Ambrose M. Bennett
THE Truth is, “if you are TRUE to the Game, the Game will be TRUE to You, as WE say in my culture which applies to any competitive sport and even the competitions in OUR political arenas. Senator Babauta is RIGHT that “if she does the RIGHT Thing FOR the People, even being alone, the People will KNOW who is being TRUE to them & the CNMI.” As a whole, WE the People of the CNMI have NOT been TRUE to the game of “Democratic Politics” with the focus more on the Republican Party staying in power instead of focusing on candidates who will fix OUR Economy FOR the People. WE, the CNMI have been on this “gambling merry-go-round” for over a decade only to realize WE are right back where WE started and even WORSE-OFF over a decade later when it comes to our Economy, which is WHY Bishop Camacho sought my help! Republicans have us “gambling & hoping investors will swoop in and that China is our Tourism salvation.” Everything seems now a GAMBLE for the CNMI given there is no solid economic plan for rebuilding our economy to execute other than China & Casinos with 15 different Republican Appointed Casino Commissioners” — the TRUE Pathetic Republican Gambling Problem no one will fix, as Ambrose said it first!
While Senators Manny Castro and Corina Magofna were once two of the most vocal in the House, but once they got to the Senate they are more like “church mice” failing to be TRUE to the game of politics FOR their People who voted them into office. And Senator Donald Manglona adds to the Republicans’ Absolute Power even caucusing with Republicans leaving Senator Babauta as the LONE Democrat being TRUE to the Game FOR the People. Now readers can see the PROOF of WHY I’ve been on the case of Democrats who appear not to even be in the game from where most of us regular folks sit in the cheap-seats. I’ve also told voters about, how many if not most, Independents in our Legislature are really Republicans using Independent-Camouflage for cover to get elected, which WE just witnessed being played out in the reorganization of the Senate with so call Dems & Independents “kowtowing to Republicans.”
Republican Jude Hofschneider got us to GAMBLE on this EVS-TAP venture for Chinese and now it’s about to become a reality, as WE the People can only pray nothing goes wrong to completely spoil America’s adversarial relationship with China — a Gamble for TRUE! It seems only Senator Babauta has the “fortitude, wisdom & foresight” to know WE need to focus on Taiwan Tourists, our ally, and even part of their valuable Chip Industry. The CNMI is fully capable through the augmentation of NMC’s & NMTI’s courses to set the conditions for creating a Chip Industry & high paying jobs if WE just do the work to make it happen. Ambrose, an educated Economist, may always be ahead of our leaders on our economy if they’ll listen, as the Chip industry is NOT Labor intensive but technologically intensive, which is why I wrote a “Confidential letter to certain GOP & Dem Senators” trying to get the “Taiwan’s Chip Industry discussed & fast-tracked for transitioning to the CNMI’s in the 902 Talks.” Other than Guam, the CNMI is “the Ideal Closest Safe Protected American Soil & Cheapest to augment & back-up Taiwan’s Chip Industry” — it’s called foresight!
It is obvious & critical FOR the entire world to have a “safe fallback position established for Taiwan’s Chip Industry” should war break-out with Taiwan & America v. China. War is a real possibility that We can’t just shun, as the threat looms bigger every day with China making moves in a Deadly INTENT to take back Taiwan — for TRUE! FYI readers, Taiwan produces around 90% of ALL the Computer Chips for the entire WORLD and its really common sense there needs to be a safe American fallback position for producing these chips, as only a small amount of these chips are being produced on the mainland of America. I’m just glad Senator Babauta took note, as she is RIGHT about the need to focus on Taiwan which will be far “BETTER” to invest our efforts into beyond this gambling & China saving us!
I put a lot of weight & value in my MaDear’s wisdom, who once said to me that “trouble can’t last always” and hopefully come 2026, WE the People will do our part to start turning the Troubled-CNMI around FOR the People & the BETTER! People are leaving for good reasons and if WE the People don’t change in the voting booth, guess what, the CNMI will NEVER change & grow to truly be like the rest of America. But Republicans are hoping, like the Delegate told us, that WE are going to be lucky with investors if WE just wait when WE shouldn’t be counting on luck which is GAMBLING! WE the People, (voters) must be TRUE to the Game of OUR Democracy by electing those who are TRUE to You & the CNMI, not a Party & just Sitting. WE have some “difficult days ahead” to try and WEED-Out those officials who ARE NOT TRUE to the Game FOR the People! Will WE vote for continued Gambling & luck or make some Good-Trouble for Republicans who must be taught a lesson by voters so WE can Change for the BETTER — it’s really that simple!
One People, One Direction.
Ambrose M. Bennett is an Economist who minored in Sociology, a Political Scientist, a retired teacher & former CNMI Board of Education Member, a James Madison Fellow (U.S. Constitutional Scholar), a Fulbright-Hays-Lifetime Humanities & Religious Scholar who resides in Kagman III in the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
