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Posted on Jul 07 2008
It is expensive to sue the government of the United States of America. All federal lawsuits, especially frivolous ones like this one, are both costly and time consuming. Apparently the CNMI now has a lot of money and time on its hands. One must ask: Where is this money and time coming from?
Private companies, as yet unnamed, have offered to fund this absurd legal action against the United States government. Does anyone even know who these “investors” are? Who exactly are we borrowing this money from? The source of this funding could be organized crime, the Chinese government, HANMI, or even (God forbid!) the Saipan Chamber of Commerce. We, the citizens, have a right to know who is putting up the capital for this venture. It is clandestine agreements that got us the thriving economy that we now enjoy.
“Politics make strange bedfellows,” says the old cliché. The CNMI has been in the right bed with the wrong partners for too long. We should be proud to be members of the United States of America. Stalling federalization in the CNMI will do irreparable harm to our economy and accentuate our shame. Fighting our inevitable future will only delay the aid we most desperately need with electric power, potable water and adequate housing for everyone. In addition this contemptuous behavior will further shun the private and military investors that we so desperately need.
These deplorable actions must stop before our beautiful island become the target of more international shame. It is both unethical an undemocratic for our governor to use slush funds of unknown origin to speak and act for us. Is this what we want?
[B]Ron Hodges[/B] [I]Puerto Rico[/I]
