better seats and work out better food, which just make it more enjoyable.

Pretty much dead on.

Alamo has better -off mainstream/new movie- nights but if you want to watch something new? Flix is going to be alot better overall for the experience (Food/Theatre Quality/Drinks/Seats/Screen) etc

Nov 14, 2012#49

SpecialKO

I'm just sad that we don't really have places like that near where I live in Jersey. Supposedly, there's a drafthouse-style cinema in Edgewater or something, but without a car it might as well be a million miles away.

Nov 14, 2012#50

ThatNickGuy

bhamv3 said:
But fifty is such a nice round number.

The number 50 has been undeniably uncool since 50 Shades of Grey. Not even an entire country wants to be associated with that.

Nov 14, 2012#51

Charlie Don't Surf

Well, we have to replace those seceding states somehow

Nov 20, 2012#52

PatrThom

Charlie Don't Surf said:
Well, we have to replace those seceding states somehow

...he said in the 51st post in this thread.

--Patrick

Nov 23, 2012#53

jwhouk

Texas vs. White (1869).

Sorry, Texas, it's not happening.

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