“These people are jerks because they know that that is the U.S Congress’ intent, not my intent, to remove all these burdens from the CNMI,” Fitial said in an interview on Saturday.
Fitial said in passing U.S. P.L.110-229, or the federalization law, the intent of the U.S. Congress was to remove all of these “burdens” from the commonwealth,.
Fitial said apparently Lewis and Laguatan want to practice law here without trying to get the pertinent documents.
“That is why I [told KSPN 2 on Friday] that they, [Lewis and Laguatan] must get an NMI license first,” he added.
In the KSPN interview, Fitial said “those two lawyers are… jerks…. [And] if these two jerks are going to continue jerking nonresidents around, they better get a business license first.”
Fitial at the same time said jobless nonresidents should not wait for the enactment of Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan’s H.R. 1466 “because it’s not going to be passed.”
The U.S. Congress, he added, “is not stupid to carve out special law for a few people. “What about the 14 million illegals roaming around the streets of the U.S.?”
Laguatan in an email said the governor does not seem to recognize constitutional rights.
“He also resorts to hurling personal insults, name-calling and showing disrespect and baseless accusations against human rights lawyers who are merely telling the good people of the CNMI that these constitutional rights apply to all,” he added.
“Nevertheless, I wish him well. If the good in him would stop demonizing these poor contract workers and see them as human beings just like him — seeking a better life in this planet that we all share — perhaps he would find some internal peace.”
Lewis declined to comment.
