Dear Mr. William MARLIN,
That the recent trip to The Hague in which you also participated, as was to be expected, again was a flop, is public knowledge, regardless how you try to justify and 'dress it up'.
As a matter of fact, it turned out to be exactly what you initially termed a 'charade' of which you then publicly stated you did not ntend to be part of.
Dear William, time will tell what impact, your sudden 'change of heart', will have on your credibility and future career as a political leader.
Is it true that you been 'pressured' to join 'Sarah's new DP bandwagon' ,expected to form a 'new purple coalition', minus Commissioner Maria BUNCAMPER ?
Could it be to make sure that during the next election, there will not even be any 'appearance' of opposition towards executing the 'will of the people' ?
What position has Sarah committed herself to give you, once you join her 'unity movement' minus 'Marietje' ?
William, the 'people want to know'.
In the meantime, while you and the other delegation-members are entitled to your own PERSONAL right to oppose a 'BES'-status for St. Maarten, let us ver extremely clear.
You have ABSOLUTELY no right to pretend to talk on behalf of the people, WITHOUT asking their opinion either in a ratification of the November 2006 Accord or in a new referendum or even in a serious poll.
After all William, do not forget that the last referendum, which by the way, was nothing but a betrayal of, and a conspiracy against the native St. Maarten and Antillean people, took place without proper rules and outside any existing constitutional framework for such, nine years ago.
Meanwhile, the St. Maarten socio-economic reality has drastically changed; increase lack of accountability by Government, a commissioner under criminal investigation and others scrutinized, exploding crime and immigration, marginalization of native St.Martin and Antillean People etc.
All these result in the most fundamental problem in any democracy.
An exploding distrust of the population in Government and in practically all existing political parties and their leaders.
Therefore, on behalf of a silent majority of citizens on the island, we hereby call on the Dutch Government to excercise its constitutional responsibility to ensure proper governance in the best interest of the PEOPLE of this island.
Consequently, the time has come to implement some form of Higher Supervision and/or add the next un-avoidable 'S' to the BES-concept, resulting in the island, as an interim period contributing to the 'BESS-status' for the islands, outside of Curacao.
The quicker the better.
While some politicians are 'sputtering' about that not being the 'will of the people' as if they EVER cared about the people, there is only ONE way to find out, what the 'will of the people' is....
Put 'BESS' it to the test.
William, you ask my 'prediction' ?
Well, here is my 'bet'.
The majority of the people would prefer giving 'BESS' a chance, than continuing with 'more of the same confusion, disarray, corruption' etc.
Fact of the matter is that the People do not trust you politicians, with the future of our country.
William, you know that too; that is why you are afraid to put 'Bess to the test' and let the people have their say !
Have a fine day and enjoy the 'carnival charade'...it is that season again
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Leopold JAMES