It now appears certain that matters to be regulated by ordinance (law), because they are classified as "organic law" will be passed by a majority in the island council of St. Martin, mostly without any debate or deliberation.
Surely there are several such ordinances that the DP feels without too much ado can be passed by the island council because of a number of reasons:
1. The time constraint due to the Round Table Conference on September 9th 2010
2. The possibility to amend these ordinances in the near future
3. The similarity if not outright duplication of existing regulations
However, there are matters that no amount of time pressure should relegate to "routine" matters.
In other words, it can not be expected that the faction of the Democratic Party, as eager as we are to cooperate with reaching the finish line of 10-10-10, will rubberstamp matters such as the joint Central Bank and joint currency with Curacao.
The urgency that the government of St. Martin attempts to convey, in our opinion is nothing more than a smoke screen to cover up other actions by government that continue unabated.
Government ignores the concerns regarding the state of the Great Salt Pond and the failed Ring Road and sand fiasco.
Government ignores the garbage collection and the awarding of the garbage contract(s), most probably until after election to award the contract as a political trade-off.
Government perpetuates the public transportation mismanagement.
Who is governing by the way?
What does Heyliger say to these matters? He aptly maneuvers under the radar, promises another new dawn after barely a year of a NA/Heyliger government, and puts the blame for the ills of government at the foot of his coalition partner, the National Alliance.
To secure the coveted 10-10-10, the government of St. Martin accepts verbal abuse from some politicians on Curacao; accepts supervision by the placing of a CFT official on St. Martin and accepts Dutch assistance to clean up the tax office and bring in the "millions on the road".