# Could Congress unilaterally change Puerto Rico's status?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-congress-unilaterally-change-puerto-ricos-status/1013595>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 30, 2025, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-congress-unilaterally-change-puerto-ricos-status/1013595 "2025-01-30T00:07:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-congress-unilaterally-change-puerto-ricos-status/1013595/5 "2025-01-30T10:43:19Z")

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**Moderator Note**

> [@LSLGuy](#):
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> In a world where laws on paper and historical precedent mean nothing, they can do anything you can imagine.
> 
> So the first question you need answered is: “Are we living in a post-law country … yet?”
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> My own personal magic 8 ball says “Answer unclear”.

If this were in P&E or IMHO this would be a perfectly acceptable answer. However, since we are in FQ, let’s stick to established facts, and leave the political commentary and speculation out of it.

Let’s keep all answers appropriate for FQ, please.

As always in FQ, once the facts have been established, then we can engage in a bit of speculation. But we’re too early in the thread for that yet. Let’s get a factual answer first.

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