Who names a place "Guam" anyways?

Last night we had Luis Foruño, the governor of Puerto Rico, speak here at Cornell. He spoke about how, in his opinion, Puerto Rico should become a state. If you didn't know, every year we offer Puerto Rico statehood, and they take a vote to become a state, stay as a commonwealth, or become an independent nation, and every year the commonwealth wins. Also if you didn't know, a commonwealth is a territory of ours, which mainly means that they don't have a federal income tax, but can't vote.

You're probably waiting to hear my opinion, so here it is:

Puerto Rico should
Be a state, but only if
They don't spread ideas


Really, I'm fine with it being a state, in fact, I think it's not a bad idea at all (though we'd have to adjust the flag, which is sad since it's just so pretty right now). However, they need to not inspire others to do the same. I'm fine with Puerto Rico being a state. However, Guam is an entirely different story. It's name is just too darn ugly. Maybe if they get rid of Kentucky, but until then- we don't have any more room for ugly sounding states.

Someone at the speech asked the governor how American citizens could benefit from Puerto Rico's statehood (apparently he's been watching a lot of West Side Story). He gave a decent answer, but I could think of better, so I shall share it. "How could we benefit from Puerto Rico's statehood? You may as well be asking how could we benefit from abolition of slavery? How could we benefit from women's suffrage? How could we benefit from the fact that "all men are created equal"? It's not just about Puerto Rico. It's about what we stand for. It's about liberty and equality. It's about America. Excluding Guam, of course."