On this episode of Be The Change Puerto Rico Podcast we present ''Lip Service: When Democracy Need Not Apply to the Territory.'' President Obama's lack of clarity and commitment to Puerto Rico's century old quest of decolonization and self-determination under American rule has many in resignation and in ire. Lip service can only take a politician so far, but action is what the island really needs. Unfortunately, Puerto Rico's lack of political power within the American union of which it is a part, makes it hard for the island to commit leaders on a national level to its causes. But now, with the advent of the Puerto Rican mass migration of the past decade, especially to Florida, a swing state, this might begin to change as most Puerto Rican residents in Florida support Statehood for the island. In order for politicians to gain their trust and their vote, they will have to start to commit to resolving the island's woes at the hands of the current status quo - which has done nothing but destroy its economy, its social, and its political structure to shreds.Music: Apollo 440 ''Crazee Horse,'' Arcane Roots ''You Are,'' Poisonblack ''Mercury Falling,'' William Control ''Cemetery,'' Opeth ''Windowpayne,'' and Black Books ''The Big Idea.''Be The Change You Want To See In Puerto Rico.Get Involved!Write us at: bethechangepr@gmail.com