Letter to the Editor
Should America's Independencebe revoked for failing to elect a President
Dear Sir,
I would like to share the following, whichwas sent to me by a friend in Canada yesterday, with your readers.It is amusing, yet sad, to see the US elections in such turmoil.
But, on the other hand, it makes us all proud to have watchedour own elections here in the Cayman Islands, which were carriedout so smoothly, efficiently and with very little acrimony. Afterhaving lived in Cayman for 13 years, I look forward to the daythat I, too, can participate in an election in the future.
The e-mail I received reads as follows:
"To the citizens of the United States of America:
Following your failure to elect anybody, either a half-decentcandidate or a B-movie actor, as President of the USA to governyourselves and, by extension, the free world, we hereby give noticeof the revocation of your Independence.
Her Sovereign Majesty, Queen Elizabeth ll, will resume a monarch'sduties over all states, commonwealths and other territories. Toaid in the transition to a British Crown Dependency, please complywith the following Acts:
1. Look up 'revoke' in a dictionary.
2. Learn, at least, the first four lines of 'God save the Queen'.
3. Start referring to 'soccer' as football.
4. Declare war on Quebec and France.
5. Arrest Mel Gibson for treason.
6. Learn to play cricket.
7. Enjoy warm, flat beer and British cuisine.
8. July 4 is no longer a public holiday.
9. All members of this British Crown Dependency will be requiredto take six weeks annual vacation and observe statutory tea breaks.
10. Driving n the left is now compulsory.
Tax collectors from Her Majesty's Government will be with youshortly to ensure the acquisition of all revenues due (backdatedto 1776).
Thank you for your cooperation and ...have a jolly nice day. And,incidentally, Thanksgiving is not to be a legal holiday anymore."
Marian Polack
George Town