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DBFS on January 23, 2010 at 08:10 PM said: I welcome Guam and other asia pacific islands to US statehood. We could all prosper by making Guam the US gateway to mainland Asia and huge trade port. I wish you all good luck and quick statehood. You are all patriots.

t155any on January 23, 2010 at 01:42 PM said: Buenas yan Hafa Adai! I am a 4th year high school student and I am doing a persuassive paper on obtaining statehood for Guam. This website had a wealth of information and was extremely helpful to me in my research. The only thing I failed to see on the website however, was an author of all the information. To use and promote any of it, I would have to make note of one or several authors. If the Guam Statehood Task Force could update and insert a primary author for the pages of information or send it to me in an email I would be very much obliged. Keep up the good work and know that your efforts to educate our island community on this subject are greatly appreciated. May God continue to bless and keep you and your family. Dangkulo na si yu'ous ma'ase! si Tiffany. tquitugua@gmail.com

antony on January 6, 2010 at 05:45 PM said: i think guam should just be just a military outpost it doesnt have the area,the population to be a respectable state of the union. on the other hand if we can join back with the marianas and the philippines to claim for statehood maybe we will be taken seriously.

bert cruz on December 28, 2009 at 03:53 PM said: I am a chamoru who used to think independence was the answer but that was a long time ago. The thought of gaining independence and immediately becoming another third world nation at the mercy of neighboring hostile countries (e.g., China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Vietnam, etc.) is not at all appealing. I now believe that Guam should be a state. We’ve proven our loyalty to the United States. At heart, we are truly Americans despite the tremendous distance from the mainland. And we’re developing into a major U.S. Pacific military outpost. These two reasons alone should be enough to seek statehood. There are no set conditions to becoming a state other than the desire of the people to become a state. This may be that unique situation where we might demand statehood since there seems to be this tremendous focus on military build-up. Our geographic location presents the U.S. with the perfect point to launch operations into Asia and especially into the mid-east. Of course, Guam becomes the point of the spear. It, undoubtedly, becomes a target. But, I think, it also puts us, the people of Guam, in a strong position to demand statehood. And we should demand statehood. We will benefit more as a state. We can have more control of our destiny as a people. Or we can continue to be second rate citizens totally controlled by the Department of the Interior and national security. Something else to think about – the U.S. also has its sights on Tinian and Saipan as part of this military build-up. I strongly believe that all the islands making up the Northern Marianas should join with Guam in seeking statehood – in becoming one state. We then would be the pacific gateway to America.

Bridget Carnahan on December 11, 2009 at 09:02 PM said: I agree this site needs a few updates a way to share on facebook and a facebook group to join. I support statehood for Guam, especially if we are going to crash the island with a huge US military base.

Craig Schoonmaker on August 16, 2009 at 12:04 PM said: WHY does no email address appear by means of which interested visitors can contact the principals of this movement? This site is plainly outdated, since the plebiscite info seems to refer to the status as of 2006. You will get NOWHERE is you give people no way to contact you. A guestbook doesn't do it, because people inclined to comment do not know if anyone within the group is reading entries, especially given that the information on the site is three years old. "Statehood for Guam" should join United States International, and work closely with the Expansionist Party of the United States (http://www.ExpansionistParty.org). XP does NOT envision Guam as a state to itself but as part of a "Big Hawaii" to include all the Pacific insular territories in a state small enuf that their tiny populations would have real impact: http://www.expansionistparty.org/Pacific.html. XP also favors statehood for 3 states to be created from the Philippines (Luzon, Mindanao, and the Visayas), but including Guam in any of those very populous states would deprive Guamanians of significance. Their voice would be heard, but it wouldn't amount to much. People interested in permanent and irrevocable U.S. citizenship for Guamanians, and a say in the grand themes that Congress and the President deal with every day, should pursue annexation to Hawaii. President Obama, being FROM Hawaii, should be very interested in this, and Guamanians should write directly to the President via feedback form at http://www.whitehouse.gov/CONTACT/ . Cordially, L. Craig Schoonmaker, Chairman, Expansionist Party of the United States (XPUS@aol.com).

RD on August 1, 2009 at 10:46 AM said: I am a Florida resident and like the idea of statehood for Guam. Many Americans might think that Guam is a little small for statehood but the population is much larger than the number of residents living in Idaho, Montana, Nevada or Wyoming at the time of attaining statehood. Alaska had only slightly more population when admitted to the union in 1959. The state population for Alaska was 226,167 in 1960.

Zach from Alabama,USA on July 3, 2009 at 08:18 PM said: I hear Guam dosen't favor statehood.But I also hear Guam is very Patriotic towards the U.S. So you guys need to focus your campaighn on American Patriotism. Ans sooner or later you will have a majority.

Daryl on June 24, 2009 at 09:50 PM said: we should do everything we can to become a state and get out of our status as a "colony" or "property" of the United States, more formally known as a territory. If we don't qualify due to our small population or land size, etc. let us unite with our neighbors and we'll be known as the Marianas- the 51st state =)

Christian S on June 10, 2009 at 03:28 PM said: Statehood for Guam. Beat Puerto Rico to become the 51st State! - Christian S. New York City, New York, USA

DEdog on June 3, 2009 at 10:01 AM said: Guam,vote for statehood! It's a good time.

F-by blood, C-by culture, A-by citizenship on April 11, 2009 at 08:52 AM said: Filipino Chamoru American Just a thought here, what ARE the qualifications to become a state? Like... isn't there supposed to be a certain amount of population? Just curious. Personally, I'd like to see Guam become a state. I'm tired of having to call companies and give them a history of Guam and how we're Americans and not a 'foreign' country and how we shouldn't have to pay the foreign rate for something. I also hate how when I go on the 'Net to order something, Guam is placed under a foreign country and not a state or territory. Heck, sometimes it doesn't appear at all! Oh, and combining with the CNMI? Nah... I disagree there. but that's another post.

Mark on March 23, 2009 at 05:51 PM said: Statehood should be Guam's ultimate status goal. Guam now plays an invaluable role in the nation's defense posture because of its strategic location to potential threats from the Asian rim countries. It also can play an important launch for U.S. investments in this part of the globe. Guam has been a U.S. territory since 1898 and has proven its loyalty to the country during WWII when it was occupied by the enemy. Throughout the occupation years, the Chamorros remained steadfast in their patriotism and were loyal even in the face of execution, torture, brutality and forced labor. Guam has proven itself that it is a great assest to the nation and it behooves the U.S. Congress to make Guam the 51st state of the Union. The people of Guam want closer relationship with the U.S. and eventual integration as a state, following in the footsteps of Hawaii and Alaska. Making Guam a state will be the ultimate showcase of American democracy in this part of the Pacific and Asian region.

jimmy on October 27, 2008 at 06:17 PM said: 4 STARS and a SUN for statehood the soon to be gateway state!

CHamorroRoots on October 13, 2008 at 12:13 PM said: It would be a tremendous victory if Guam and the CNMI are reunited and become a State! No matter which route, Guam's political relationship with the U.S. must change for the better! Biba taotao i tanomami!

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