“Time to end this” – The Nassau Guardian 27^th May 2020

Excerpt from this story; “With the government expected to bring to Parliament today a resolution to extend the state of public emergency put in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Progressive Liberal Party PLP) Leader Philip Brave Davis yesterday called on the Minnis administration to end lockdowns, and gave early notice that the official opposition will not support an extension.

The state of emergency allowed the prime minister as the competent authority to impose a 24-hour curfew and weekend lockdowns to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

The Nassau Guardian understands that a 14 to 30 day extension was being considered yesterday.

“I don’t know if we can support anymore of these lockdown,” Davis said.

He added, ‘It and of itself is not the answer.  That has to be accomdated by many other things and we don’t seem to have those other things to make lockdown effective.’ Davis said.

I think he Bahamian people are responsible enough that once they understand it, they will do it.  So you do not have to force them.”

Asking if he was calling for the end of the restrictions, Davis replied, ‘Yes.”

From the very moment Philip ‘Brave’ Davis utters the words, “I think” you know you are in for some painful revelations about his mental state, as he tends to suggest here; lift the restrictions, open the country and whoever dies dies – interesting.

So Philip ‘Brave’ Davis is of the fervent opinion that; “I think he Bahamian people are responsible enough that once they understand it, they will do it.  So you do not have to force them.” I think I have heard these very same sentiment expressed by the Leader of the Opposition before.

When the Emergency Orders were first implement the leader of the opposition came out and criticized them as being “an overreach” and went on to say; “……..such orders may be unnecessary as he [Davis] said the public was already complaint with recommendations made by the government in relation to the novel coronavirus.

He [Davis] said the public does not need to be ‘coerced into following directive.” This is basically the same reason why Mr. Davis is calling for the government to throw caution into the wind and open the country but we have seen and continue to see why it is absolutely necessary to enforce such directives; is Mr. Davis suggesting that if he was prime minister and faced with this situation he would simply send out a Public Service Announcement and leave it up to the citizens to comply?

Personal discretion.

 Is this considered responsible? And for those that say yes he is right, we are adults and can make the right decisions that are in our nest interest, I ask – “REALLY?”

But of course Mr. Davis just does not seem to know where to stop as he attempts to pander to the general consensus to garner support against “the big bad government” that just wants to keep its citizens locked up in your house for no reason even if it were their best interest.

He then goes into the House of Assembly, as he votes against the resolution to extend the state of public emergency and gives this as his reasoning; “In the first place the lockdowns and curfews were drastic measures depriving people of their liberty and right to earn a living..

Now, they were justified only because the government needed time to create a coherent national strategy to manage COVID-19.

Here we are months later and where is that national strategy?”

This is the point where you strain to understand the depths of ignorance coming from the mouth of one person.

Point of clarification:  Mr. Davis the lockdowns and curfews were drastic measure put in place to save Bahamian lives; seems as if you keep forgetting them.  These lockdowns and curfews were a part of an OVERALL NATIONAL STRATEGY to manage the threat of COVID-19; it is that simple. So, this whole business about the lockdowns and curfews being tools used by the government to come up with a national plan or strategy is utter nonsense and misinformation.

 But one is now left to wonder if he actually believes what he is saying and did not realize that the lockdowns and curfews were in fact a part of an overall national plan/strategy to mitigate the spread of the COVIPD-19 virus and actually save lives?

Powerfully terrifying thought….

The PLP fails for one reason; it is their nature.

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Fred Mitchell today calls for the resignation of the Free National Movement’s (FNM) Member of Parliament for Central and South Abaco, James Albury.

Mitchell calls for the resignation saying; “……..Albury, a parliamentary secretary in the office of the Prime Minister, is bound by Cabinet decision.”

Let us apply Chairman/Senator Mitchell’s “logic” across the board.

Is this the reason why Jerome Fitzgerald, the former Progressive Liberal Party’s Member of Parliament for the Marathon constituency’ former Minister of Education, Science and Technology did not resign when it was proven that he concealed a report that showed that the people in his constituency were slowly being poisoned?

I mean did he not resign simply because he did not break protocol?

 

Was it a Cabinet decision at the time; when Fred Mitchell, PLP Chairman and Philip “Brave” Davis, PLP leader, were Cabinet members?

The questions now becomes what did they know and exactly when did they know it and shouldn’t just knowledge and the course of action that they took automatically disqualify both of these men for seeking re-election?

Or is it all forgiven because Mr. Jerome Fitzgerald did not break protocol?

The PLP fails for one reason; it is their nature

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“When you win say nothing, when you lose say less” – Paul Brown

This bit of wisdom has been wasted on persons like the leader of the opposition, Philip Brave Davis, as he has said more since the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) lost the last general election then he has in his entire political career.

Before I go on, I would just like to say this, in regards to the Duane Sands matter, it is my most fervent belief that the push behind his resignation by this PLP opposition and this continued push to ‘expose’ more has very little to do with him breaking protocol but rather is a spiteful and vindictive move to exact revenge for his alleged role in the perceived wrongful prosecution of former PLP MP Frank Smith – it is that simple.

“Before you embark on a journey of revenge, first dig two graves.” – Confucius

First grave; the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) is currently overplaying a situation where in the former minister of health, Dr. Duane Sands made a judgment call which he felt was in the best interest of the country.  The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) called for his head on a pole in Rawson Square for violating the Emergency Orders put forth by the Competent Authority, which they criticized as being “over reaching” but in regards to the actions of the former minister if health; were there not mitigating circumstances?

For those full of blood lust to smooth over perceived past wrong doings there seem to be none.

Just how much do you punish someone for breaking these protocols if they fervently believe that they acted in the best interest of the country?

Is the leader of the opposition and those within that political organization that continue to campaign for more bloodletting actually saying that they would never violate the law to do what’s in the best interest of The Bahamas?

Bahamians take note.

It can only be suggested by those that would not to exact the most severe penalty upon Dr. Sands for him doing what he felt was in the best interest of the country.  Now he has accepted the responsibility for his action, has accepted the consequences of these actions and yet this New, New, New, [New] PLP party still asks for another pound of flesh.

“PLP still has questions after Sands resignation” – The Nassau Guardian

Excerpt from this article; “While noting that the opposition will seek explanations from other Cabinet ministers, Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) leader Philip Brave Davis said yesterday he found it ‘difficult to believe’ former Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands acted alone when he made a controversial decision to allow six persons permanent residents to disembark on New Providence, a week ago, and quarantine at home while the borders were closed to Bahamians.” 

Mr. Davis does a very dishonorable thing here as he neglects to state the particulars of what actually occurred but this is politics and the grave that he presently digs he digs for himself because the people at large are not as blood thirsty as he is and have questioned his moral authority to ask these questions in light of his political past but as Mr. Davis suggests, elections wipes the slates clean, something which I actually believes that he believes and further affirms my assertion that he is not fit to lead The Bahamas.

Before I end I would just like to comment on the PLP Chairman’s repose to this matter.  He should be ashamed of making such statements condemning Sands for his actions because of the simple fact that he chairs a political organization formed in 1953 and whose elected officials to date have not accepted any responsibility for any malfeasances; even if they were caught with the bloody knife in their hands, blood still dripping from it and the warm dead body at their feet.

Indeed this New, New, New [New] Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), led by Philip ‘Brave’ Davis is totally despicable as an opposition and should never be government.

The PLP fails for one reason, it is their nature.

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