Four delegates who served 3 terms seek re-election

House Speaker Antonio Bells, Floor Leader Sabino Anastacio, Del. Mario Gulibert said the fourth amendment of the Constitution which bars them from seeking reelection after three terms is “ambiguous.”The fourth amendment of the Constitution states that “no person shall serve as a member of the Olbiil Era Kelulau in the regular general election in which this amendment is adopted shall be entitled to serve the four-year term for which he or she was elected regardess of the number of previous terms served.”Anastacio said  because the amendment is vague they are not clear whether the three terms should be counted from the time the amendment was imposed in 2004 or from the time they began serving in the OEK.It isn’t clear when to begin counting the three terms, is it from the date of passage forward or do previous terms served count towards the three term limit,” Anastacio said.Del. Gulibert said, “it is important that we have clear direction on the intent of this Constitutional amendment severely limits the people’s ability to choose who can represent them.”Anastacio and Gulibert are planning to seek legal remedy when petitions are rejected by the Election Commission.The delegates said that the interpretation of constitutional provision will have a profound affect not just on this election and the political development of the country.They said the vagueness of the amendment could affect many candidates in the future.“We wouldn’t have filed if we hadn’t received so many calls for our constituents urging us to run for reelection,” Ngiraiwet.said.Anastacio will complete his third term on Dec. 31, 2008, Ngiraiwet has served four terms and Gulibert five terms.