“THE Boys-are-back-in-town” and they are the Feds who were very busy last week which should tell everyone with common sense that “the Feds are COMING for the Governor and his Crew” just like I kept reminding people who wanted to play-it-off like the Governor has obviously done successfully in fooling a LOT of People, especially poor Vinnie. I hope those who were visited by the FBI did follow the suggestion of Rep. Tina Sablan to “cooperate and tell the truth,” as it is a Federal Offense that comes with jail-time for telling the smallest of lies to the FBI. The FBI are one group of people not even the Governor can get away with his deflecting and gaslighting shows, even though he is the best I’ve seen since “the Kingfish” (Governor Huey Long of Louisiana). I guess that’s why he was able to take soooo many of our leaders and citizens down a path to “nowhere or should I say a Federal Jail Cell.” It’s truly sad, and I really don’t take no pleasure in writing about this but it HAS TO BE DONE as too many people have literally been FOOLED! He has already gotten Jude and the Senate to commit EGREGIOUS Acts of throwing out evidence and the prosecutor that won’t work on the State & Federal Courts but he is still taking innocent voters down a path to nowhere and we will see just how many or few when the votes are counted, that is IF he even makes it too voting day without a conviction in State Court.
I would also advise Arnold to “be careful what you wish for” as he is on “Public Record admitting to signing-off on the illegal Travel when he KNEW it was illegal” which makes him “a co-defendant in conspiring to defraud the CNMI Government.” Who knows what else the Feds may be able to tie him & Ralph together with other criminal behavior given Arnold was right there with the Governor and even contributed to some of the alleged crimes. Torres & Arnold may fool some of the People but not the Feds as RICO is very REAL and it is not just about the Governor but ALL of the Players who participated in criminal activities in concert with the Governor. Arnold was trying to say “he took the word of a secretary” when the Secretary is supposed to be taking Arnold’s word and listening to Arnold — a pathetic excuse of finger-pointing when HE did it. Furthermore, even claiming ignorance, which is one of the Governor’s strategy, is “no excuse under the Law,” just ask any real Judge.
But figuratively, the RICO Net is obviously starting to tighten full of fish and it seems that the net is getting close to the point of being reeled-in. We already know the Governor and Angel Demapan are in the net as the Feds already released documents on Guam alleging that the Governor and Angel Demapan took money from Chinese, which violates Federal Election Law prohibiting foreign Nations & Nationalities from contributing to and influencing our Elections. I’m sure the visit by the FBI, that readers should check-out on KANDIT News for the names of people they visited and the details, has literally raised the hair on the back of many voters’ necks, as a lot of People don’t want to vote for someone who has one-foot in a State and/or a Federal Jail-cell, it would be TOOOO embarrassing especially when the writing is figuratively ALL over the Walls of the CNMI.
People are even starting to say and think that if they vote for Ralph or Arnold, they could both be in jail and what is going to be NEW & BETTER about the CNMI anyway given the history of this Administration, which is a REAL and VALID question. People know Rebuilding Trust is “Hogwash” when we need to rebuild our Economy. The Torres/Sablan and the AD Team both realize Republicans can’t talk or walk our Economy given the failure of the Great Republican Experiment — the Casino that they spent two decades trying to build and eventually forced it down our throats. Now WE the People are caught in a “wait-and-see scenario” that WE have no control over and the Casino Commission nor the Governor is doing or saying anything about the “People’s Direct Interest in the Casino/Hotel in the form of OUR Community Chest” that is quickly approaching 77-million. Now we’re hearing the IH Group as possible new owners and even the sale of IPI stuff and everyone else who is owed money EXCEPT for the People, who are always last behind business with Republicans and “the proof is in the pudding that we are not eating” — I hope my critics get the Ebonics phrase, as the new ones don’t seem to know that I write in Ebonics, which is a RECOGNIZED Language.
Anyway, there is also this “Family thing of voting for family that WE must overcome. We must get over the BIG-LIE that Government Employees are going to lose their job if they vote Democrat which has been a Republican Strategy ever-since to get votes as some people really believe this lie that we must dispel. Only the Governor’s Cabinet will lose their jobs when the Administration Changes. There is no way to replace all the Government workers and furthermore how can anyone tell who you voted for unless you tell on yourself. It’s really Kaduku to think you will lose your job based on your vote so please be smart enough to keep your vote confidential if you feel threatened and if you have to fool someone, so-be-it as they have been FOOLING us for over two decades.
Finally, those who think the Torres and AD voters are different, you have another thing coming, as I’m sure many of them will unite with the leader in a run-off like the Republicans have done in the past. So stop fooling yourself and even save yourself some embarrassment with Torres and AD, especially with RICO still very much alive-and-well, as no one wants to vote for someone who will be wearing an Orange Jump suit come 2023. And for those who really think all the criminal charges (State & Federal) can be beat by the Governor and possibly the Lt. Governor too, you had better “look-up NOW and run for cover, the sky is falling,” as my fellow dedicated Activist & Friend Fabian Indaglecio might say — ha ha ha ha! To be continued: One People One Direction for NEW & BETTER Leaders!
The writer 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 & Humanities Scholar who resides in Kagman III.
Ambrose M. Bennett
