Long History of “Majority Rules”

We have opted to be a part of American Democracy founded on time-honored American values, including the very essence of the pillar of the majority rules. Indeed, there are setbacks in the march to greater freedom among well-intentioned American communities throughout the country born by ill-focused human agenda, but good old glory remains the symbolic icon of the greatest country on earth. Nothing can replace it!

Lest we forget, we all have gone through grammar, intermediate, junior and senior high school. In junior and senior high school, we took courses that discusses “Problems of American Democracy”. If anything, we’ve learned through actual exercise (via school established student councils) that the views of the majority shall prevail in the disposition of issues. Such principle and exercise have not changed in recent or over the last 200-plus years. It remains the very fabric of democratic societies.

How unfortunate though that this very principle and foundation of democracy was willfully violated under specific Covenant provision granting the minority (Tinian and Rota) greater say in the disposition of policies and issues affecting the well-being of the majority. It boils down to granting the 4,000 voters each from Rota and Tinian greater representation in the CNMI Senate over the 40,000 people on Saipan. Isn’t this a blatant violation of the rights of the majority to rule and how long must this violation be tolerated?

Before the US Supreme Court is a case that would hopefully (and we pray that it be placed appropriately by the justices) in its proper constitutional perspective. No longer must the tyranny of the minority be tolerated. If we have opted for a democratic form of government, a republican form of government, then we must gracefully embrace and accept the very principle and pillars of democracy allowing the majority to rule! That we’ve allowed such violation of the constitutional rights of the majority to be blatantly violated is no excuse to leave it be in perpetuity. It’s time to re-establish the very basic tenets of real democracy in these isles.

On behalf of the abused majority, we also challenge the three Saipan senators to put their money where their mouth is, so to speak. We will definitely monitor your stance on this constitutional issue. We pray that you see the very essence to right a wrong made a part of the Covenant Agreement out of political expediency. Si Yuus Maase`!