It’s a sad day for the state of Maine. A week ago people were fretting over the word “retroactive.” Little did we know that the will of the people would die as soon as the polls closed (“Environmental group calls on state regulator to halt construction of power corridor,” Nov. 4).

If the will of Spain, Qatar and Quebec can overrule the people’s voice, then there is no longer a state of Maine. Any government and any foreign company can do whatever they want. The precedent is being set now. Iberdrola says they will not stop. They have the money and the lawyers to overrule law and democracy, and our public servants are allowing them to do so.

Watch how this plays out, because if Iberdrola isn’t stopped now everything we value will be stolen from us. Worried about climate change? You better worry about the precedent that is being set. Tomorrow foreign powers could steal our mineral rights and our clean water. Who is going to stop a foreign interest from stealing our lobsters, blueberries and potato harvests?

Corrupt government and bureaucracy doesn’t care who it is as long as they get what they want. Think your vote counts for something? What is to stop foreign interests from controlling who runs or who gets in? Mills and every agency involved must do their part to stop construction now or kiss Maine goodbye. Greedy foreign powers are watching to see how easy it is.

The Rev. Darien “Deke” Sawyer

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