The DNC just wants another Welfare State that will always vote D. I say, just give them their freedom. They've lived off of the US taxpayer long enough. We only have Puerto Rico, because of a bad settlement that gave us PR, and the Philippines, but let Spain keep Cuba (except for one base). Philippines are sovereign, and let us have a base or two. Hawaii is a D state, and used to be a nice place, until the Commie Dems took it over.