Dear candidates,
The below questions you should be able to answer. These are the questions the media should be asking. If they are debating, all candidates should be able to answer these questions. These are the questions that people should ask all political candidates when they meet and greet them and when they come into your community.
* 1: What is your political ideology, and why did you choose to be part of the political party you are a part of?
* 2: Tell me about your past presence and your educational background and life experiences.
* 3: What is your vision for the children of St. Maarten?
* 4: If elected, do you want to be a minister or a parliamentarian?
* 5: Do you have any plans to solve the traffic situation in St. Maarten? Tell me how you plan to solve it.
* 6: Do you believe in God and in morality, and is your lifestyle presently in sync with your beliefs?
* 7: Is your loyalty first to the electorate of St. Maarten or the political party that you belong to?
* 8: If a member of your party is in the executive branch and you know they are corrupt, will you report them to the authorities if you have proof?
* 9: Define for me what you call good governance.
* 10: How many branches of government exist in our country, St. Maarten, and explain to me their portfolios?
* 11: Do you believe we should keep God out of government, and if so, who do you swear to when elected to power?
* 12: Do you believe in family values, and do you practice them?
* 13: Should all political candidates be people of good moral character, or does it not matter?
* 14: How do you create wealth and prosperity for St. Maarten?
* 15: If education is the key and many of the people in our present government are educated, why are the people of St. Maarten living in poverty and misery?
* 16: Define good and evil for me in your own words.
In conclusion, these are valid questions that should be asked if you love your country and have good intentions.
Refusal to ask and answer these questions proves that an individual has a hidden agenda and is not of good intent.
The patriot Miguel Arrindell
