From: ahk@chinet.com   
      
   Nobody  wrote:   
      
   >But of the American territories, residents of American Samoa are the   
   >only ones not citizens --   
      
   You forgot privately owned Swains Island, home to a dozen workers harvesting   
   coconuts. If any families are there, I'd be surprised.   
      
   >a distinction not visited upon Puerto   
   >Ricans, Guamians (?!), or US Virgin Islanders...   
      
   You made me look it up. US nationality did apply to Puerto Rico, Guam,   
   Virgin Islands, and Philipines in the past.   
      
   >I would propose that as US Nationals, not being allowed to vote or   
   >hold public office within the 50 states/DC is a tad more than just a   
   >"pretty minor difference"?   
      
   They carry a US passport, which makes no distinction between a citizen   
   and a national.   
      
   >American Samoans elect a delegate to your Congress, but that person   
   >cannot vote in the business of the House of Representatives AIUI.   
      
   Delegates vote in committee and have speaking privileges on the floor,   
   so they still have some power. They get convention delegates to presidential   
   nominating conventions.   
      
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