By AVA TURNQUEST
Tribune Chief Reporter
aturnquest@tribunemedia.net
LAST minute appointments to the Free National Movement’s Executive Committee should not be allowed to vote as delegates, according to former FNM Chairman Darron Cash.
Mr Cash issued a formal protest yesterday of his removal from the party’s Executive Committee, which prevents him from voting as a delegate at the national convention in a letter to party Chairman Sidney Collie.
In making his case, Mr Cash underscored that changes to any of the party’s organs should have been done before the deadline for submission of delegates.
Noting that he has still not received formal notification of his removal, Mr Cash argued that persons named to the committee after the deadline should not be empowered as delegates.
“The deadline for submission of delegates was July 1,” the letter read.
“That means that persons who were members of the Executive Committee and other organs of the party should have remained in their positions through convention, if their positions had not changed or had not been changed before July 1.
“Based on my reading of the FNM constitution, there is nothing in it that empowers the leader to make such changes after the deadline for submission of delegates.”
The letter continued: “There is of course the argument that the leader has the ultimate discretion and is free to do whatever he wishes irrespective of whatever guidance applies to others regarding delegate submissions.
“The corollary argument is that persons not named to the Executive Committee after July 1, or even after July 6 —as their names did not appear on the council list—should not be empowered to be delegates in the forthcoming party’s constitution.”
The letter was copied to Senator Carl Bethel, chairman of the Rules and Credentials Committee, and other committee members.
Mr Cash issued a blistering attack on Dr Minnis earlier this month, accusing the embattled party leader of removing two persons from the Executive Committee. At the time, he branded the move a thinly veiled attempt to stack the deck ahead of the party’s convention.
In a statement exclusively sent to The Tribune, he said he had heard rumours that he would also be dropped from the committee and while unconfirmed, the move would not be surprising.
He said earlier this month: “For a leader who won by a substantial margin in the last (convention), this latest ... act is the act of a desperate person who is determined to cling to power by any means necessary. It is a mark of a small minded and petty person, never mind that last week Wednesday he was preaching about party unity.
“I am glad he is taking this kind of action and that he has publicly announced his intention to do so to his campaign team. His small mindedness and vindictiveness are now being revealed to the wider FNM membership.
“It is the main reason why the FNM is so fractured today. He wants no one around him who opposes his views.”
Comments
proudloudandfnm 7 years, 9 months ago
Looks like the FNM is in its death throes.
Maybe it is time for the dissenters to start a new party for true.
Minnis can't beat the PLP.
Bran is not a contender this election.
Hmmmm..
Greentea 7 years, 9 months ago
Does the FNM really want to go here? I wouldn't want a person behaving like this anywhere near the PMs office. You might not agree with Cash but he has duly served in your organization and being able to engage dissenting voices is a sign of strength and leadership. Obviously lacking in the current leadership. Continue to go LOW Minnis- go low and show independent voters who you are.
licks2 7 years, 9 months ago
Cash just needs to get proofs before he goes off half cocked. . .now he comes to the public and tells us that doc sacked him from a committee. . .and he did not get an official letter to the same. . .YET HE ALREADY SEND BACK A PROTEST LETTER! What is the digs with this man. . .can't he ever wait for anything official to be sent to him before he goes jumping all over the place and accusing persons of vindictive behavior. . .LOl!
Why everybody over at that big red group want to "run things" from the side lines. . .like this man is telling us. . ."this should be done like that. . .this should be done like this. . .yada yada yada yada"! Boy. . .I see why they called doc "soldier heart". . . that crew is soooooooooooooo full of "theyself". . .every decision made they come out here in the public complaining and whining. I thought doc was a "low fence". . .so they said . . . but they always running out here crying about something he is doing they don't like! Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. . .I wonder sometime which one of them will come to the public and complained that doc does use the toilet. . .they think a good leader should never use the potty. . .he should be able to "hold" he stuff and do the "twisty legs" dance. . .in front of the toilet door! Lol! Now yinna know I just being silly here. . .but truly that's how yinna FNMs are beginning to sound to we the public. . .we don't get it! Yinna tell us that the doc is as incompetent as a child in the cockpit of a airbus 300A. . .BUT HE LICKING YALL DOWN LIKE POOL BALLS. . .BUT YALL ARE THE ONES WHO LOOK LIKE JOKES AND SPOILED BRATS WHO WANT THEIR OWN WAY!
Rhetoric 7 years, 9 months ago
In the game of thrones you win or you die Darron Cash Your career in politics died a traitor's death
SP 7 years, 9 months ago
................ Which part of NOBODY CARE'S needs clarity for Darron Cash? ...................
TalRussell 7 years, 9 months ago
Comrades! Poor acting job by Darron that is unless he be truly the only member of red movement caught by surprise at his removal as a convention delegate. But Darron does reminds me the fake all puffed-up eyebrows expressions them cosmetic counter sales ladies, does show when you asked the prices they overpriced things.
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