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It is *wild* that this isn’t an uproar in the United States on a daily basis. Basic rights and responsibilities denied to our fellow American citizens based on geography should be a cause taken up by every citizen and leader at every level of government.

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Washington D.C. is a mess, and a prime reason is that most members of Congress represent safe districts. (Just think about the member of Congress you dislike the most; I'd bet dimes to dollars that person is from a safe district.)

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And Americans SHOULD be uncomfortable with it. Remedying Puerto Rico’s and the other territories’ statuses in line with their expressed self-determination should be of paramount importance.

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That Americans aren’t continually outraged over segregation-era rulings calling our fellow citizens “alien races” STILL BEING USED as justification for upholding territorial status is *mind blowing* to me. Every political leader at EVERY level should condemn them.

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“I care about the second class treatment of Puerto Ricans” and “I oppose statehood” are two diametrically opposed positions. By opposing statehood, you are telling the most vulnerable you simply don’t care. Congress can change this, and you can pressure them. Support #statehood!

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This is a big loss for #waleg. JT Wilcox is of the increasingly rare breed of “politician” (he’d hate that title) that knows what he believes, why he believes it, and what it means to fight for what you believe w/o resorting to the mudslinging sadly defining today’s politics.

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It’s disappointing that so many pundits and commentators are laughing this result off. The last two cycles, AS voters have expressed a deep dissatisfaction with mainland politics that treats the territories as mere nuisances and not as equal Americans. RIGHT TO DEMOCRACY 🇬🇺🇵🇷🇲🇵🇻🇮🇦🇸

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The stupidest thing about this whole NATO debate is what it was actually like when we were there. It was always a team effort. We gave fire support across the Helmand river to the Danish under attack in patrol base Alpha-Xray (see pic for one of the actual guns we used), and we

The stupidest thing about this whole NATO debate is what it was actually like when we were there. It was always a team effort. 

We gave fire support across the Helmand river to the Danish under attack in patrol base Alpha-Xray (see pic for one of the actual guns we used), and we