Our 2020 Prime Minister?
Believe it or not fellow-citizens it was a news–item about the evening/night-time hazards and criminality around Georgetown’s Stabroek Square which motivated my lead captions – and issue – shared here. I’ll come to the reason in paragraphs way below.
There are the usual dictionary and legal definitions of “Constitution” as in a country’s national Guidelines Document: “the basic or Supreme Law of a politically – organised State,” for example. Most democracies have fashioned Constitutions as virtual “Bibles” to guide lawful, orderly existence. We see the Americans’ dedicated reliance on their “Amendments”. The new South Africa dubbed their new Constitution “the birth certificate of the nation!” But is it not strange, not unique that Britain, the Old “Mother Country”, does not have a definitive or formal Constitution? The old monarchy does boast democratic principles derived from an ancient Magna Carta – some “great letter” which guarantees a modern electoral democracy, however.
Now Frankly Speaking Constitutions should be almost sacrosanct, inviolable. But they are, unfortunately, ignored or manipulated all too often. Their amendments, their provisions have to be interpreted or pronounced upon by Courts of Law. Look what happened here over the past nine (9) months! His Excellency – our supreme executive authority – openly disagreed with a Chief Judge over interpretation. And It’s fair to conclude that senior political leaders have subjected our Constitution – admittedly itself subject to flaws – to their blatant eye-pass.
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Common criminals and constitutions
I’m aware that this analogy may be a bit of stretch because I’m uncertain whether career criminals know of, or even care about the Constitution of this Republic.
There are numerous provisions guaranteeing every Guyanese certain freedoms, rights and responsibilities. But a minority of the population known as criminals effectively nullify, deny the law-abiding majority their rights to security; to association in public places at nights; to wear jewellery everywhere; to leave windows and doors open or ungrilled.
Criminals prevent us the freedom of Stabroek Square and even the security of our own bedrooms as they invade with impunity. I’m aware of course, that crime is world-wide. But my concern is my land with less than a million souls. So tell me: How different is the politician from the career criminal when both interfere with our Constitutional rights and freedoms?
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“Living home” and living along
It’s me again with that theme: “His Excellency’s PNC will guarantee itself victory in 2020 by any means necessary)!” (Some friends and phone-callers are rebuking me for that conclusion; but I cling to it.) Let the Opposition contestants prove me wrong.
A lovely quaint creole-type expression is “living home”. An unmarried couple is “living home” when they decide to “shack-up” and share a home most times in loving co-existence. There will be disagreements with no legal marital conditions but the two parties find ways to carry on as there is some bond.
“Living along” with his Excellency’s post-2020 victorious government could be similar to “living home.” For thousands who dislike His Excellency. I repeat my “living along” hints for the “losers”: don’t protest anywhere near His Excellency; “Total National Defence” (TND) will brutalise you. (Even peaceful silent black protest flags were torn down!); Seek out and qualify yourselves for Charrandass’ – inspired handouts; attend PNC-sponsored entertainment, whichever is your favourite Party; listen silently to visiting Ministers and other government officials at all times; qualify yourselves for Oil and Gas opportunities under His Excellency in 2020 – and beyond. More advice later.
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Our new 2020 Prime Minister
After I asked why we should care who becomes Prime Minister in 2020 – in last Friday’s offering – two informed fellows advised me.
Whilst it always seems that the seekers of that office care more about authority than service to the people, he or she – the PM – might succeed His Excellency if ever His Excellency has to demit office for varied reasons. So whilst the PNC might dispense with the Afro-Indo running mates nonsense this time around, the Prime Ministerial slot should hold interest, I’m told.
Will it be Harmon, Greenidge (who are “reluctantly” giving up foreign citizenship) or Chairperson Volda? You tell me. I care not!
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I ask, please ponder…
1) Just what new ideas, approaches does Dr Jagdeo’s PPP offer the tired electorate?
2) Do you or your Party know how to file a Claim or Objection and to follow through by checking?
3) Do the new Parties have solid policy positions? Are they campaigning silently? Just through infrequent Press Releases?
4) Could ANUG and LJP mobilise 100 supporters to demonstrate something? Anything?
5) How does Chairperson Justice Singh regard Officer Lowenfield’s advice? (Synchronisation?)
5B) How did frequent Pro-PNC letter-writer “Earl Hamilton” know that His Excellency was once a Stabroek News contributor?
6) I actually liked the late PPP’s Cyril Belgrave’s approach to his Party’s Politics. He once saw Critchlow’s statue bow its tearful head in shame at the PNC’s anti-trade union behaviour.
7) “Much as I condemn Granger, I also despise Jagdeo”, the Afro-lady exclaimed.
’Til next week
