For the past week I have read articles and opinions from various people in stMaarten about rights, Heritage or born here. So I went online and locate the constitution of Country StMaarten to see what is stated in it. Article 43 # 1 Dutch nationality is a prerequisite of eligibility for appointment as a minister, and candidates may not be excluded from the right to vote. Prerequisite means required or necessary as a prior condition. So in other words you must have Dutch nationality which can be obtain in many ways. It can be passed on from grandfather or grandmother and born in a Dutch territory, or you can born here and born with Dutch rights or you can born from foreign parents and then naturalize Dutch.
So it is a fact that those inherited Dutch rights and born here is important. Only someone with ulterior motives will tell you born here or inheritance is not important. China, Japan, India and most of those Arab nations only accept you as one of them when you are of the same ethnic background or race while born there. T o be a President of the United States you must be born a United States citizens. That's why Arnold schawnegger only could be governor and not president, he was born in Austria. So born here and even more important heritage is a big deal and important. Because our constitution demands that you must have Dutch nationality. I believe that it should be modify to state that Prime Minister, Governor and Parliamentarians in the future should not be only Dutch citizens but should be born in StMaarten. May be now it is not possible but in the next 10 years it should be required. Gravity of leading and being chief should be someone you can identify yourself with. Leader should be proud to say I born here and this is my country that I am willing to die protect my life with. Seeing your fellowman born here in the highest offices in land builds love of country and nationalistic pride. Any person tells you that born here is not important to get a job is usually people not born of the country and have no inheritance, they are wannabee. I respect foreign people that come here and defend StMaarten as their home, I welcome that. And I am sure they will agree what I am saying is important because one day they grand children will be of inheritance and the children will be born here. So they must agree with me or else they are hypocrites. And to be fear and earnest in my mind and heart, the people of StMaarten who can trace their roots back to their great grand father or mother must be recognize, it is simple they are the real deal. Without them we would not have a StMaarten. That's why George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are so important to American heritage, it signals original. The same we should we do with St.Maarten people who were here before most of us. I believe in honor where it is deserve. In closing Heritage and born here is important and a big deal. I am proud to born here and a StMaartener of inheritance, I believe it is disrespectful when parliamentarians use their office and power to insult the precious right of people who are of inheritance and born here. Those people should not be in power. I say again, heritage and born here is important.
Kevin James
