▁of ▁the ▁commission . ▁The ▁commission ▁was ▁created ▁to ▁study ▁the ▁potential ▁political ▁status ▁of ▁American ▁Sam oa , ▁which ▁is ▁currently ▁class ified ▁as ▁an ▁un in cor por ated ▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Li am at ua ▁asked ▁for ▁an ▁extended ▁dead line ▁for ▁the ▁commission ' s ▁find ings . ▁ ▁Li am at ua ▁called ▁for ▁full ▁aut onomy ▁for ▁American ▁Sam oa ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁cit ing ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁political ▁weak ness es ▁which ▁needed ▁to ▁be ▁addressed ▁by ▁the ▁Future ▁Political ▁Status ▁Study ▁Commission . ▁Li am at ua ▁noted ▁concerns ▁that ▁while ▁the ▁Governor ▁of ▁American ▁Sam oa ▁is ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁people , ▁he ▁or ▁she ▁can ▁be ▁removed ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁at ▁any ▁time . ▁Li am at ua ▁also ▁c ited ▁three ▁other ▁examples ▁in ▁his ▁argument ▁for ▁complete ▁aut onomy ▁for ▁American ▁Sam oa . ▁He ▁re iter ated ▁that ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁lists ▁American ▁Sam oa ▁as ▁a ▁non - self ▁gover ning ▁territory . ▁He ▁also ▁c ited ▁American ▁Sam oa ' s ▁application ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Islands ▁Forum ▁as ▁an ▁associate ▁member ▁by ▁Governor ▁T og i ola ▁Tul af ono , ▁which ▁the ▁U . S . ▁State ▁Department ▁wanted ▁to ▁res c ind ▁because ▁the ▁application ▁was ▁not ▁handled ▁by ▁the ▁federal ▁government . ▁Finally , ▁La imat ua ▁critic ized ▁inter ference ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁National