Even, if any ‘shotgun' Government is formed, the damage to the credibility and ability of St. Maarten to handle any new ‘country status', is all, but beyond repair.
Still such a ‘limp' and 'ready to collapse any time again' Government, is the ‘best case scenario' the politicians can realistically expect, simply because it keeps them in power if nothing else.
However, the likelihood of the implementation of Higher Supervision by the Kingdom Government, is almost in-evitable.
Not that we should be proud of such.
But wait a minute.
Should we really get upset about such possibility, because it is ‘colonial' ?
Fact of the matter is, that such measure, it is an existing provision in the Kingdom charter which all countries in the Kingdom have signed off to.
Furthermore, that measure is de facto only triggered when OUR OWN (non-colonial ?) local Government fails in the administration of good governance.
Clearly, such measure is absolutely in the best interest of the people and protects them against a Government gone ‘amock'.
In that sense, that provision should be seen as a ‘blessing', because there are independent countries, where despite the proven trampling of all the basic and most fundamental principles of democracy, the leaders simply decide to stay in power.
Ever heard of ‘Mugabe land' officially called Zimbabwe ?
So, as long as our political leaders exercise good and open governance, the implementation of Higher Supervision would be constitutionally impossible.
In other words.
It are our own politicians who are ‘forcing' the Kingdom government to exercise its constitutional obligation, in order to guarantee good governance.
For the record, should they not intervene, in the event of Governments failure, the Kingdom Government could well be legally held accountable and responsible for the consequences of non intervention when such according to the charter was called for.
Food for thought.
Leopold JAMES
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Leopold James
President SNBF & L'Esprit de Concordia
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