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26239: JeanPierre (comment) Fwd: Constitution? What Constitution? Re: Post 26224 (fwd)
From: JJEANPIERRE1@aol.com
Lately many contributors to Corbetland have made some clearly keen
references to the Haitian constitution; Dr. Allen, Mr. Dailey et cetera â?¦
What a
wonderful trend.
While Iâ??m wondering about the whereabouts of those folks when Haitiâ??s
laws
were being violated daily by every single government (legitimate and
otherwise) since its ratification in 1987, the most egregious of all, in
February
2004, the year marking Haitiâ??s 200th birthday, I would like to point out a
few
teensy details they omitted to mention in their posts.
Ohâ?¦Before I enumerate some of those insignificant particulars, I must
specifically refer to brother Daniel Simidorâ??s latest post on the arrest of
journalists Kevin Pina (Black Commentator and independent filmmaker) and Jean
Ristil
(AP). Daniel, from New York, wrote with certitude of the violation of â??
Haitian lawsâ?? by Kevin. What laws? What constitution?
We either take or reject Haitiâ??s constitution as a whole. Period.
Selectivity is not an option. Iâ??m sick and tired of this intellectual
dishonesty.
And this comparison ( If it was hereâ?¦) with this fascist regime in
Washington headed by a president who was selected in 2000 by the US Supreme
Court is
pure nonsense.
And please, do not tell me Aristide did this and that andâ?¦blah blah blahâ?¦
Itâ??s like telling the cop who stops us for doing 80 MPH in a 50 MPH zone
that we were merely following the guy ahead of us.
--Early morning Sunday February 29, 2004, an elected President is picked up
by a US plane, 18 months short of his five year term. Shortly thereafter,
James Foley, US ambassador to Haiti, calls Judge Boniface Alexandre to
tell him heâ??s Haitiâ??s new president. Not wanting the job at first, he
does
not pick up the phone from the lady who answered. Foley calls everyone who
knows the judge. Thanks to a dose of prodding, by 8:00 AM, judge Boniface â??
with tears in his eyes- reluctantly agrees. Foley spends the next few hours
looking for a magistrate to swear in judge Boniface. The magistrate is in
church and has no cell phone. They finally got a substitute. 2:00 PM
Judge
Boniface became Haitiâ??s new President.
Foley then decides that the investiture ceremony should take place ASAP
(Tuesday) as to avoid the presence of â??too many politiciansâ?? -e.g. Evans
Paul-.
Those who hated (still hate) Aristide to the point of obsession, applauded.
Constitution? What Constitution?
--In violation of Article 157 of Haitiâ??s constitution Gerard Latortue came
to Haiti on Wednesday of the following week after being chosen by Le Conseil
des Sages
(Le Conseil des Sages is created by what stipulation of Haitiâ??s
constitution?). On Friday, after living in Haiti for 2 days (not 5 years)
he became
Haitiâ??s Prime Minister.
By the way, Article 137 of Haitiâ??s constitution requires that the President
chooses his Prime Minister. Not some US concocted fictitiously illegal and
illegitimate institution.
Constitution? What Constitution?
---In violation of Article 149 of Haitiâ??s constitution, Boniface Alexandre
is still Haitiâ??s president after the 90 days allowed.
Constitution? What Constitution?
--In violation of Article 191 of Haitiâ??s constitution there is an ephemeral
Electoral Council. The constitution only recognizes a Permanent Electoral
Council. In fact, they cannot (Well, Iâ??m kidding). They should not rule on
Dumarsais Simeusâ?? dual-citizenship status as a presidential candidate.
Every constitution is recognized of having some unenumerated rights. The
right for the CEP to exist is not obviously one of them.
--Article 24 D of Haitiâ??s constitution:
â??Except where the perpetrator of a crime is caught in the act, no arrest by
warrant and no search may take place between six (6) p.m. and six (6) a.m.
Both Yvon Neptune and Anette Auguste (and scores of others) were apprehended
at night.
Constitution? What constitution?
jean jean-pierre