Dear Editor,
Civics, Civics, civics. Constitution, constitution, constitution. The lawyers, the police and everyone who is in a government authority are expected to know the laws of the land. What I think is even more embarrassing is the fact that it has reached so far that the two top governmental authorities are publicly in a dispute about who is allowed to do what.
This being the case, what kind of example are we showing our constituents? Instead of trashing it out with each other, we demonstrate our ineptitude at handling our own affairs by seeking advice from someone who has only heard one party and decided that the fault lies with the other party.
What kind of mediator is this? Must I believe that the one who sought help does not have confidence in the other one? So again, how should the constituents react to this? On hearing the complete layout that our Prime Minister gave concerning the traffic density, I thought the Prime Minister was looking for a valid reason for asking for help from our Kingdom partners, or some other help.
I am upset because, from 10-10-'10 already, we should have known that the bar for governor was set high, and should not have expected it to drop suddenly. Not everybody in authority in St. Maarten is alike.
Russell A SIMMONS
