Clear mandate for a one party slate!
Dear Editor,
Wow! It has become unequivocally clear, that coalition governments do not work on St. Maarten. The unions are formed as a springboard to facilitate the thirsts of corrupt politicians and their entourage. Who could have thought that just before elections, MP Frans Richardson would be speaking this ill of the Finance Minister Richard Gibson? Is it not the same minister who the MP defended so fiercely, during the 2016 budget debate? Then how is it that all of a sudden, the minister is referred to as being too old to keep up with the times? This statement that the MP uses so conveniently will definitely come back to him.
The question is: in which category does he place the minister that he appointed and the individual who he supports to become the next director of the airport? More importantly, when he goes on the campaign trail hunting down the voters, does he bypass the ones who he considers to be too old to vote for him? Or, does he try to convince them that the US Party, under his leadership, is the only choice for this election? And, how does he integrate his party’s manifesto to suit the lives of these persons of a golden age?
It is time that the electorate wakes up and smells the coffee that is being brewed – the beverage that will give them severe diarrhea, shortly after October 31. The moment has arrived for the people to use their discretion and scrutinize before they finalize.
As I mentioned in my article last Friday, these unprincipled politicians see you the people as nothing more than just a vote. This is the permission that they need from you to keep them in power – the control that politicians like MP Frans Richardson need to inform you later that you are too old to maintain a particular position.
Furthermore, people really need to pay attention to what is transpiring at the moment. If MP Frans Richardson is throwing rocks at the Finance Minister now, just to highlight his party, what do you think will happen in a few months should his party becomes part of the next government?
Besides, if he is one of the next coalition partners, do people really think that there will be easy sailing with his party? These renegade members of the US Party will dictate the direction of the country and if they cannot get their way, they will throw down the government again. People should never forget that MP Frans Richardson made it abundantly clear that he cannot help anyone from the opposition benches.
This election is the run for his cricket stadium and God only knows the desires of the remaining rabble-rousers that are on his team. Coalition governments have not functioned efficiently because of their infidelity, and to run this country has become much too costly. Therefore, the electorate has no other choice but to give a clear mandate to a one party slate!
Joslyn Morton
