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  Aristide Is Too High A Price For Caricom                                                                       Membership

By Parnell Duverger                           President Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Elections: A Necessary But Insufficient Condition For Constitutional Order

In the representative democracies of free societies, as is found in the United States of America, elections lead to the legitimate exercise of political power as prescribed by the constitution. When elected leaders choose to act in violation of constitutional dictates, a constitutional crisis ensues that is normally resolved peacefully by a process, also enshrined in the constitution, to be carried out by specific institutions. Of course, all of us remember the impeachment of U.S. president Richard Nixon as a case in point. Furthermore, the democratic nature of such constitutional order rests on the continued consent of the governed as expressed by their elected representatives. Thus, when a government chooses to impose its will through extra-constitutional means, constitutional order ceases to exist, and when such government uses unspeakable violence to prevent a peaceful return to constitutional order through the normal functioning of democratic institutions and processes mandated by the constitution, one can properly speak of a society kidnapped by violent bandits who insist on calling themselves a government, as is the case in Haïti today. 

Given the large scope and depth of verified factual information available to the entire world about the current political impasse in Haïti, in today¹s age of information overload and real-time communication, the United States will be prudent and wise to continue to refuse to join those in our hemisphere who, for reasons both obscure and occult, want to persist in seeing constitutional order and a constitutional government in Aristide¹s Haïti, even in this new and dangerous post 9/11 environment. For, clearly, any concern for constitutional order in Haiti, as well as for peace and stability in the Caribbean region and in our hemisphere, must lead today to unequivocal demands that Mr. Aristide resign without further delay. 

Let the Caribbean Community stands alone in their willful misjudgment or portrayal of the political realities of Haiti, for, whether Caribbean leaders understand it or not, like it or not, and as surely as the sun rises every day to the glory of Almighty God, the winds of freedom will continue to wipe out ambiguities about constitutional order and democracy in our hemisphere, for free societies to emerge, ready to embark on the rewarding journey to economic prosperity.

A Threat to Peace And Stability In the Caribbean Region And In Our Hemisphere

What does this strange noise means for the political and economic future of the Caribbean region? Was Haiti ever truly wanted as a member of the Caribbean Community? Have long-term tensions been created between Haïti and its Caribbean neighbors? Is Haiti being used as a proxy in a new cold war that dares not speak its name, against American principles, values and interests, right here, in the Americas? Will Haïti be forced to choose between its survival as a nation and its membership into the Caribbean Community? Will Jean Bertrand Aristide be allowed to count on the Caribbean Community to redefine constitutional order, while he redefines democracy for the Americas, and, perhaps, the world? Will our leaders debate such questions, while the killing goes on in Haïti? 

Let all parties act wisely and responsibly to stop the charade and the violence in Haiti, while preserving our proven system of democracy, democratic governance and constitutional order. Let us put Aristide behind us, so that we can maintain peace and stability in the Caribbean and in our hemisphere, as we work together to bring economic prosperity and the hope for a better life to the multitude in the Americas. And, let all interested parties understand that keeping Mr. Aristide in power is too high a price for Haïti to pay for Caricom membership. 

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