The Tribune

EDITOR, The Tribune.

I doubt there are too many Bahamians who are not shocked at the obvious disdain the Prime Minister is showing to the three young as titled “future leaders” of the PLP.

The once Cool PC certainly lost his “cool” when Greg Moss, then Andre Rollins and Renward Wells spoke from their hearts on behalf of their constituents.

With all the experience of Mr Christie’s political professional life, some 40 years, surely he could have thought – are these guys speaking with the views representing the thoughts of their constituents?

All governments prior to presenting legislation should hold Parliamentary group meetings – possibly this was held on the eve of tabling the Constitutional and VAT matters so there was no time between the evening meeting and the next day tabling, but, and I suggest Moss, Rollins and Wells should confirm if they did attend a Parliamentary group meeting on these issues?

Did they also raise their obvious deep seated objections?
If they did and the Prime Minister was present then one must describe his comments as deliberate and counter to an essential ingredient of a parliamentary democracy.

It is so ironic that yesterday in the Cuban press it was reported that a member of their Parliament voted “No” against the leadership position of President Raul Castro.

There have been no reports that the MP in Cuba has been expelled from the only political party in Cuba.

Does Prime Minister Christie suggest that there is no time for anyone to have opposing views to him?

The power of our ‘X’ is coming soon….We slapped Mr Ingraham when he got too cocky and rude with the HIS referendum and we should do the same to the Christie Referendum – turn this into a Referendum that we don’t want Mr Christie anymore.

I find the timing of the Referendum and the PLP Convention more than curious.
I am ashamed of Mr Christie, totally ashamed and when we are in crisis he slips off to Las Vegas!

C ARCHER

Nassau

August 21, 2014.

(It is interesting to note that the person casting the historic ”no” vote in the Cuban parliament was Raul Castro’s daughter and Fidel Castro’s niece. It is doubtful that there will be any repercussions to Mariela Castro’s stepping out of line and voting “no”.

(According to Global News she gave her unprecedented “no” vote in the “Cuban parliament to a workers’ rights bill she felt didn’t go far enough to prevent discrimination against people with HIV or with unconventional gender identities.” — Ed).