Minnis and the FNM party will now go about making political life as miserable as possible for each of the four FNM MPs who were compelled to vote both their conscience and the very strongly expressed sentiments of their constituents. Arrogant Minnis and the FNM party will conveniently forget that they nominated these four MPs to run for elected office a little over a year ago and that each of them invested great time and energy in successfully campaigning for their seats. The vindictiveness and arrogance of Minnis is such that he will ensure these four FNM MPs are prevented from accomplishing anything for their constituents by means of the public purse. I would encourage all four of these brave FNM MPs (Robinson, Miller, McAlpine, and Chipman) to officially become independents at the earliest possible time recognizing that it will not be long before they are joined by other FNM MPs who, like them, and like the vast majority of voters throughout the country today, are most unhappy with Minnis's dismal leadership.

This is what the economics students should keep in mind, they will flaunt their support of "young" people while you "cute" and "young", when you show you have a brain and an independent voice, it's later for you. It's really a very bad trait for leadership and the seeds of a totalitarian dictatorship.

I hope he consolidates the support of his constituents to become a thorn in Minnis's side!
May we see more principled stands from the young among us!

He would have impressed me if he had resigned and then voted no. He knew once he voted no he could not remain in his position. So what about the constituents who supported the gov budget. He did not speak for them.

This young man Travis was totally blind sided by the 60% hike in VAT from 7.50% to 12%, as were many other FNM MPs and the entire Bahamian voting public. He and many other MPs were unmercifully placed in a "no win" situation by the failure of Minnis and Turnquest to consult with leading local VAT experts and representatives of the business sector, as well as their abject failure to educate the public in advance on the reasoning behind their belief that such an enormous tax increase will not put our country and its middle and lower income people in a vicious tail spin for the worse. No, make no mistake about it - this young politician Travis was thrown under the bus by a most arrogant and vindictive PM.

Thank you very much.

Oh please, let's get real. How many people in his constituency do you think actually supported a VAT hike? rofl

That's the point . . . I don't know and nor do you know. . .yet you have decided to take a position that you normally take no matter what the evidence shows!

I do wonder why he did not try and work with his constituency association and went and make a decision on his own? I guess he felt that he did not need them anymore. . .to bad. . .it was a good show . . .but you can't cry principle when he did not resigned after his stance. . .did not consult with his party association about his stance. . .he did not consult with his party. . .what is going on with that young man. . .

You of all posters to this site would ask:

> "What is going on with that young man.....?"

Well, I could tell you, but why would I want to waste my time with something way beyond your ability to comprehend.

You record and mine are on this site. . .level headed reasoning approaches are way out of your way. . .whether by " political choice" or inability to reason I don't know. . .but you are not responding because I will not be able to comprehend your position. . .it is more like you will only come from a politically childish position and I will rip it apart and show you your poor reasoning approach!!

Why didn't he consult them? Because the association just follows the party directive - ie. no discussion and was in the MINORITY in the community. Do you honestly think people in Bain Town can afford a VAT hike? When last you drive through there? I am so sick of dumb azz Bahamians. Take a drive through the constituencies these fellas representing- These people STRUGGLIN' - Whether he resigned or was fired don't mean a dam thing. He knew the result going in. He doesn't represent the association- he represents the people! And most of them ain't in no association and most of them aint want a VAT hike.

Again you make very little sense. . .the association is the people. . .his party people! As for driving through the area and determining how much the people ave by what you see is sooooooooooooooo asinine it een funny!! Driving through that area will also show you school children wearing top name brands clothes, persons driving hummers, and most top line cars. . .mostly new and in good condition. . .young men hanging out in the streets wearing top line clothes, large and expensive chains, rings and cell phones. Also go to the two major food stores that they normally shop. . .you will see the large amount of food they are carrying into those areas. You don't know those areas. . .

Rather than ma comrade red shirts putting on what they must know is a FAKE festive spirit over the strong man's authoritarian regime's style in how firings four younger red shirts MP's were executed - they shouldn't be so mute on why such a large contingent "seven" red shirts MP's had be marked absent after staging "12% standoff tactics" to be out their House seats when vote taking time arrived.... How much more FAKE can it get than to have Comrade Renward in charge House disciplining... give the 91,409 voting red shirts 10th May, 2017, a F______ break.