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Think that legalization thing will be done in the next 30 days? Ahh - the good ole college daze, I meant days.

This has nothing to do with being rebellious nor anything to do with the civil rights movement. The Rosa Parks reference was an example of how your totalitarian viewpoint on law is just plain wrong. Civil disobedience is not rebellion anyway.



Chris, I really don't believe you are this daft, so I'm going to assume that you are intentionally missing the point. Regardless, I'll play along for now.

Breaking the law for yourself and your own selfish reasons is quite a bit different than doing it for the greater good or for an outcome that of which is the greater good.

But more to your point, you are making the argument that Mexicans who cross the border to work physical jobs in the US, who are paid with US wages from US employers and then who send that money back to their families in Mexico is the exact same as Americans who work for US jobs, are paid in US wages from US employers and then spend that money in an economically distressed country in which they live. You don't at all see how that is different?



I never equated myself to Rosa Parks. If anything, I was referencing the actions of the volunteers who do their work illegally to the actions of Rosa Parks. But even then I was never equating actions, only pointing out the fallacy in the totalitarianism of your argument.

And I've also never disputed that telecommuting in Belize without the proper paperwork is illegal. I don't know or care either way at the moment. My point had nothing to do with the legality or illegality of the situation.



Why only for medicinal reasons?

So the US doesn't sanction Belize and put us on one of those lists they draft up.

Folks need to know if they are telecommuting here and for some strange reason, no matter how small the chance, get caught, they can get themselves into trouble, regardless of how much they are contributing to the local economy (which I am all for 100%) or how silly the law may seem.

I'm getting a bad headache debating H2Odog over politics...can you twist one* up for me, Chris?


*How far offshore do I have to go until its legal to light it?

Time to get pie eyed.

Maybe it's because I just woke up from a nap, but I don't at all understand this last post. Can you restate for me so that I can understand your point and once again blow it out of the warm and salty Belizean waters?

Oooo Apple Pie, with ice Cream ?

or how about my favorite, Hare Pie*





*I guess it would be Rabbit Pie there though, as Hares are not indigenous

What starts with a "P" and ends with a "G"? 30 seconds, Pug.

When a Pug gets pie eyed, does it run around in circles chasing its tail?

I'm not sure who are what you are blowing or want to blow (that's warm and salty) but it is definitely not me Sleepy. But here's one to grow on:




This is your viewpoint (noun: The position from which something is observed or considered: angle, eye, outlook, point of view, slant, standpoint, vantage, perspective.) The great thing about viewpoints is they are a lot like opinions. You should know what opinions are likened to.

My viewpoint regarding this matter is to respect the law of Belize. You may not share my viewpoint. I'm O-tay with that Spanky.

I moved to Belize in the 80s. My parents were retired and I was a correspondence student with the University of Nebraska. We spent money here, we didn't change the economy though. But I am sure the few folks we shopped with appreciated it. Although, they didn't get a new Cadillac that year (or take a vacation)? Anyway, we didn't need to work but still had to go through the procedures and get our paperwork in order. This involved taking many trip to Belmopan on hot buses driving down a semi paved Western Highway. Not fun, but necessary to be legal. Oh yeah, stamping at the Guat/Belize border was all the rage back then especially before Benque Road was paved.

One of the main functions of a employment permit is to protect the local job market. It does serve other purposes as well.

It's the law, it's black and white. If you choose to support illegal activity, go for it bro. I choose to support the law of the land, in this instance at least.

Hopefully the GOB may revise the law as they did for retirees some years back. Telecommuters may be a great benefit for this tiny nation. When this happens, these folks will still need to go through the procedures. Laziness need not apply.

"in this instance at least". So then I appreciate your concession that there are situations where the law should not be followed. That is very big of you.