On Friday, February 27. 2009, the Court of Appeal announced it's decision in the Dabdoub v. Vaz appeals devoid of a written reasoned judgement. Politically, the notion of the people deciding who shall represent them in Parliament, is incontestable. The mobilization of the political party's electoral machinery has untold beneficial effects for constitutents as it is at election time that politicians are forced to "pay" special attention to the needs of the people. Legally, there are a number of serious concerns: We have a Constitution and have accepted the notion of the Rule of Law; The courts are the enforcers of the Constitution and the Rule of Law; The courts' decisions must reflect this unique mandate and be open to public scrutiny; Obviously, the Court of Appeal was not ready to hand down a written reasoned judgement . The unavoidable question is: What factors determined this announcement at this time? For a matter dealing with the Constitution of Jamaica ...