My condolences...

[Sevastáin Pinátsch]

If Senator Holmes was half the Senator that Senator Preston is, this thread would not exist.

While no one would contest that Mr. Holmes is doing important work in his day to day life, it doesn't excuse his disconnect from this province in perpetuity.

Sadly, he does not consider himself accountable to the active residents here, and his support base consists of other inactive citizens who vote based on party or name recognition, rather than his term performance.

We certainly deserve meaningful representation from our representative.

[Txosuè Éiric Rôibeardescù]

You don't see the senator defending him self in this... Just saying

[Capt. Sir Mick Preston]

Jul 21, 2014 8:41:38 GMT -6 Txosuè Éiric Rôibeardescù said:

You don't see the senator defending him self in this... Just saying

Because you are new here ... the reason Senator Holmes isn't commenting about this is that he is currently stationed on a US Navy Ship that is floating around on some Ocean. He has very limited access to the internet, and has relied on emails to make his votes and discuss the Clarks.

When he was elected, he was on dry land, and had much more access to the interwebs. Because of the importance of where he actually is, he doesn't have access to the interwebs.

So, he's not ignoring the issues. He is unable to reply to them at this moment.

... Just saying.

[Antaglha Xhenerös Somelieir]

Jul 21, 2014 10:19:03 GMT -6 Capt. Sir Mick Preston said:

Jul 21, 2014 8:41:38 GMT -6 Txosuè Éiric Rôibeardescù said:

You don't see the senator defending him self in this... Just saying

Because you are new here ... the reason Senator Holmes isn't commenting about this is that he is currently stationed on a US Navy Ship that is floating around on some Ocean. He has very limited access to the internet, and has relied on emails to make his votes and discuss the Clarks.

When he was elected, he was on dry land, and had much more access to the interwebs. Because of the importance of where he actually is, he doesn't have access to the interwebs.

So, he's not ignoring the issues. He is unable to reply to them at this moment.

... Just saying.

Whilst I respect that our Senator is unable to reply, however, This is something that the Senator would have know about before he stood for election, therefore standing for election was a mistake on his part, especially as he is unable to be an effective senator to our province, and even when he is able to be around more often, he has not been an effective senator in my personal opinion, Although, some may say I was not able to an effective leader of our provincial government when I held the office, I always had the sense to resign when I felt I could not fulfil my duties for the remainder of my term. And although I respect that Senator Holmes is on a US Navy Ship, I do not believe due to his absence that he is able to carry out his duties as Senator, therefore he is ineffective, and I believe is unfit for office. (this is my only comment on this thread, and likely my last politically based comment for a while)

[Capt. Sir Mick Preston]

Jul 21, 2014 10:38:46 GMT -6 Antaglha Xhenerös Somelieir said:

Jul 21, 2014 10:19:03 GMT -6 Capt. Sir Mick Preston said:

Because you are new here ... the reason Senator Holmes isn't commenting about this is that he is currently stationed on a US Navy Ship that is floating around on some Ocean. He has very limited access to the internet, and has relied on emails to make his votes and discuss the Clarks.

When he was elected, he was on dry land, and had much more access to the interwebs. Because of the importance of where he actually is, he doesn't have access to the interwebs.

So, he's not ignoring the issues. He is unable to reply to them at this moment.

... Just saying.

Whilst I respect that our Senator is unable to reply, however, This is something that the Senator would have know about before he stood for election, therefore standing for election was a mistake on his part, especially as he is unable to be an effective senator to our province, and even when he is able to be around more often, he has not been an effective senator in my personal opinion, Although, some may say I was not able to an effective leader of our provincial government when I held the office, I always had the sense to resign when I felt I could not fulfil my duties for the remainder of my term. And although I respect that Senator Holmes is on a US Navy Ship, I do not believe due to his absence that he is able to carry out his duties as Senator, therefore he is ineffective, and I believe is unfit for office. (this is my only comment on this thread, and likely my last politically based comment for a while)

You apparently didn't read my reply, or don't understand how the US Military works. Senator Holmes stood for election on 14 March 2013.
He wasn't told he was going to be deployed overseas at that time. ( The US Military really does like to keep secrets.) So, your accusation that he should have known about the deployment is unfounded.

With that, I'll leave the issue up to the Citizens of Ataturk on his effectiveness as a Senator. The next contest for the Senate seat is 14 March 2015.