The Time for Action is NOW!

FOR decades, we have put up with the greed, selfishness, and overall corruption of our CNMI government. Our so-called "leaders" have been the main cause of the rapid decline of the CNMI, enacting laws that served themselves and reflected only their personal goals and desires. And yet we have voted these people into office over and over again countless times. So many times, in fact, that these people think that they can get away with anything. The time has come to give them a reality check and remind them who they really work for.

We are the people who elect them, and we demand that they listen to us!

The House of Representatives is intent on passing the fiscal year 2012 budget bill this Friday. Included in the bill are:

• a pay raise for the lawmakers while they cut down on discretionary funds

• a $4 million cut in PSS funding, a $400,000 cut in NMC funding

• an $11,000 raise in BOE funding

They are also intent on passing House Local Bill 17-44, the Saipan casino bill, even after voters voted against a casino twice in our history. "Representative" Froilan C. Tenorio said he knows there are people who are against casino on Saipan, but “this is not the time to be protesting against something that will generate revenue for the government.”

He knows that people are against it, yet he is intent on pushing forward with it? This is outrageous! We can clearly see that our legislators seem to have forgotten or otherwise do not care about the will of their constituents. There has been great discussion about all of this on online forums and social media outlets, but nothing has been done. It’s time to stop talking, and start doing something about it.

We must come together and protest against these lawmakers and their intent to pass these bills. It’s time, CNMI. We must show them who’s boss! Together, with a united voice, we will remind them that they work for us, and we are not happy employers. They most certainly do not deserve a pay raise, and we do not want a casino on Saipan. On Friday, Aug. 26, 2011, we will make sure that they fully understand this. Meet us in front of the Legislature at 1pm, and bring your signs and your voices. On this day, CNMI, we will make history. Join us.

Go to http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=164979866912694 to let others know you'll be there and to invite others to the event.