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Graf Paper · 03-14-08, 03:56 AM

Technically, Puerto Rico is part of the United States as a commonwealth.

The same goes for U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa and a few other places.

They get all the legal protections, priveleges, and rights of a state without any of the obligations that comes with statehood.

Pretty cushy deal, if you ask me. No wonder the Puerto Ricans have consistently voted against statehood whenever it's come up on the ballots there.

All of this is a result of the old "Manifest Destiny" policy of the U.S. government where we once had a colony in China and claimed half the Pacific as territories and protectorates.

03-14-08, 03:56 AM	#2
Graf Paper Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pacific Northwest United States Posts: 1,146 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 2	Technically, Puerto Rico is part of the United States as a commonwealth. The same goes for U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa and a few other places. They get all the legal protections, priveleges, and rights of a state without any of the obligations that comes with statehood. Pretty cushy deal, if you ask me. No wonder the Puerto Ricans have consistently voted against statehood whenever it's come up on the ballots there. All of this is a result of the old "Manifest Destiny" policy of the U.S. government where we once had a colony in China and claimed half the Pacific as territories and protectorates. __________________ Still sailing the high seas, hunting convoys with those who join me.