Talk:Governor of Puerto Rico

message: Is the Governor, while serving as the head of government of the Commonwealth, the head of the Commonwealth as well? She/he appoints  judges, a power normally vested in the hands of heads of state. — Instantnood 18:30, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Head of the Commonwealth

message: Out of curiosity, why was the numbering scheme changed for the elected governors?  Adding the "term" column was a nice touch, but it makes no sense to leave Hernandez Colon's second gubernatorial administration unnumbered.  This sets off all of his successors by one.  He should be listed as the 4th and 6th Governor, much like Grover Cleveland is listed as the 22nd and 24th President.The Original Historygeek (talk) 07:52, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, that settles it then- thanks for the info.The Original Historygeek (talk) 19:47, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Numbering scheme for governors

message: This section needs to be reworked- Pinero's administration does not mark the first time in history that a native Puerto Rican has held the highest office on the island.  That distinction goes to Juan Ponce de Leon II who was born on the island back in 16th century.  If under US administration is meant, then Juan Bernardo Huyke, who served as an interim governor (but a governor nonetheless) for a brief time in 1923 was first.The Original Historygeek (talk) 07:40, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, it looks much better without subsection titles too.  And I moved the sentence about the adoption of the PR constitution to the beginning of the next section with deals with the governor's office in the same document.  More appropriate there.The Original Historygeek (talk) 20:53, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: First native governor

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message: This article is abysmally short on references. So I added a couple of blatant reminders today.
OK, so the 'governor' from 1914 to 1924 was Howard Kern (from Iowa). Who in the hell was he? How'd he get stuck with this rotten job? Why did he resign? (At least this article mentions him, unlike History_of_Puerto_Rico. Which is why I came to this article ... which tells me little more, and cites none of it.)  OK, so Kern authored the 1916 Jones–Shafroth Act. All by himself, really? No citations for this assertion either ... and a whole lot more.  Sometimes it seems as though WP coverage of US history is willfully shabby when it comes to embarassments. This history article is an embarassing, prime example of that dismal truth. Wikipedia always tells students not to just trust the articles, but to look at the citations. Good luck kids?  Besides editing WP, I actually use it as a source. But not today. Without citations, the article is 'worth less'.  This is classified as an 'Unassessed United States Territories article'. If a history of millions of US citizens isn't worth assessing? what are we doing here? What's it for? Twang (talk) 01:40, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Damned awful article, April 2018 

message: Please clarify when it said, “has the duty to enforce state laws” because Puerto Rico is not a state. I edited it to it saying “has the duty to enforce territorial laws”, but the page for territorial laws has not been created. Is it because it is a US Commonwealth territory? Please explain, thanks! Bubba2018 (talk) 21:45, 4 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Please clarify when it says “has the duty to enforce state laws” 

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message: The article described the governor as PR's head of state as well as head of government, but PR isn't a sovereign country but a US territory. The head of state is the US President. I've taken that out. Richard75 (talk) 15:54, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: And what does being an unincorporated territory of the US mean? When people in P.R. do not have the right to vote for their head of state, is the president of the US really their head of state? People in Puerto Rico, because of its 'unincorporated status' and the Insular Cases, do not vote in the Presidential elections, do not participate in electing a head of state. I love it when people try to simplify Puerto Rico. Everyone is an expert on Puerto Rico. So, think about it. Maybe that is why the article stated "head of state". In PR, the head of state is the governor.--The Eloquent Peasant (talk) 11:24, 18 January 2023 (UTC)

text: See  that "The territories belong to but are not part of the United States." --The Eloquent Peasant (talk) 00:40, 19 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Head of state" 

message: "There is a political and economic union between PR and the US"... etc. etc.  
On 3 July 1950 the Congress of the USA adopted Public Law No. 600 and under its terms, "The Congress of the USA has no control of, and may not intervene in, the internal affairs of Puerto Rico." --The Eloquent Peasant (talk) 08:28, 19 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Its relationship with the United States