‘Use NMI’s intellectual resources’

In as much as I would like to remain silent and reserve my opinion and concerns to myself, I find it imperative that I share with the public what I sincerely believe should be a case in point in addressing the litany of issues currently confronting our people.

Our current economic crisis is not unique and isolated simply because our economy is globally driven. Our reliance on foreign investment is subject to external factors that are dictated by circumstances beyond our control. We cannot control oil prices because we do not have oil. We cannot control the cost of consumer goods because most of our goods are imported. In total, we simply cannot say or do much because we are not self-reliant. To remedy our situation, it is essential that our elected leaders stop accusing each other and a united front be formed to elect policy leaders who are familiar with our internal issues and similarly knowledgeable on economic issues and government issues, be it local, national or international.

The most important resource we have is our people. We must begin to allocate our intellectual resources over and above partisan politics so we may be able to obtain maximum benefits for the greatest number of our people. For whatever it may be worth, we should move away from politics and aggressively elect our legislators based on qualifications and employ people completely devoid of partisan politics.

I have had the opportunity to assess in particular the election process of Rota and not being a Rotanese myself, I find it hard to understand why certain resourceful individuals have been denied via the electoral process the opportunity to represent its people in an elected office. Similarly, however, I see that some were given the opportunity. From my observation, Rota if united in placing its intellectual resources in government this coming election for the Legislature, irrespective of party affiliation, would be a tremendous plus for the Commonwealth and Rota in particular.

People like Sen. Paul Manglona, Victor Hocog, and the current Mayor Joseph Inos are among the many of Rota’s intellectual resources that must be properly utilized. Anything less would be nothing more than a misallocation of Rota’s intellectual resources and the Commonwealth in general.