April 2010
20 posts
Why does Beck support taxation without... →
This here is a Media Matters article. Yes, me, I’m linking to a Media Matters article and they’re right on point.
I’m about an hour away from DC, btw. Not sure if we’ll get to do much tonight, but we have a rally tomorrow and we’ll be visiting congressional offices to garner support before the vote.
The worst insult I've ever received
Being told I am not an American.
I know it’s best to completely ignore bigoted, uninformed assholes. But this got to me. People that know me well and some of you who read this humble blog know how ridiculously proud I am about being an American—thanks to that good ol’ Jones–Shafroth Act of 1917 which grants American citizenship to all persons born in Puerto Rico. And, no, there...
Have I mentioned how much I'm hating the...
Have I mentioned it? Have I?
As it stands now, I am ashamed to call myself a conservative Republican.
It’s disgusting the amount of ignorance among conservatives regarding Puerto Rico.
Glenn Beck is the latest one to come out against giving Puerto Ricans their right to democracy and equal citizenship status. He will devote today’s show to bashing H.R. 2499—the Puerto Rico...
Karl Rove has problems with the Arizona...
From the Orlando Sentinel:
Karl Rove, chief political strategist for former President George W. Bush, today questioned a controversial new Arizona law designed to cut down on illegal immigration by making it a crime to not produce proof of citizenship when a law enforcement officer demands it.
Rove, speaking to a crowd of about 500 at the mammoth senior community as part of a national book...
How conservatives and Republicans are letting me...
Two big things happening this week: the Arizona immigration law and the Puerto Rico status bill—two events that are very close to me as a Hispanic and a Puerto Rican.
I’m not ready to come out in full opposition to the Arizona law, but I am very close. Although I agree with the general spirit of the law—illegal immigration is out of control, particularly in Arizona, and the Feds...
Response to Rep. Doc Hastings: No More Time or...
The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to take up H.R. 2499, the Puerto Rico Democracy Act, this week. Some, namely Rep. Doc Hastings, are seeing problems with the legislation that simply do not exist or claim more time is needed to discuss the issue. No more time or answers are needed. Now is the time to act and pass H.R. 2499.
H.R. 2499 would provide terms for plebiscites that...
Call Congressman Doc Hastings and let him know you...
Rep. Doc Hastings wrote a piece on RedState.com questioning H.R. 2499.
Here’s a possible script, via Raul R. Vidal y Sepulveda’s Facebook:
Hello, my name is ___________________ and I was born and raised in Puerto Rico. I am calling to ask for Congressman Hastings to support The Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2009, HR 2499, presented by Representative Pierluisi from Puerto Rico. Puerto...
Call To Action: Puerto Rico Democracy Act
Wrote this for the PRSSA:
Democracy is at the very heart of what America stands for. With H.R. 2499—the Puerto Rico Democracy Act—that spirit of self-determination will have an opportunity to shine as the House of Representatives will soon vote on this immensely important bill. After 112 years of political uncertainty, H.R. 2499 seeks to resolve Puerto Rico’s status problem...
