My Turks and Caicos people, the dictates of democracy demand loyalty not to the British, or to the special interest groups that compromise aspiring politicians, or even to the elected hierarchy itself, but loyalty to the electorate that positioned the government in the coveted seat of power and authority. Finally, the dictates of democracy demand loyalty to country.
If a government is defeated enough to admit governmental impotency because of tied hands which it cannot loose and worse yet, is not trying to loose, then don’t hold the people and country hostage in order for you to continue to get exorbitant salaries and allowances and to qualify for inflated pensions. That is tantamount to political extortion.
Your responsibility then is to be honest, compassionate and loyal to your people and country and step aside and allow persons to step in who have already broken colonial chains that bound their hands, persons with experience and guts, persons who are not compromised by special interest groups and persons who have no reason to fear the British.
This is not the first time the Turks and Caicos people were subjected to a draconian constitution that wreaked of oppressive colonialism. This is not the first time the British scrapped a workable constitution and installed an interim British administration and a new workable constitution had to be negotiated and achieved that allowed for a reasonable, workable and progressive level of internal self governance.
I know! This is not political rhetoric or wishful thinking, this is not another long shot gambling proposition. I was there during all those occasions from the very offset when a ministerial government constitution was gotten. I was one of those at the forefront on each and every one of those dreadful occasions to break those chains, loose those tied hands, and get rid of the oppressive colonial constitutions. It is not an impossible task, it has been done over and over again and any group with proven experience, political credibility, vision, diplomatic acumen and guts, can and will achieve it again if necessary, and it’s necessary now more than ever.
This is not a sand dirt and dolly house challenge, this is a real political and diplomatic challenge for real men and women with love and patriotic passion for country and people over political party and family. This calls for both innovative, out of the box thinking and approaches coupled with experience, determination and know how. This calls for leadership with a resolve that failure is not an option. For God’s sake this is the 21st. Century.
If we as leaders are going to be effective and successful in this challenge, we have to know that nobody is better than us regardless of their nationality and rank. We have to know that common sense and intelligence do not go by race or country, for God has blessed us all with those attributes. We have to know our human and fundamental rights and how to go about securing them and not settle for less. Last but by no means least, we need to trust in God and not in witchcraft.
My Turks and Caicos people, let’s stop playing politricks, familytics, and partytics, and realize that time is running out on us and soon we are not going to be able to correct the mountain of atrocities that are being heaped on our heads. Let’s vote for people who are real, capable and committed, whether they are in a first second, third or tenth party or whether they are independents.
We must be ever mindful that It is us the electorate that are responsible for leaders with tied hands being in authority over us. We vote them in during elections for the wrong reasons. Remember that the clock of disaster is ticking away on us. We no longer have the costly luxury of displaying apathy, complacency and petty, divisive, party politics, we can no longer afford it.
WAKE UP AND STAND UP TCI.
– Oswald Skippings
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