https://youtu.be/rT9YbZtzvVo Honorable Epel Ilon and Vice President Redley Killion, both Chuukese men with years of distinguished public service in the state and national governments spoke on the reasons why they oppose the Chuuk secession movement. This short video is borrowed from The Fourth … [Read more...]
Get Ready to Vote on March 5, 2019
Are you ready to vote for your favorite FSM Congressional Candidate? The FSM National Election Commission website has published the appropriate forms and timeline for FSM citizens to vote in the FSM Congressional Elections on March 5, 2019. Please click on the links below to download and print the … [Read more...]
Chuuk AG Questions Voting Rights for Chuukese Citizens Abroad
Mr. Sabino Asor, Chuuk State Attorney General and Chairman of the Public Hearing initiative of the Chuuk Political Status Commission (CPSC) released his findings on the recent public hearings held in Honolulu and Hilo. In the memo to the CPSC, Mr. Asor made eight key findings and recommendations to … [Read more...]
Sign Petition Against Chuuk Secession
The Chuuk Reform Movement's online petition on change.org, which had garnered over 1,000 signers in 2014, has been re-opened, updated in 2017 to re-engage Chuukese citizens against the Chuuk Political Status Commission (CPSC), Governor Johnson Elimo and members of the Chuuk State Legislatures who … [Read more...]
Compact Implications of Chuuk Secession
Jim Stovall, legal counsel to the FSM Government and foremost expert on the Compact of Free Association (COFA), has issued the following memorandum to President Mori. In it he laid out eight facts to help the average Chuukese voter understand the implications of Chuuk State seceding from … [Read more...]
$2.1 Million for Chuuk Congressional Delegation for 2016
Exactly how are the members of the Chuuk delegation in the FSM Congress actively preparing our state and nation for the year 2023 when the economic provisions of the Compact ends? According to Public Law 19-54 signed by President Peter Christian on February 8, 2016, each member of Congress was … [Read more...]
FSM Congress Allocates Millions for Projects
During the 3rd Regular Session (January 26 - February 14, 2016) of the 19th FSM Congress, Senator Victor Gouland of Chuuk State's Election District #2 introduced Congressional Bill No. 19-131 appropriating over $3 million dollars at $250,000.00 each member of Congress "to fund public projects and … [Read more...]
The Problem with Early Compact Termination
Today, The Diplomat magazine published an article entitled, "America’s Micronesia Problem: The end of the Compact of Free Association with the Federated States of Micronesia would have serious repercussions." Authored by Lieutenant Colonel Tom Matelski, the article sets out the problem facing the … [Read more...]
Senator Romolow Responds to Compact Termination Questions
On December 3, 2015, Senator Robson Romolow emailed to me his official response to my blog about his sponsorship of a congressional resolution to terminate the Compact of Free Association (COFA) treaty with the United States. In his written response which he also posted on his Facebook page, Senator … [Read more...]
Senator Romolow wants to end the Compact. Why?
I was disheartened to read the recent FSM Congressional resolution dated November 19, 2015, C.R. No. 19-155, calling for a termination of the Compact of Free Association (COFA) with the United States no later than the year 2018. My sadness turned to embarrassment when I noticed that my own … [Read more...]