Most of the inaction on political status changes is due to the two major parties splitting the vote exactly in half, with those who usually answer polls as "independents" tilting the vote one way or the other by a couple of points.
Also, any time a plebiscite has been conducted there has never been a statement from the US Congress that they will act on the results. Without that we mostly see them as dick measuring contests between the PDP (Popular Democratic Party--Leave things as they are) and the NPP (New Progressive Party--Statehood). The Puertorrican Independence Party and the Independence Movement are a very small minority (thanks to COINTELPRO, government sanctioned police gangs, etc...) so they have very little influence on the results.
Also, any time a plebiscite has been conducted there has never been a statement from the US Congress that they will act on the results. Without that we mostly see them as dick measuring contests between the PDP (Popular Democratic Party--Leave things as they are) and the NPP (New Progressive Party--Statehood). The Puertorrican Independence Party and the Independence Movement are a very small minority (thanks to COINTELPRO, government sanctioned police gangs, etc...) so they have very little influence on the results.
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