2 of the CEP were absent and 1 resigned.
So we have 6 of these people who are making the decisions.
The 1 resignation came after he got busted for corruption.
That is the beauty of Haitian politics to this point - everybody is in it up to there necks so as soon as they contradict the zeitgeist the corruption conveniently comes to light and they are gone - especially these days when corruption has officially been designated as a bad thing - a bold and radical departure from the norm of Haitian politics.
To be honest - if they followed the rules then Clef was not going to be able to stand.
I have never seen the written argument that his diplo=passport/ambassador thingy somehow exempts him from the five year residency rule. That explanation is strangely missing from the literature. Exactly what is his arguement? That he is exempt from the rules as written because he is erm, what exactly?
Can someone supply a link to where this argument is explained??
In this regard AC was correct.
Live by the sword, die by the sword.
A damned shame but true.
Almost an inconvenient truth.
What really chaps my little scared whitey Yorkshire knackers is that the guys allowed to stand could easily be barred for equally obvious contraventions - mainly to do with handling public funds and previously and currently being ministers without the proper sign off documents.
The saddest thing of all has been missed.
That the CEP effectively decides who is going to be president.
And the UN support this. The international community headed by Clinton support this. And for convenience's sake nobody actually worth a damn does not support this - just a bunch of people with drums, trumpets and tree branches doing a Rara down the street.
The opportunity is lost and nothing changes.
But Clef calling for people to stand up to this communist era style closed "democratic" election - is that helpful??
I know that you cannot male an omelet without breaking eggs but to fix this bullsh!t you would have to go up against the UN, the International Community, the HIRC, National Police and every other vested interest. Bt the eggs that will be broken are people. People in my book are sacrosanct. 1 is too many to lose.
The opportunity has been lost to do this peacefully.
And the alternative process seems worse than the most positive outcome available.
For me - this one got away.
It sucks - but "they" win again.
Admittedly I do have a dog in this fight which colours my judgment - but I would happily walk away if I thought there was even a slim chance of things working out better for the Haitians I know.
Alas no.
So we have 6 of these people who are making the decisions.
The 1 resignation came after he got busted for corruption.
That is the beauty of Haitian politics to this point - everybody is in it up to there necks so as soon as they contradict the zeitgeist the corruption conveniently comes to light and they are gone - especially these days when corruption has officially been designated as a bad thing - a bold and radical departure from the norm of Haitian politics.
To be honest - if they followed the rules then Clef was not going to be able to stand.
I have never seen the written argument that his diplo=passport/ambassador thingy somehow exempts him from the five year residency rule. That explanation is strangely missing from the literature. Exactly what is his arguement? That he is exempt from the rules as written because he is erm, what exactly?
Can someone supply a link to where this argument is explained??
In this regard AC was correct.
Live by the sword, die by the sword.
A damned shame but true.
Almost an inconvenient truth.
What really chaps my little scared whitey Yorkshire knackers is that the guys allowed to stand could easily be barred for equally obvious contraventions - mainly to do with handling public funds and previously and currently being ministers without the proper sign off documents.
The saddest thing of all has been missed.
That the CEP effectively decides who is going to be president.
And the UN support this. The international community headed by Clinton support this. And for convenience's sake nobody actually worth a damn does not support this - just a bunch of people with drums, trumpets and tree branches doing a Rara down the street.
The opportunity is lost and nothing changes.
But Clef calling for people to stand up to this communist era style closed "democratic" election - is that helpful??
I know that you cannot male an omelet without breaking eggs but to fix this bullsh!t you would have to go up against the UN, the International Community, the HIRC, National Police and every other vested interest. Bt the eggs that will be broken are people. People in my book are sacrosanct. 1 is too many to lose.
The opportunity has been lost to do this peacefully.
And the alternative process seems worse than the most positive outcome available.
For me - this one got away.
It sucks - but "they" win again.
Admittedly I do have a dog in this fight which colours my judgment - but I would happily walk away if I thought there was even a slim chance of things working out better for the Haitians I know.
Alas no.
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