Just in the case you have not read it in the local media, Mr. William MARLIN has also sent me personally an email on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 indicating his intention to invite me for a meeting.(See attachment)
In this email, Mr. MARLIN promised me, that once a consensus can be reached on the definition of the St. Martiner, he would be willing to propose to Parliament to have the Constitution amended in order to include such.
In response to this letter of Mr. MARLIN, our St. Martin grassroots nation building movement, has decided to install a committee to draft up a proposal of our own in order to present this to the Parliament, via Mr. MARLIN or others for debate/ratification.
In order to be able to come up with a professionally drafted proposal, we have on a number of occasions, approached persons within our community to volunteer their contribution to this very important amendment for St. Martin people.
Among those who did respond to our public appeal, is a lawyer versed both in the American- and well as in the French jurisdiction.
Thus-far however, we have not received any responses from St. Martin lawyers on the 'Dutch'-side of the island.
Although, it is clear that lawyers have very important matters to take care of, for which they receive handsome compensation, we would hate to believe that this case is not worth their time.
After all they too were born from St. Martiners , are as St. Martiners and will die as St. Martiners themselves, if we are not mistaken.
We know that there are many St. Martiners on this side of the island, who are either lawyers, or legal minds, many of whom contributed to the now existing constitution which excluded the St. Martin People.
In ending, we would like to believe, that it would be the highest pride and privilege of any professional St. Martiner, to make use of his/her education-, expertise-, experience to contribute towards a document intended to protect and preserve the rights of his/her own people and to be a real role-model of patriotism for young St. Martiners , who feel abandoned and betrayed by the leaders of this country.
However, let there be wishful thinking and/or illusion that the process will not continue.
It will- as it always has.
Should our draft be finalized and presented without the help of legal minds, any 'after the fact'- comments or criticism, will simply be irrelevant and considered 'another station passed' - as many before.
With respect,
For more information contact;
drs. Leopold JAMES
President St. Martin grassroots nation building movement.