Dear Editor,
THIS political imbroglio that we are in now is in essence a strike; it’s a strike against the conducting of the March 2020 elections. It’s a strike that is driven by the laws of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana in representation of the citizen voters. It is because of the unambiguous laws of this Republic why we are presently where we are now, which in actuality means the Constitution is supreme.
Had it not been for the foot soldiers known as “guardians of the Constitution,” this strike (if there was one) would have been over a long time, and injustice would have begun its reign. The President of this Republic, has stated, ad nauseam that he would uphold the law. He has always advocated his support for the Constitution; he’s never stumbled in his replies to point out that our Constitution is sacrosanct. During the early period after the elections, the PPP/C used the laws of the Constitution to their own discretion. Their first incision on the election came on 8th March, when, using the law, they filed an injunction to stop the “counting of the votes”. On Saturday 14th March, the law was again tested when the Leader of the Opposition got an application to block the “declaration of the 2020 elections,” and they have not let up since.
This strike, long as it has been, has allowed us the open opportunity to see, hear and read all the comments, both internal and external. We have been able to see clearly the hysterical reactions to the loss of largesse and the promise of largesse. We are witnesses to men and women as they sink slowly, desperately clinging to illegitimacy, while losing whatever little we had thought of them, decaying before our very eyes. Unfortunately, their influence on institutions that we had given absolute faith to; institutions birthed out of that self-same Constitution has shown us that they are only made of clay; brittle; cannot stand the test; easily compromised. In a paradoxical vein, the Secretary of State of another country, who is a real ‘big-man’, gave our President, the President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana his marching orders, (and it’s not like our man cannot march), claiming that our President is undermining democracy. I know that this gentleman knows absolutely nothing about this country, and he obviously doesn’t give a damn either. He has waved the word “sanctions” like the Sword of Damocles, hanging there waiting; from the Secretary’s lips to God’s ears.
It would be foolhardy, bordering on contempt and also quite stupid to forget or ignore the history of this country. From the beginning in 1619 of barren land to 1838, where plantations flourished and a city, and streets were laid out. We are quite cognizant of the use of the laws during a particular period in this country, and we are saying those laws will never be used again against us. When Injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty. This strike will come to an end when the law is EXONERATED.
Regards,
Milton Bruce
Source: https://issuu.com/guyanachroniclee-paper/docs/guyana_chronicle_epaper_07_30_2020