Just Get Over It Bas.

If the UNC is to remain a democratic political organization then Panday and his team must now assume the role of the loyal opposition. The term means, in essence, that all sides in a democracy share a common commitment to its basic values. Political competitors may disagree, but they must tolerate one another and acknowledge the legitimate and important roles that each play. The ground rules of the organization must encourage tolerance and civility in public debate. Opposition to the ruling executive is not seen as treason, but as exercising the rights which are guaranteed by the constitution, and is itself the purest expression of the principals of that democracy.  In such an organization, the losers accept the judgment of the voters when the election is over, and allow for the peaceful transfer of power. The losers are safe in the knowledge that they will neither lose their membership nor the liberty to continue to represent their constituents, and must therefore continue to honor their stated obligation to participate in the public life of the organization. They are loyal not to the specific policies of the new executive, but to the fundamental legitimacy afforded them by the constitution of the organization, and to the democratic process itself.

One would have to believe this was the role of the Ramjack fraction prior to the internal elections.  For Panday to now act contrary to this principal simply because the membership of the UNC have voted in favor of someone else reveals a complete lack of understanding in the core principals, and constitution of the political institution he has shaped, and of which he has been a leading member for more than thirty four years. His recent behavior can be liken to a priest who stops believing in religion, and begins acting in ways that would destroy the church just because his parishioners voiced a favorable opinion about a new priest. But how can this be? Why fain ignorance when he is one of the most accomplished politicians in the country, and so well versed in our brand of politics and its morality.  How can he claim to believe in an organization but not be willing to adhere to its core principals, and its constitution?