Last week, our illustrious legislature voted to remove senate president Adlah “Foncie” Donastorg.

This is extremely upsetting to those of us who were thrilled to have an animal friendly and environmentally friendly ally at the top. Donastorg historically has been instrumental in getting animal cruelty legislation enacted and has been in favor of developing a comprehensive territory-wide sustainable development plan to ensure the health of the environment.

A HUGE disappointment is rookie senator Sammuel Sanes, who voted to oust Donastorg. He claims that it’s about being a “team player”.

WHAT??? Just last week, he was on the radio saying that he was working for the people. I didn’t hear him asking the people what they thought of this, though. Sounds like he just wants to stay popular with the rest of the boys.

I have recently started losing the faith I had in Craig Barshinger, too. And, unfortunately, Michael Thurland voted with the veteran senators against Foncie.

Nellie O’Reilly, with her innovative attitudes toward her new job, did not vote as the “good ol’ boys” wanted. We hope she will continue to be strong, as they will inevitably put pressure on her to vote their way on issues in the coming months.

Stay strong, Nellie!

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