Amidst all the other election craziness last night, Puerto Ricans voted in favor of becoming the 51st U.S. state. Currently, Puerto Rico is a territory — they’ve got a non-voting rep in Congress, they don’t pay taxes, and they get U.S. military protection and some social services. The results from last night don’t actually change anything about that position, but they do put the ball in Congress’ court. Puerto Rico wants to be a state. Now it’s up to Congress to decide what to do about that. (Via Aaron Olsen)