Opposition motion complicates speaker’s removal
(CNS): With Hurricane Ian distracting the government and the country from the current political controversies, the deadline issued by Premier Wayne Panton to Speaker McKeeva Bush came and went Friday without any sign of the speaker’s formal resignation. As of Wednesday evening, Bush still hadn’t stepped down. But with an opposition no-confidence vote in the government on the order paper for next week’s parliamentary meeting, the challenge of ousting Bush from office has been complicated, Panton has implied, as the opposition seeks to take political advantage of the situation.
Although Bush had told the premier in messages earlier this month that he would step aside, since then he appears to have re-thought his voluntary departure. Bush has also denied in social media postings that he has done anything wrong in the face of sexual harassment allegations that triggered the latest scandal surrounding the veteran West Bay MP.
Responding to CNS questions about the failure of Bush to resign in line with his request and the next steps he would take, Premier Wayne Panton indicated that the opposition motion had created new difficulties.
“As you know, I issued the speaker with a letter strongly suggesting that he resign the Office of Speaker on or before September 23rd,” Panton told CNS. “After dealing with the threat of Hurricane Ian, unfortunately, we now have other matters to deal with. After I called for the speaker’s resignation, the PPM filed a motion of no-confidence in my leadership and in the entire PACT government.
“It is interesting to note that in respect of issues surrounding the speaker in early 2021, the PPM’s response was to seek the dissolution of Parliament, and now on this occasion, they are seeking to dissolve the government. Against that backdrop, one is left to question their priorities,” he added.
While it’s not clear what either Panton or Bush plan to do now, the speaker’s position clearly remains untenable. But the reality is that he currently retains the seat and control of the parliamentary order paper, though not issues that directly impact him.
Former North Side MP Ezzard Miller, who is well known for his keen understanding and accurate interpretation of local Standing Orders as well as Erskine May, the UK’s parliamentary guide book that is known as the Bible of parliamentary procedure, said Bush cannot preside over his own demise. Miller said it must be dealt with by the deputy speaker. But he also said that the opposition’s motion for a vote of no-confidence, which Bush has reportedly accepted, would not remove Bush from office.
“Even if the motion were to succeed in removing the premier, it won’t bring the speaker down,” he told CNS, noting that Bush was voted into post by a majority of MPs and it would take 13 of them to vote to bring him down. Miller said that whether the government wins or loses, Bush would remain in office until there is a vote of no confidence in him or an election is called.
At this point, the opposition motion looks likely to fail as it will need 13 votes to succeed. But the question has been raised over why the PPM opted to file a no-confidence vote in government rather than in Bush. Miller also pointed out that there are problems with the opposition’s motion as they are calling for a no-confidence vote in the whole government but the rules call for a no-confidence vote in the premier.
In any event, to win a no-confidence vote the opposition needs 13 votes and have only six members, so they would need ministers as well as government back-benchers to vote in favour of it. Such a vote would be tantamount to an admission of failure on their part and a poor start for the Progressives if they plan to poach any of Panton’s front-bench team to form a new government.
CNS understands that the opposition had been planning a no-confidence vote in the government for several weeks. The PPM leader recently said they were aware of concerns raised by some PACT members which had led them to believe that the government was vulnerable. However, we have asked the opposition leader why he chose to file that motion now rather than filing a no-confidence motion against the speaker, since the PPM have publicly stated that they also believe the speaker should resign, and we are awaiting a response.
In the meantime, Miller said the opposition may have overplayed their hand. He said Panton has a number of options, such as calling for a special meeting or an early election, which may not go very well for the opposition, he said.
The former PPM-led government chose to call an early election last year because then premier Alden McLaughlin was reluctant to deal with the speaker directly. Since Governor Martyn Roper allowed that early election to happen, Miller said, the political precedent has been set because of the reluctance of those in power to deal with Bush.
Miller said none of this was good for the country or the legislators. “At some point the dignity and reputation of the parliament has to take priority over political machinations,” Miller told CNS.
At the moment, unless things change in the coming week, Bush remains in office and could still preside over the next session of parliament, when government hopes to steer through a busy legislative agenda. Some of the bills the government is hoping to pass include a historic overhaul of the Poor Relief Law, an amendment to the Traffic Act to reduce the amount of alcohol that drivers can consume before getting behind the wheel, and a change to the Education Act to mandate anti-bullying policies in schools.
But it is now expected to deal with the PPM motion. Despite the differing opinions among the PACT members, the coalition of independents is expected to hold in the face of the no-confidence vote. It will, of course, give 18 of the 19 elected members the opportunity to either condemn or praise the current government, but it is likely that the government will need to call a separate session of parliament for a no-confidence vote on the speaker if Bush continues to force the issue and cling on to the speaker’s chair.
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Where are the protests ? Where is the outrage? Are the people giving the Government a pass because they expect lower standards now? Why is CMR no longer threatening to bring down the house Because its PACT her benefactors ?
If an early election occurs, all PPM MPs as well as some of the PACT are going to lose theirs seats in Parliament.
Just sign the petition and it’s a wrap!
https://www.change.org/p/my-cayman-mp-and-premier-we-demand-you-to-support-a-snap-general-election-in-2022
I think of the past men and women who were politicians that made these islands great to live, work and play. I’m a now sick to my stomach of what we got now.
•The frequent travels;
•The Countries of choice: to Honduras, Colombia, Cuba, & Jamaica;
•The alleged government missions e.g. Agriculture & Agriculture Trade; and,
•The “real” motives
…are ALL at crossroads.
Can someone please tell the people what’s going on with this Government & with these Cayman Islands?
Mr. Panton: Do the country a huge favour and oust that national embarrassment (Bush) once and for all. You can select a Speaker from within the community.
It just all sets such an appalling standard. Shame on Cayman.
We can debate Parliamentary failures for a month, but what about judicial failures when someone under probationary release on criminal charges can get handsy and get away with it? Why after taking witness, video and victim statements are there no new charges being brought along with breach notices? This is the type of dark force inference that is most worrying and destabilising to stakeholders who witness what isn’t happening on that front.
This is all very sad and embarrassing! I’m very disappointed in all of our government right now PPM and PACT. Get yourselves together and deal with the important issues of this country and it’s people! Stop fighting amongst each other like a bunch of kids and stand up against Mac’s wrong doings. Are you all that afraid of him. Just do the right thing, that simple!
Tricia, I agree with you entirely. I am extremely disappointed with the Opposition’s motion, they need to withdraw it and allow Mr Panton to deal with the critical issue of introducing a no confidence vote on the Speaker as soon as possible.The vast majority of our of our voters want him out and expect our elected representatives to abide by their wishes. This will be the first step towards restoring confidence in our leaders.
What is stopping Wayne from moving a motion against Mac? Certainly not the PPM there are only 6 opposition members they have no voting power. I would say that the lack of action is more about internal PACT issues
What’s stopping Wayne is that a majority of HIS Cabinet will not support a motion to remove the Speaker. And needless to say, he can’t fire any of the Ministers that he appointed. He made a PACT with the devil and now he is paying the price.
Roger. You are a smart man. How does the Opposition’s motion stop Wayne as Premier from bringing a motion and dealing with the speaker he put there? Let me help you – it does not stop him. Simple. If you feel otherwise, please educate me.
Anyone see the irony in our near collective being aghast at the bad man McKeeva as if this country has led a to-date stunningly beyond reproach existence holding ourselves to the highest morals, ethics and integrity since foundation!
FFS, the last 30 years alone has witnessed more corruption, enabled more tax avoidance and morally questionable tax evasion that we’ll ever know. Most of us don’t even understand what is really happening here as an offshore tax ‘efficient’ center.
Bad man Mac owns this place because he’s been around the block and knows everyone’s secrets. he is untouchable, which should make you question just how bad it really is..
McKeeva didn’t finish high school, and does not really understand what the Financial Services sector does. Attributing credit that he is somehow the criminal mastermind behind foreign tax code loopholes, is profoundly generous even for an eel like him. He was involved in First Cayman Bank and threatened to sue Offshore Alert to muzzle reporting on Gulf Union and Qatari owner Sheikh Jabor bin Mohammed al-Thani. All he has cared about is that the FS industry prints reliable money that successive governments have fully spent, without accountability, and exponents more in the form of long term debt. All new since late nineties. XXXX
What’s that quote from the Usual Suspects? “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist”
There actually is nothing complicated about this. Panton can move to remove McKeeva, but he appears afraid to do it…
All he has to do is put forward the motion, and let the Deputy Speaker field it for consideration. It should be the first item on the session’s business agenda.
Panton and the PACT can only remove the Big Mac if his members will vote with him to remove him. I understand that there is no unity among them so he probably do not have the votes. He managed to get a number of the newly elected to switch from negotiations with the PPM to his side. That is the reason why PPM didn’t have a majority. I guess he had more shine than the PPM. It was never about the country. Now he does not have their support . As the saying goes he is now between a rock and a hard place. Another saying is karma can be a friend or bitch.
@1:36pm Wait, so you are telling me that there are not enough votes between the PPM and PACT to remove PACT..If that is fact then I am ashamed of everyone that would cast their vote to keep MacKeeva. What does that say about them if they support keeping Mac?
The brain trust of Alden, Roy, Kenny, Joey, Jay and Jon-Jon want to wait till the results of the investigation are in, criminal charge filed and a trial verdict is in, like they are waiting for Miss Cayman’s trial results. That should all happen in say, fifteen years from now.
I didn’t say that. I said the Premier does not have support of all the PACK.
The Premier’s governmental continuity appears to hinge on retaining Mr. Bush; if he actively removes Bush, does he still have a government?
I think this is what the Opposition is trying to exploit, however that ill-timed and childish motion is, imo, detrimental to the country, and extremely self-serving to the PPM. I would have held them in higher favour had they worked with PACT toward the common good of us all and helped to remove the Speaker from office.
As it is now, PPM has just removed any shred of trust I might’ve held for them.
Did we have to follow the national division of the U.S.?? Could we not have actually worked together toward the common good of the country?
Silly rabbit.
Said that you think Panton has any amount of integrity after selling his soul to McKeeva to gain power.
Because he loses at least two members of his cabinet if he does.
I betcha there is not one in Parliament or the Cayman Populace that has the backbone or fortitude to get this disgraced politician out of this honourable seat. Pathetic…I wish me alone could call for re-election and clean the slate of these power-hungry men and women that have no morals and shouldn’t lead a herd of cattle much less this beautiful God-blessed Islands nation. I feel like the Cayman: Blue Iguanas, Parrots, Turtles, Mutt and feral cats would do a better job. What a BIG political blunder this PACT/PPM gov’t has proven to be!
It’s funny how Premier Panton and his Govt members all deflect by only highlighting the PPM, their words/motions and what they did previously. When all but 1 member in the PACT Govt publicly spoke out, marched and criticised the PPM Govt previously now have nothing to say about their own support for Big Mac.
PACT is just as guilty for entertaining Mac because they had a crash course in politics. However, Premier Panton made some very firm comments at the start of their run and every so cleverly uses his mouthpieces to bully and stray away from the topic and his Govt says and does nothing.
SPARE ME. Don’t miss the bigger picture with the headlines and snippets they (PACT) provide to you.
#isshestillsupported
@11:41am..Did you read the article?..The reason the Premier is pointing out the PPM and their vindictive ways is simply because instead of using this opportunity to remove Mac they inserted themselves into the issue and are trying to disrupt and bring down the Government.
My take on this is that this is all about Mac and Alden trying to survive and keep their power one more time. When the opposition in the previous Government decided to bring a motion of no confidence against the Speaker, his friend Alden in an attempt to save them both. Alden thought that calling a snap election that he would look good and the people would think he was getting rid of Mac and he would save himself from losing his Government but that backfired on him. Now that PACT has told Mac to go Alden sees another opportunity to take control of the Government again by teaming up with MAC and having him ram through this “vote of confidence” motion in hopes that Mac will come over and help him form the Government and Mac once again saves face and keeps his seat an likely remain as speaker.
These two, MacKeeva and Alden, really need to put out to pasture and away from politics forever. Neither is any better and both spend their time hitting bar to bar to the point now where some of the bars even have special seats for them…you can’t make this shit up!
In my opinion, this Govt definitely needs to be disrupted and dismantled they are 3 bulls in 1 pen trying to “run” the Govt. Most Ministers are simply doing their “own thing” because nothing can ever be agreed upon.
What has this Govt done of any REAL value since taking over? NOTHING…why? Because they are not running as one machine and worse given the lack of experience of the majority of them. The headlines that they shoot out to the media have absolutely no weight on the scale of doing things that benefit all Caymanians and residents of this country, not select special interest groups because of some sort of guilty conscience penance.
If you understood Politics you would understand why the PPM did what they did by calling the early election. The members of the PACT Govt were all out in their numbers protesting #isshesupported, called out the PPM for not taking action against the Speaker and even campaigned against this sort of behaviour by the Speaker and said they would not work with him…only to understand that they would have to in order to form the Govt. So they all swallowed their vomit once. Fast forward to the incident, the Code of Conduct which was highlighted due to the incident that took place at Coral Beach is NOWHERE to be found, drafted or submitted to the House for Members to sign. Now Premier Panton and his Govt are all very silent about what they are doing to handle this recent incident. Instead, he and Jay Ebanks have a p!ss!ng match in the headlines to state ‘who’ got the Speaker to resign. (A resignation letter we have YET to see signed and delivered by the way).
They should send the motion in – yes. Put the pressure on the PACT govt – yes. Maybe it’ll get them to actually DO something for this Country – heck it may even get them to work together to save their seats.
Bring the house of cards down. Call an early election. AND let the people know exactly WHO and WHAT they are voting for this time around. No more horse-trading in the dead of the night post-vote. Everyone who runs MUST declare their alliances on the podium or be a card-carrying member of a party and STICK TO THEIR WORD. Wayne jeopardised this country with his quest for premiership and the the Night of Long Knives has done nothing constructive for this country. When you really look at it, what has this PACT government done of note to date?
Good luck with that. No honour among thieves.
I have been trying to come up with something, anything that they have achieved and I can only come up with the following:
Trips to Honduras
Trip to Colombia
Trip to Cuba
Trip to Jamaica
Sponsoring some rinky-dink football club somewhere in England
Sponsoring a handbag company somewhere in the world
CTO meeting in Cayman and alliances being suggested to benefit our competitors in the tourism market
Celebrating Jamaica anniversary and they all informing us on how they “come from over there”
If anyone has any other noteworthy accomplishment please feel free to add it here.
Relocated some topsoil to where it could be better utilized.
Don’t forget all the “Plans” from post COVID cruise ships, traffic/roads, Mt. Trashmore, lost beach sand, green energy etc. Lots and lots of plans.
Don’t forget KB’s trip to Barbados to check out buses and I think his trip to Miami when the BVI premier was arrested.
Buses without bus stops. What a disaster as is KP. He spent $6m on the land near the Lobster Pot almost a year ago and apart from removing the crap houses there has been nothing achieved. He should go with Bush. Two more brain cells and both would be trees.
“The people” are free to show what they want by calling a peaceful demonstration at Heroes Park when the House sits next Wednesday, you know? The Constitution grants us freedom of expression and assembly — let us use it.
You want Bush to resign? Then tell your representatives accordingly; text them, WhattsApp them, e-mail them. You elected them, let them know where you stand. And to those who voted for Bush: thanks a lot! Thanks to you, he had the chance to embarrass the entire country again.
Demonstrations don’t work. Petitions on the other hand, must be considered by Governor if they have over 25% of electorate signed on.
‘Teflon’ Big Mac slips away again.
Sad.
He obviously holds too much dirt against the others.
Him and Miss Cayman can ride the gravy train together!
Hopefully for miss Cayman, they won’t be in the same carriage.
Nah – you don’t get all the nuances of scamming the system by distance learning
To be honest she’d prob kick his ass by the sounds of it!
I’m starting to understand why the Pirates Heritage festival has been extended.
When it’s a prominent part of your past and current society, you want to make sure it aptly acknowledged and celebrated.
I get it now!
He shamelessly remained in politics after the scandal during his tenure as premier. He’s not leaving on his own. Removing him is the only option.
PPM’s only desire is to seize power. The good of the people be damned. The fact that McKeeva clearly needs to be ousted — also be damned. PPM’s action against PACT will probably NOT bring an end to PACT — but it will serve to delay McKeeva’s ouster. Too bad the people of Cayman don’t have the good sense to vote out the whole PPM gang, seeing as they clearly don’t have the people’s interest at heart. (And if you’re a woman (or even a man), how on earth can you EVER vote for McKeeva???)
The most important and relevant piece is the quote below;
Miller said none of this was good for the country or the legislators. “At some point the dignity and reputation of the parliament has to take priority over political machinations,” Miller told CNS.
Right – like any of them care about that! Self satisfaction, power and money is all our people think about.
You do realize it was Wayne who made the deal to make him Speaker so that PACT would have numbers to form a Government? He is a monster of their own creation
Undoubtedly, BOTH sides negotiated with McKeeva, so don’t go getting huffy about PPM not being willing to make a deal–!
Yes. IT WAS A STUPID MOVE!
Bullsh*t!!!
During 2017-2021 McKeeva had two different incidents and in both cases PPM chose to hold onto power, they didn’t have the courage to so much as send him a letter asking him to resign.
Wayne thought his dream job would be a walk in the park- he lost control from the beginning. Also I do not believe that the PPM’s motion is about the Speaker – Wayne is using it as an excuse. If he wanted to he could have brought the motion two days after he suggested to the Speaker to resign. I do not believe he had any intention to oust him.
Ye all work for Bush because ye all won’t change the voting laws to “One Woman/Man One Vote”.
Stop district voting and he will be out of power.
Do you even know what you’re talking about?
The comment refers to the piecemeal voting system allowing candidates to run in whatever district they choose and enable parties to strategically run candidates in different districts, but voters can only vote for the least worst candidates who runs in their district.
The country needs a countrywide national one person/ one vote, to allow voters to choose the collective best of those who put themselves forward for election for the country, not the least worst per district.
One man one vote is the biggest mistake Sir Alden and his Government made. I bet it will never be undone.
One man/woman-one vote means something else. You want the candidates to run “at large” so we each get to vote on all the seats.
Bush is a cancer in our Parliament.
Bush is a cancer in our little country. Is there any way we can send him to Jamaica?
Correction: Bush is a cancer in humanity!
A spectacular own-goal Roy, all over petty self aggrandizement. I thought the days of the PPM causing incredible harm were over. I was wrong.
PPM do not want to dissolve Parliament. They want to dissolve PACT and form a new alliance government under the PPM flag. Their blind thirst for power is not that difficult to comprehend given their track record.
You clearly do not understand politics! what does any politician want? Power
Without Power you cannot get anything done! Who campaigned to sit in opposition ever?
If not the PPM then who?
not ppm not macs crew, now not PACT. very little choice left 🙁
@9:35am I think you should add that Alden is like Donald Trump. He does not want to give up his power and will do anything to overthrow the sitting Government. In any democratic country, once the election is over each side takes up their side of the aisle and accepts their level of power until the election. Alden like Trump, would cause war and do anything to overthrow the government because he had to sit on the other side for 4 years.
Their blind thirst for money is even larger! Greed is their god!!!
Hands up if there is anyone out there who don’t like money! Money is the engine that keeps the economy going and going………….
Could the headline not also read: “Police, ACC, and Governor’s refusal to investigate numerous episodes of apparent serious wrongdoing, dating back decade, leaves Cayman in near impossible situation.”
Corruption has taken hold. It pervades every aspect of our supposed governance. Our robust law enforcers are now directly implicated. That can be the only reason for their repeated inaction, dating back decades. #Leggewasright.
Ezzard Miller is a great loss to Cayman.
Intelligent, hard working, experienced, principled and the only member with enough backbone to confront Mac.
He has been replaced with ….shame on you North Side.
In fairness, Ezzard headed PAC for over a decade – for sure, diligently reading all of the reports, but, by blowing his whistle rarely, helped institutionalize a culture of misappropriation and waste, that the Caymanian people now suffer under. He had a front row seat to all of it, including the warehouses of sticky finger transactions and soft-dollar power trades we never read about.
The PPM should get him to be Speaker once Wayne remove the Speaker, or if the motion fails them Wayne should get him to be Speaker.
Shoulda done that in the first place instead of taking on Bush.
To Anonymous 9:30am: The Constitution does not give the PAC teeth to do anything beyond requesting an audit from the Auditor General who then reports findings to the public at large, something that Miller decried on several occasions. You might forget that the PAC wanted to prosecute someone at the Airport Authority as well as the HSA; in both instances, they did not get the required Parliament support to do so. So you cannot blame Miller.
That is not a description Of Ezzard many North Siders recognise.
Try: rude, arrogant, self-serving, and unprincipled, for starters.
Some people have a short memory.
Then you have Jay who is community spirited – throwing parties with free alcohol. The same person who brought Mac to the table and would not go over unless Mac was a part of the deal.
Give me Ezzard any day. Nobody is pulling his strings unlike Jay who is Mac’s puppet.
Jay might be a people’s person but he doesn’t have a backbone at least not where Mac is concerned.
Just disgraceful. Banana republic stuff and a clear indication of just how immature we are politically speaking. No wonder foreigners look down on us as they make money here and live in gated communities we could never afford.
Oh please! How many “foreigners ” who live in gated communities give a second thought about? Why are you worried about what “foreigners ” think? Don’t let them keep you up at nights.
Despicable human being.
You need to be more specific – could be referring to any number of them!
Hip Hip Hooray – big boss McKeeva stays!
Wayne you shouldn’t have sold out your country by putting him there just so you could become premier. You have no control of your government and should not be be that position in the first place.
MAN amongst men….Mr. Ezzard Miller. Surely wish i could have voted for him.
It’s high time this dreadful, disgusting man was removed from our public life. All MPs need to act. We see you.
Personally, I think he should removed….. period!
what a load of complete bol#@cks. these clowns would fiddle whilst Rome burns. kindergarten politicking by under qualified idiots. can’t make it any clearer really – serve your people, do your job to improve the nation, make the Cayman Islands look good on the world stage. sadly, truly sadly, these morons are only here to serve themselves.
It is long past time for Bush to fade into the sunset, and allow life in these islands to return to some form of normalcy without the shadows hanging over his abhorrent misbehaviour.
Surely you all must realise by now that neither the PACK, PPM, Police nor the Governor can remove him without proof that he is guilty. I wish him gone as much as any one else but where is the proof? Is the police even working on it? Can the Premier or anyone who knows enlighten us on that ?
Enlighten you on that? Well, there are many who could enlighten you on a lot of it, but they are afraid to say or do anything. They would lose a lot of freebies they get from him if they did….. or maybe bad things might happen to them.
Oh well, then i guess we are stuck with him.
More like slither like a snake that he is
I remember too well McLaughlin’s devious conduct with regards to the cruise ship pier/dock referendum. For a man that is a lawyer, he did not act in good faith or equitably. And if he had had his way with building a pier/dock, this country would now be in the midst of a financial maelstrom. This behaviour of calling a no-confidence motion in the government, rather than solely addressing getting rid of Bush, is the PPM once again demonstrating it is misguided and driven by self-interest.
The dock was going to pay for itself. I cannot fathom how people still didn’t listen to what was said? THE CRUISE LINES not the people of the Cayman Islands. If they didn’t come for 5 years they can only collect what they bring to these shores BY PASSENGERS. No risk, it was the deal of the century. At the end of the day WE still need a cargo dock. But we will have to pay for that one ourselves.
We have a cargo dock, and it’s running at under 80% of capacity. It needs some concrete patching here and there, but otherwise, suited for both purpose and volume for many years to come. Baird published reports on this.
It is now time for the people, the true government, to call for a vote of ‘no confidence’ against the entire elected members to step down and a snap election to be called!! What a joke, these power hungry morons, are causing in our house of parliament!!
Good idea but there’s no way that could happen.
It is Pantons job to deal with Mac! He put him there he must remove him. He could have filed a no confidence motion in The speaker long ago but he dare not because it might fail. The opposition motion has no consequence if the PACT government is as strong as they say they are. It will only get 6 votes…right ? So why is Panton so afraid of it ? Debate it, vote it down and move on! Unless he knows that it might get support from his side of the house ??!! Let’s see what Wayne is made of!
Poor ppm with a miss timed power play which plays straight into McKeeva’s hands.
Not sure this is so mis-timed. Might be a brilliant piece of timing if you really analyse the situation.
Yessir!! Got my popcorn
Governor, let’s see if you really do have gonads. Recommend the FCO step in to dissolve the government and implement direct rule now.
wth? why?
We do not need the FCO to dissolve the house- the constitution has the remedy. Please do not mention direct rule – have you been listening to the BBC? Their new prime minister has only been in a couple of weeks and her first motion drove the pound so low that they are dreading that the country will go in recession. Meanwhile their secretary of the exchequer is running from the press. Direct rule will not be the panacea you think it is.
Much more civilised and democratic than what we have now.
You think? Please do your own research .
So who is the bigger joker. McBeater or no pants Panton. What a fing disaster for Cayman.
the usual clown show by all involved.
direct rule please for 2 years while a new raft of qualified/experienced candidates are vetted and selected prior to new elections.
“At some point the dignity and reputation of the parliament has to take priority over political machinations,” Miller told CNS.
That ship sailed a long time ago.
I had confidence this was the end of Bush until Friday and nothing happened. Now I am against PACT. They have failed us. Sad times.
Fail to understand why a vote of no confidence in the Speaker can’t still be filed by any of the Government or Opposition? Complicated or not, one of Roy or Wayne still has the ability to bring it forward, which will force it to take place at some point. Better than either posturing around apparently being afraid to actually call a vote to topple the real power in Parliament…
PACT, PPM, cowards the lot of them.
well so much for a premier/leader /boss??
typical- deputies overpowering the sheriff.
You appear to have a drastic misunderstanding as to what power the premier has. He cannot remove the speaker of his own accord, he does not have the power nor the government mechanism to do so. This is because the speaker is supposed to be an impartial position not beholden to the party in power at any time. Hence why the premier nor any other member of parliament can unilaterally remove him.
He bring a motion for vote. Any of the 18 other MPs can.
Right, BUT the premier and ANY OTHER member can move a motion of no confidence in the Speaker, but they are all afraid. I guess he has big secrets on all of them, so they don’t want to poke the bear too hard. what the Premier should have done in the first place, instead of writing Mac a “strong letter” suggesting that he resign, was to Move a motion of no confidence in him. But all 19 of them are playing games, acting stupid and being cowards, because they know the majority of the country doesn’t know/understand the Constitution.
PPM messed up the opportunity to remove Mac Bush again. The second time proves this was not an accident now or back in February 2021 prior to calling early elections. PPM playing games as usual all for power.
Bunglers from Bunglersville blissfully bungling by the Bungersville Basin babbling broad bane babblitive bungles of bafflegab by the baggagery & bauble bearer but then how are we to know, the Hon Bully Rag still buckartie boos at the bum curtains 🤦🏻♀️
KABOOM 💥💥💥💥💥💥
Can the people just have a no confidence vote in all of these jokers on both sides. Let’s sweep clean, remove all of these overpaid, over privileged, over confident and old fashioned representatives.
Give others a chance to do the right thing. And I never thought I would say it, but it’s time to allow those born elsewhere who have since been granted status, a chance to serve their community in a new government.
Maybe new elections are the best course of action with this colossal mess.
Well if all all else fails he will have to be picked up and dragged out!!
You will need to get a dozen or so well abled men to wrestle him down first. Not a pretty sight also they will be chaeged with physical violence.
Wayne has no spine.
UK FCO supervised Cluster. No excuse. Bad governance redefined.