Rock The Vote!

Angelo over on Saipan shot me a heads-up that his local paper, the Saipan Tribune, is running an unscientific poll to gauge public support for the proposed Mariana Trench Marine National Monument.

If you recall, a few weeks back the CNMI Legislature adopted a resolution opposing the proposed monument citing, among other lame reasons, a lack of community support. Strangely enough, that goes against what appears to be common sense and overwhelming public interest and support for the monument. Early results of the support are evident in the screen shot of poll results from this afternoon.

You're welcome to vote however you wish, but it sure seems like a no-brainer to me that the CNMI should recognize the importance of marine protection for the future generations of residents (locals or not). So head over and join the democratic process. The poll is in a box at the bottom of the homepage.

But the poll I'd really like to see is, "Do you think WESPAC should be publicly pilloried for tampering with local island politics and interests to accomodate their greed-driven agenda?"