Dear Editor,
I write in response to the Sunday Observer commentary by Balford Henry, headlined 'The Arthur Williams, Malahoo Forte issue', published November 22, 2015.
Senator Marlene Malahoo Forte's position on the final court matter had been known long before she had signed the undated letter of resignation. For her, then, the accusation that she sold her conscience when she agreed to sign the letter is preposterous.
If I were a party or government official and my leader asked me to sign an undated letter of resignation, without explanation, I would assume that this was a precaution to remind me not to violate shared fundamental values, or act in any other way harmful to party interests, and that it will be used as a last resort in case I go berserk.
Also, according to one veteran politician, being required to sign undated letters of resignation dates as far back as the 1970s.
Senator Malahoo Forte owes nobody an explanation. Perhaps Senator Arthur Williams cares to explain as to why it took him so long to realise that he felt directly attacked by Senator Malahoo Forte's statement made four weeks earlier.
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Senator Williams' empty protest
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I write in response to the Sunday Observer commentary by Balford Henry, headlined 'The Arthur Williams, Malahoo Forte issue', published November 22, 2015.
Senator Marlene Malahoo Forte's position on the final court matter had been known long before she had signed the undated letter of resignation. For her, then, the accusation that she sold her conscience when she agreed to sign the letter is preposterous.
If I were a party or government official and my leader asked me to sign an undated letter of resignation, without explanation, I would assume that this was a precaution to remind me not to violate shared fundamental values, or act in any other way harmful to party interests, and that it will be used as a last resort in case I go berserk.
Also, according to one veteran politician, being required to sign undated letters of resignation dates as far back as the 1970s.
Senator Malahoo Forte owes nobody an explanation. Perhaps Senator Arthur Williams cares to explain as to why it took him so long to realise that he felt directly attacked by Senator Malahoo Forte's statement made four weeks earlier.
FB
Senator Williams' empty protest
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