Submit message to the White House about Puerto Rico
I appreciate suggestions from Franklin Lopez and Pedro Campos.
MY DEAR MAINLAND FRIENDS:
I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR COLLABORATION
BY DISTRIBUTING THE MESSAGE THAT I’M
INCLUDING, ASKING THE WHITE HOUSE FOR
PRESIDENT OBAMA TO MENTION IN HIS STATE OF
THE UNION MESSAGE OF NEXT FEBRUARY 12 ,THE RESULTS OF THE VOTING OF PUERTORICANS FOR THE SOLUTION OF THE STATUS OF PUERTO RICO THIS PAST NOVEMBER.
YOU SHOULD SEND YOUR PETITION TO:
www.whitehouse.gov/contact
Go to “submit comments on line”
Follow instructions.
This is a SUGGESTED TEXT, but you may change it to your own satisfaction
Do not write an extensive, long message.
Dear Mr. President:
I support the petition that you consider including the results and the resolution of the status of Puerto Rico in your up-coming State of the Union
Address before the 113th Congress. You wrote in your Democratic Agenda for your second term the following: “It is time for Puerto Rico to take the next step in the history of its status and its relationship to the rest of the United
States.” We did, Mr. President by voting with 54% to end the segregationist &
colonial status and 61.9& for statehood.
It is time Mr. President to resolve the colonial condition of the 3.6 millions American citizens living in the territory. You said that “We commit to moving the resolution of the status issue forward with the goal of resolving it expeditiously.” The State of the Union Address would be a great launching pad for making political equality a reality. Ask Congress to present an Admission Act. 37 states of the Union were admitted without a Federally sponsored plebiscite. It is time for bold leadership on this issue.