Propossal!

In the past years Puerto Rico have alot of racism. The people should treat everyone equally. Stop saying offensive things of people that are not there color. That is a bad habit because people can get offended and can get in depresion and can comit suicide. 

In Puerto Rican the discrimination have to STOP!. The people should start orientating other people and help people that are depress because of that. Some people think that calling names is something funny and not offensive. This need to stop, they should give another punishment for that situation. They have law but the people do not follow it. I propose that the people that make offensive comment should automatically be in jail for a week and paid a huge penalty. When they get out go for 3 month to get orientation. For they people that get offended or depress the government should give the best help for them, because of that many people are commiting suicide and getting devorce.
For a better island Puerto Rico should change. In my opinion the people should think before talking and realize that we are all equal. I dosen't matter your skin color or were do you come from. So this is a wake up call Puerto Rico. STOP!

My Amendments

- The police should put in jail for a week and they should also pay a penalty.

-Puerto Rico should be more orrientated

Changes:)



The Puerto Rican past was very cruel, alot of discrimination and to much preference. Now there is less but, it is still here. For the Puerto Rico the present is better than the past. The Puerto Rican hope that in the future every thing stop and bring things new for a better Puerto Rico.

In the past Puerto Rico did not have any freedom of speech. Now the women have the right to vote and can speak for thereself. Also the Puerto Rican can have a license to posses arms at there home. In the past they did not have any right except for certain people. In some court now there is justiced but, other put money down the table so they can be free. In past years there they accused them without having any proof, i guessed that there is more justiced now then the past years. The lawyers can take a case knowing that his witness is guilty and need to defend them, knowing that there witness is guilty. In the past the black people do not have the right to vote. Now everybody is welcome to vote without being any discrimination or any law to denied it. In Puerto Rico since last year they put taxes like in the United States. Past Years there was no taxes in Puerto Rico at all. Everybody work there is less farmers now that in the past years. Any citizen that have 18 or more have the right to vote but, in the past there were not allow to vote.

The things in Puerto Rico are better but the past hasn't completely gone. The major thing that change was the right to vote. That there is less discrimination and more job opprtunities. Now the United States help us alot economically.

Amendments:

Amendment 1: Rights of freedom of religion (prohibits establishment of one religion over another by law, practicing religion freely), freedom of expression, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly and freedom of press.
Amendment 2: Right to possess arms.

Amendment 5: Prohibits trial for a crime except on indictment of a Grand Jury and double jeopardy, prohibits punishment without legal procedures and taking away of private property without adequate compensation

Amendment 9: Assures the recognition of those rights that people may have but are not listed here.
Amendment 12: Specifies the procedure for electing the president and the vice-president of the US separately by ballot votes

Amendment 15: The citizens' right to vote shall not be denied by the states or the federal government on the basis of race, color or previous status of servitude

Amendment 16: Authorizes the federal government to collect taxes on income without apportionment

Amendment 19: Establishes that the citizens' right to vote shall not be denied on the basis of their gender or sex

Amendment 24: Prohibits the non-payment of poll tax or other tax as a basis of denial of the right to vote

Amendment 26: Prohibits the federal government or the state from denying any citizen who is 18 years or above, the right to vote.

 

Struggle and Activism

The Puerto Rican Struggle alot with economic issues. Most of the Puerto Rican mayor econmic system were agrarian. For them to eat they need to use the system of plantation and know about farming to grow there crops. At that time the Puerto Rican live in rural areas.

 The majority of Puerto Rican families during this time lived off of subsistence farming, which meant they grew crops for personal consumption and local trade. Once Puerto Rico became a territory of the United States, the island fell prey to capitalist corporations that quickly moved in. The small farms were sold to those companies, leaving the Puerto Ricans without work and no way to support themselves.Puerto Rico remains a very poor country plagued by unemployment and low wages. The standard of living of the Puerto Rican working class, although among the highest in Latin America, remains significantly lower than that of the U.S. working class.Public hospitals are understaffed and overcrowded. The government’s current plans to privatize dozens of public health clinics will only make matters worse. In Puerto Rico the poor people struggle alot because the doctors they accept healthcare for there convinience. They are firering people of there job bacause in Puerto Rico there is no money. That is why many people are robbing and doing things against the laws.

The governor need to make a change in Puerto Rico because many people are depressed and doing things against the law. The United States should help Puerto Rico more and give to them more benefits. The people that are fire should never give up and keep looking for jobs.

Opression

There are many oppression in Puerto Rico, but the worst of all is the violence. Many families are destroy because of the violence. To many husband killing there wife for infidility and many UPR student being abusse by the police.

Every day 52 women are victim to domestic violence in Puerto Rico. Most of them is because they have being unfaithful to there husbands. There have being this year 100 UPR student arrested. Many of theme abuse by the police. At the University of Puerto Rico, female students many of whom were beaten, were also sexually harassed, grouped and touched by police.The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico last week confirmed the decision of the Court of Appeals of Puerto Rico that found that a woman who suffers violence at the hands of an intimate partner with whom she is having an extramarital affair is not entitled to the same protection of law as a woman who is abused by her husband.This appalling decision sends a wrong message to society and women, and represents a step backward in the fight to end domestic violence.

          In Puerto Rico this is a big problem they should orientate more the people of these situation. For a better Puerto Rico they should stop abusing of womens and be in peace. PUERTO RICO STOP THE VIOLENCE!

History

Puerto Rico is a self-governing commonwealth in association with the United States. The governor is elected and it also have two legislative chambers.Puerto Rico has authority over its internal affairs.There officials language are Spanish and English.

In 1943 during his second voyage, Christopher Columbus landed in Puerto Rico.In 1508 the Spanish government appointed Juan Ponce de León the first governor of the island, under this command the original settlement was relocated to a nearby coastal islet and named Puerto Rico. National Congress for Puerto Rican rights is a membership, activist, grassroots organization dedicated to securing full equality and end the discrimination againts Puerto Ricans.Approximately 100,000 Dominicans now live in Puerto Rico, of whom about 30,000 are thought to be undocumented illegal immigrants.No other sector of Puerto Rico's population has grown as quickly over the last four decades.1.4% of total United States Stateside population.Puerto Rico came under the United States by the Treaty of Paris signed on December 10 1898 terminating the Spanish American war. Puerto Ricans have been US citizens since 1917. Product manufactured for Puerto Rico are made in USA.They are represented in Congress by a Resident Commissioner but they can not vote.No all taxes are levied in Puerto Rico.

The Puerto Rican are every were. Puerto Rico relationship with the US is referred to as commonwealth status. In Puerto Rico there are 3.8 million people and the resident live in substantial middle -class.

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My Opinion:)

Karlitza
http://www.karlitza.blogspot.com/
I enjoy reading and at the same time learning about life in the resorvation asa Native American. The Native Americans moving to the resorvation was injustice because they obligated need to get use to the life of the White people. The Picture was very impresive. I look at the picture, and i can not believe that they do that to them.

Hiomark
http://www.hiomark-taino.blogspot.com/
His writing was very detail and enjoyable. The White people in the assimilation were like Native American you follow our cuture or you be enemies. they also change there names and needed to forget there own culture. that is very sad they are useto to be a way and they they are forcing them to change it.

Paola
http://www.mylifeaspaola.blogspot.com/
I like alot your blog because is similar to my blog. The Whites were very liars and what everyone to think that the Native Americans were very bad people. Is bad to Native Americans to get useto to other culture and ways of living.

Francisco
http://www.welcometothewillieshow.blogspot.com/
His blog have alot of information.Is true that they get along before but, when the White people wanted more land there it began the conflict. Other fact is that almost everything is stereotype. I enjoy reading this blog it had alotof information.

Ivania
http://www.icolon.blogspot.com/
Interesting information here. The Native American were first in the Americans and then the Whitepeople came. They being first in there they wanted there land and force them to do what they want. This blog have alotof interesting factanditwas fun to read.

The Whites accused Native Americans, but in fact they were the liars

The Whites and the Native Americans have there own difference ways of living. The whites live like there are the kings of everything and the Native Americans live in poor places like tribes. All the whites like to discriminate people that are no there same skin color as them for example the Native Americans. The Whites tourture alot the Native Americans, like hanging them, taking away there freedom and attacking them.

It all started in the 1800's some Native Americans lived in communities as farmres and hunters.The Native Americans share there land and the whites say that they did not own nothing. As among various other peoples, men's work has been largely separate from women's work. Women usually took responsibility for the care of young children and the home, and for the cultivation of plants, while men frequently hunted, traveled for trade, or worked as laborers. They said that the Native Americans were known as no stile but the Indians were peacefully and friendly. Most live in extended family groups and believed in spiritual power of the natural world. The Native Americans resisted by attacking wagon trains, stagecoaches and ranches.

The White people say that the Native Americans were arrogant but the true is that the whites wanted the Indinas out. The cause of these problem is the racism. The white teachers teach the student that the Native Americans were very bad people. Sitting Bull wanted to be the chief of the Native Americans and George Cluster say that Sitting Bull will be like the others Native Americans. Ulysses believed that the Native Americans should be in the resorvation so they could be civilized.

The White people form of tourturing is by hanging them. The White painted beautiful the situation but the true is that there was no freedom and taking the land of the Native Americans. They lie about the Native Americans were attacking the White people but it is the other way the Whites attack the Native Americans. General Sherman want to take the land of the Native Americans. In the contrast the Native Americans fought back and won and killed General Cluster. All theese lies ended in 1890.

According to what i know about the White people and the Native Americans the white people were very bad people with no feelings. They tourture alot the Native Americans with no reason, only because they are another skin color. The Indians were very good people. In my opinion those White people that tourture and killed the Native Americans should pass throw that same experience as the Native American did.