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Advocates for the constitutional rule of law in Dominica had an excellent day before the appeal court

lennox_lintonI think advocates for the constitutional rule of law in Dominica had an excellent day before the appeal court today in the matter of reviewing the Gertel Thom ruling against the foreign allegiance disqualification of Skerrit and his Education Minister. Counsel for the appellants, Douglas Mendes, addressed the panel of three for three and a half hours and in my view superbly nailed the major grounds of appeal.
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And how exactly we are going to “show that we can put our POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS and other differences aside

And how exactly we are going to “show that we can put our POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS and other differences aside and come together as a people to move our country forward in a UNITED WAY”? By having a day of unity dressed in white? What happens after the day we unite in white? Will we outlaw dissent? Will we make criticism of our stewardship illegal? Will we get rid of the democratic freedoms that justify our place in global civilization?

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