It is to bad that Fred Smith did not have this same concern when the dredging was done . for the new container port at Saunders beach or the dredging in the Exuma Sea Park.. Fred Smith loves attention,. He could not care less about Bimini or its people. who ever choose to follow Fred Smith to bad for them, It is all about Fred..

Fred Smith is fighting to make sure that the communities of the Family Islands are in control of their own future. He's doing more to protect everyday Bahamians than anyone in the PLP or FNM right now.

It must be something in the water that causes persons to launch personal attacks if they disagree with a stance or position. Thank God for Fred Smith and his determination to fight for the protection of our environment. I wish he could be cloned.

When Crazy and Birdie have no more conch, crab or grouper to eat and their land is barren of fish and clear waters, let's see how loudly they holler. Anyone with just a little foresight can see the writing on the wall for the future of our beloved country if people like Fred Smith don't speak up and keep fighting to make sure there is something left for our children and grandchildren. It's a shame we have to battle our own greedy, ignorant and shortsighted people in addition to the foreign developers.

So because there have been other environmental wrongs done we should not try to prevent this one? And persons who speak out against this wrong are political slaves. Let me ask, what did you do to prevent the wrongs done in the past - for those boat owners that you are so passionate about? I'm going to guess you did nothing but deride those who actually are trying to make a difference. You claim to love The Bahamas rory, but it's clear you really love having a platform to call people slaves and to tell them to pick cotton when they disagree with you, without impunity.

At this point in the game,whether you are for or against the Privy Council...traitors or not...I will take ANY opportunities to bring a halt to dredging. With that being said...I think there is so much damage done at this point, it's pretty much irreversible, and I think that is what they were aiming to do...make such a bloody mess of it as quickly as possible, so when the courts finally figure it out, it's not going to make a difference if they stop or not. Very sad.

"The most dangerous man, to any government, is the man who is able to think things out for himself without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane and intolerable, and so, if he is romantic, he tries to change it. And even if he is not romantic personally he is apt to spread discontent among those who are."
H.L. Mencken

And as for my being the party line -- I echo BID's thoughts in that I really don't give a damn how the dredging is stopped, just that it is stopped. Why does everything in this country have to be about politics? This is about us being Bahamians and protecting ourselves from the insanity of government. Maybe that's what made General Crazy crazy in the first place.....

Only a fool changes the conversation and goes on the attack -- especially when they can't speak intelligently to the issues. Stick to the issue at hand. Educate yourself on the issues instead of attacking everyone who doesn't agree with your narrowminded views. We may not all agree on the same things, but there is a way of having an intelligent and respectful debate on the matter. Clearly, you are unable to do so. That IS sad.

At the risk of repeating other sensible comments, what is it with this country? I honestly believe that if someone credible were to tell us that tomorrow we will all die as the result of some pending calamity due to government inaction, the same old commentators would write endless diatribes - not about the need for the serving government to take action - but about how the "other party" did the same or worse.

To quote Hilary Clinton: "What difference does it make!" what the other party did or did not do? This is about what is happening NOW and about something that what once done, will NEVER be repairable! At the risk of repeating myself, What is wrong with this country?