By Atty. Emmanuelli Rolando Jiménez, JD, LL.M.
Fortuño But expressions of abandonment of the project were much more convincing, as he reiterated that the central government will contribute an additional penny to the PLA. In addition, said coldly that he will not intervene in the dispute between Government Development Bank and the APA about the disbursement of the remaining $ 40 million line of credit of 250 million that was approved by law to complete phases 1, 2, 3 of the Port. What this means is that even though the money was approved by the Legislature, the Bank will retain the power to determine whether he spends the remaining money to the APA. The 40 million line of credit are required to pay the contractor who is completing the value area of \u200b\u200bthe port. If that money is not disbursed, the PLA will not have the main house to develop business activities related to the port.
The net balance of these actions officials and government agencies is that we have a great port that will not start having no operator, lacking land developed for value-added activities, and worse, will and interest for failing to throw forward.
Despite the outcry against this past June 30, 2010, the Mayor of Ponce renewed the Memorandum of Understanding between the Municipality of Ponce and Port Authority of Las Americas, which allows the transfer of the port is closed again the contract with the operator, but subject to the finalization of all the negotiation process within 90 days. The mayor pledged to retain control of the port if the APA does not close the deal with the operator in the term. The 90-day term expires on September 30, 2010. admission made by the Governor Fortuño the Port will not start running this year, lets not an alternative to the mayor of Ponce to leave the expiration of the memorandum of understanding and take over the Puerto de Las Américas Rafael Cordero Santiago.  however, that the mayor will keep his promise to take responsibility for the Port of the Americas, is not an easy task. For this effort to succeed, the mayor of Ponce has to enlist the support of DISUR, which brings together the public sector, academic, business, together with communities, and will consolidate the planning and economic development of our region South. Support and DISUR intervention in the development plans of the Port of the Americas offers the management of the mayor's legitimacy be counting on all key sectors of our region and with the talent south of the university sector, which takes several years and ready to provide education and strategies for port development.  The mayor can not rely more on what says José Pérez Riera, president of the Board of Directors of the PLA, or what it says on the Port Fortuño. The failure is proved. It is time to explore new alternatives. The mayor then has the last word and has in its hands the future development of the Port of the Americas. If the mayor is folded back to partisanship and to renew the memorandum of understanding, the Port of the Americas will go down history as a failure that cost the people of Puerto Rico $ 250 million. The author is a probate lawyer, Chairman of the Firm Emmanuelli in Ponce, President of the South Pro Alliance, Vice President DISUR, Inc., past president of the Chamber of Commerce of South Puerto Rico and host of Due Process Act, which airs every Saturday at 11:00 am by WPAB 550. For more information see www.debidoproceso.com . www.bufete-emmanuelli.com |
But silence is not the only way of partisan dishonesty. Also resorted to lies raw and open.
There are many instances in which politicians and political parties resorting to farce and deception. Among the main situations that lend themselves to the mendacity are processes for nominations and primaries, the party program, the campaign promises, the colonial problem and its solution, and the defense of government actions. All the lies have two main purposes: To achieve political power or maintain at all costs. The first opportunity to lie is the nomination process. Lies are emblematic: "this is no time for applications", "do not discount anything," "aspire to because the people ask me," I am responding to the demand of the people "," accept the opinion of the people. " Must be sure that when a politician makes these claims, is doing or thinking the opposite. However, these lies are repeated and repeated without shame or questioning, to give the false impression of objectivity, selflessness or coolness. Why are not honest and say what they really are thinking? The second catalog of lies is the party program. In the programs of the parties there are three main types of lies. Those relating to the identification of the causes of the problems, those relating to the identification of the alleged solutions and their effectiveness, and referred to the works that will make the benefit of the people. For example: "The cause of crime is drug trafficking," crime is solved with zero tolerance and tough "and" My government is committed and will comply with Ponce en Marcha and the Port of the Americas. " Politicians use the emotions and passions of a people deprived for solutions and approaches present attractive to the masses, but have no scientific basis or facts to support them, or who have no real will to push or rush. The third instance of the campaign lies: "I will not put his hand into his pocket," the one I'm going to dismiss is to Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, "Lowering the cost of water and light" "I will work to improve the economy and increase employment opportunities." Lies cruel to play with the weaknesses and aspirations of people for merely achieving their vote. The fourth opportunity to lie is the colonial problem and its solution: "The Commonwealth is not a colony," the sovereignty of the People "," what is needed is a plebiscite, "the Creole statehood" and "Statehood is for the poor." These lies are intended to try to advance positions alleged colonial solution, but without affecting the chances of electoral success.
The fifth situation to lie is to defend the actions of government. These last two years have been exceptional in the lies apologetic: "There was no other alternative but to dismiss employees," "Ponce en Marcha miles will," "come and post-panamax vessels, "The economy is in strong recovery." These falsehoods are said when the Village is discovering and exposing all the simulations made by the party and its leaders in the above processes. To save face before the next electoral event, the parties and their leaders try to create virtual realities explanations or connect what they promised, represented or claimed, which they finally did and the reality experienced by the Village. 
Fortunately, lies erode public confidence and ultimately cause the fall of political power games, but not before causing irreparable damage to the country, away from reaching real solutions to their problems. The problem is that as we suffer from a 'party, falling one game only leads to the arrival of another party, thus perpetuating the problem. reform our political and social system must take into account how to eliminate incentives to lie. The only way to deal with this problem is through the implementation of participatory democracy and the eradication of partisanship. Without these two measures will be condemned to eternal return or vicious circle of deceit, uncovering the truth, and replacement of a politician on the other, to promptly betray us again. The author is a probate lawyer, Chairman of the Firm Emmanuelli in Ponce, President of the South Pro Alliance, Vice President DISUR, Inc., past president of the Chamber of Commerce of South Puerto Rico and host of Due Process of Law, which airs every Saturday at 11:00 am by WPAB 550. For more information see
www.debidoproceso.com . www.bufete-emmanuelli.com
events that arose in the Senate where he was banned from press and public access to the steps of the Chamber, and a breach of an express provision of the Constitution of Puerto Rico, are paths violations of press freedom and expression. This has exposed one of the most damaging consequences of partisanship: Silence.