a1207: Re: a1190: Did Yvon Neptune lie in his application to runfor Senator ? (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Hyppolite Pierre <hpierre@irsp.org>

Mr. Louissaint,

I am in no mood for a fight. I just want to repost here, for your eyes only,
exactly what I wrote in post a1177. The second paragraph of that post reads
exactly this. Read on:

"If it is indeed true that Yvon Neptune had at a certain point changed his
nationality to become an American citizen, why then the constitutionalists
on this list did not raise the flag two years ago when Neptune presented his
candidacy as Senator for the West? If some did, why didn't they as
vigorously raise the issue on say, the Corbett List as they do now?"


Did you read it correctly this time? I said that "If it is indeed true that
Yvon Neptune had at a certain point changed his nationality to become an
American citizen,..." Got it? Let me write it again for you: "If it is
indeed true...". I was considering the hypothesis for the mere sake of
argument.

Regarding my being so well informed, well, I am as informed about Haiti as
you are. Not much less, not much more. I do not get any special privilege or
special information that is not on the web, or in Haitian newspapers like
Haïti Observateur, Haïti En Marche, and Haïti Progrès.

It is always funny how one is labeled when or because one tries to be honest
with his own conscience. I have been labeled all sorts of things, from being
on the Haitian government's payroll, to being amongst other things, an IRI
kid part of the so-called "laboratory", a Siyaye (CIA), and everything else
in between. I can only tell you this. I only have my conscience to deal
with, and it is at peace with itself. Have a good day, Sir.

Hyppolite Pierre
IRSP
http://www.irsp.org






From: P Louissaint <totalcapital@email.com>
>
> I understand that all list members, including me are irritated by the fact that most messages lately have been about Yvon Neptune's citizenship, past or present.
>
> This is absolutely normal and this is an IMPORTANT question. I agree that the Constituion may have closed the doors to valuable Haitians who want to serve their country but who had to become American or Canadian. I agree that this question must be raised and an amendment of that article considered. As a matter of fact, the Constitution itself provides means to make amendments.
>
> As christians, we have the Bible to refer to when we have to make decisions in ourlives. As a Nation, the equivalent is the Constitution. Until it is amended, we should see it in BLACK and WHITE, no room for considerations, NO ROOM FOR MOUNPA (MOUNPA = BUDDY)- This is exactly why we have Constitutions.
>
> Of course traditional Haitian thinkers and politicians are of the OPPORTUNNISTIC type and they will say or write:"AT THIS STAGE OF THE GAME AND BECAUSE OF NEPTUNE'S OPPONENTS SLOWNESS...", they want to put us in front of the "FAIT ACCOMPLI".
>
> I live in the US, have no political ambitions, am not an "opponent" of Neptune. As a matter of fact NEPTUNE HAS LIED WHEN HE APPLIED TO RUN FOR SENATOR BY ANSWERING "NO" TO THE QUESTION "HAVE YOU EVER GIVEN UP YOUR HAITIAN NATIONALITY" - In a decent democracy, he should just have resigned on his own.
>
> By the way, I have noted tha HYPOLITE PIERRE who seems to be well informed has admitted that "AT SOME POINT NEPTUNE WAS A US CITIZEN"
> Once again, this is very sad for Haiti to go down that path "EXCEPTIONS".
>
> Paul
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