It seems to me that these defendants have taken hold of the issue of Vieques which is a legitimate issue. No one doubts that, that is a legitimate issue but they have taken what I consider the wrong path. In our society, in our democratic system, they have all sorts of avenues to advocate their cause freely. So, in that sense, democracy is working fully. To me it seems unnecessary, this trespassing, all of this incursion, all of the forays into Camp Garc a, It may only lead in the long run into confrontation and who knows what may happen.
Nobody wants that.
Mr. Vance Thomas is a lawyer and certainly no one wants a confrontation. But when these things get emotional, sometimes irrational, sometimes you can't control people. Sometimes you cannot control certain individuals who get hot. That is why I call upon the leaders of this movement to think about it. The only way that Puerto Rico is going to change its status is through the ballot, not through trespassing, not through violence and that is the only way we will change our status.