Former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham was asked to respond to Mr Christie’s comment that the final decision on whether to legalise web-shops will remain the government’s, Mr Ingraham reiterated his stance that the decision to move forward with the referendum made no sense.
“The people of the Bahamas can’t change the law. The law can only be changed by Parliament and so it’s the PLP government as the majority. They are the ones that are going to vote yes or no to change the law – whether people come out and vote or not.
“The fix was always in; they made a deal with the numbers people before the election. They are now trying to continue with that deal.
“We who are voting no are trying to make sure that they can’t deliver on that deal because they would be going against public opinion,” Mr Ingraham said.
“Since they dared to ask us, we’ll tell them no.”
Khrisna Virgil
The Tribune
