Can Texas annex Puerto Rico? i mean, sure, it's a crazy idea, but could we?

No.

Texas is not an independent nation.

The feds could conceivably allow PR into the US and assign it to Texas… but that would be a major departure federally.

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Originally posted by crbutler:
No.

Texas is not an independent nation.

The feds could conceivably allow PR into the US and assign it to Texas… but that would be a major departure federally.

Allow them in? What do you think they've been since the Spanish-American War ended?

Whats the issue here? as an outsider Im not up with whats going on.

As a state.

They are not a state. They are an unincorporated territory of the US.

If they became part of Texas, then they would have representation in the US house and senate.

As they are not part of the us (a territory) the only way they can be added to the US is through the federal government accepting them into the union.

More likely they would be accepted as a separate state, but it seems that they never are willing to ask.

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Originally posted by Jefffive:

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Originally posted by crbutler:
No.

Texas is not an independent nation.

The feds could conceivably allow PR into the US and assign it to Texas… but that would be a major departure federally.

Allow them in? What do you think they've been since the Spanish-American War ended?

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Originally posted by crbutler:
As a state.

They are not a state. They are an unincorporated territory of the US.

If they became part of Texas, then they would have representation in the US house and senate.

As they are not part of the us (a territory) the only way they can be added to the US is through the federal government accepting them into the union.

More likely they would be accepted as a separate state, but it seems that they never are willing to ask.

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Originally posted by Jefffive:

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Originally posted by crbutler:
No.

Texas is not an independent nation.

The feds could conceivably allow PR into the US and assign it to Texas… but that would be a major departure federally.

Allow them in? What do you think they've been since the Spanish-American War ended?

Statehood for Puerto Rico has been opposed by Republicans, Democrats have tried. Puerto Ricans voted in 2020 for statehood.

Do you know any actual history about anything?

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Originally posted by Jefffive:

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Originally posted by crbutler:
No.

Texas is not an independent nation.

The feds could conceivably allow PR into the US and assign it to Texas… but that would be a major departure federally.

Allow them in? What do you think they've been since the Spanish-American War ended?

States are not allowed to enter into treaties. That is a power given solely to the Federal Government. Specifically, the Executive to negotiate and sign with the Senate ratifying.

Also, Texas to take Puerto Rico would be a state seizing a Federal entity. Territories are under Federal Jurisdiction.

If PR were part of Texas, PR would have no independent representation. As part of Texas, Texas constitutional two Senators would represent them. Texas would receive more House members and EC votes due to added population; maybe.

Why would we want to? To finish the job of flipping the state Blue?

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:
Can Texas annex Puerto Rico? i mean, sure, it's a crazy idea, but could we?

But why?