St. Martin (North and South), making use of its God-given right of self-determination to finalize the constitutional emancipation process of its colonized people towards that of a constitutional democratic unified sovereign republic (2015-2020), must think seriously out of the box when, during this transitional period, it re-negotiates its constitutional relationship with the European Union to become a fully fledged constitutional democratic unified sovereign member state with a permanent exempt status within the European Union (EU).
This is the proposed third option: EU membership.
The conference of European member states in October 2007 consented to modify Article 299 of the draft that governs the European Union treaty and the treaty of the European community where it relates to St. Martin.
St. Martin will be able to consider a third option, that is to say negotiate a status specifically to suit the needs of an island with a unique identity.
A proposed third option for a constitutional democratic unified sovereign state must be presented as the original thinking out of the box, thus creating the window of opportunity for both Dutch and French to establish a unified indigenous government structure in the form of an autonomous constitutional assembly during the transitional period.
A unified Franco-Dutch autonomous constitutional assembly during the transitional period will not only have as task the unification of French and Dutch St. Martin into one sovereign state, but will also have as its main task to prepare St. Martin to meet all criteria to be admitted to join the European Union (EU) as a sovereign fully fledged member state with a permanent exempt status, by July 1, 2015.
This proposed political independence in the for of "St. Martin third option",  would entitle the citizens of St. Martin to hold St. Martin European passports as fully fledged EU citizens.
St. Martin as a fully fledged European Union (EU) member stat with a permanent exempt status would have legal competence as a sovereign nation to conduct international relations to certain degrees with other sovereign states outside of the European Union (EU), also with direct participation and integration into the United Nations (UN), the Caribbean Community  (Caricom) and other regional and international organizations.
Now, considering the fact that the conference of European member states in October 2007 consented to modify Article 299 of the draft governing the European Union treaty and the treaty of the Euopean community  to enable St. Martin to consider a third option, that is to say negotiate a status specifically to suit the needs of an island with a unique identity is reason enough for we as a St. Martin people  to get our act together by holding an island-wide constitutional referendum on EU membership.
St. Martin (North and South) will never be able to make use of its God-given right of self-determination to achieve its full socio-economic potential as a constitutional  democratic unified sovereign republic if we as dignified  people  do not have the political will and courage to overcome the North/South political divide to pursue this proposed third option guided by the principle of fll statehood: "One people. One state. One destiny.
The key to political independence in honour of our noble ancestors- freedom
fighters is hereby presented to the people of St. Martin by a proud descendant of "One Tete Lokhay".
To quote reverend Jesse Jackson "There are no more impossible dreams."

THEOPHILUS F. PRIEST