As I enter this blog, it is still officially a rumor all that is confirmed is that Commissioner Louie Laveist has given Leader of the Democratic Party Sarah Wescott, not 1 but 2 letters. The contents of at least one of the letters is said to be his decision to declare as an independent member of the Island Council. However the letters fall short of actually withdrawing his support for the sitting government and he wants to remain with his Commissioner’s salary.
Naturally as all this plays out, the Opposition party NA, comes into play because if Laveist withdraws his support from the DP Government than another Government will need to be formed. Now some people feel that the the NA should stay far away from Laveist because he is damaged goods, however I disagree. There is little doubt that without a change St. Martin will not be achieving any separate status anytime soon. The writing is on the wall.
Along with the extra work that would be done in the area of Constitutional Affair, we all know that schools will be built, roads will be repaired, community centers will be completed and houses will be built. My opinion is that this is more important that anything else. It is clear to see that this Government is unable to get the things described above done.
I don’t have a vote but if it was up to me this is the way I would envision a new government. The government would be supported by all the members of the NA, Laviest and Heyliger, yes Heyliger! My reason for including Heyliger is because he presently has several projects going and changing Commissioners now would stall these projects. Additionally, moving from a 6 seat government to another 6 seat government to me would not be a good thing. A 7 seat majority would make it easier to govern because it would take 2 Island Council members to throw a government down. This type of structure seems to work better.
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