Comments on: New Mexico: and the cheese (aka Governor Grisham) stands alone

By: buddhaha

buddhaha — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 19:45:36 +0000

Inconvenient fact: If a large enough majority agrees with government actions, the Constitution is just a piece of paper. They got away with all the Covid crap because they had bamboozled a sufficient number of the public; at the beginning it was probably greater than 90%.
Like most entitled people, whatsername Lujan!! whatsername *knew* that she was right and couldn’t imagine any pushback. After all, the little people had kowtowed properly to all her Covid decrees. She didn’t account for the difference in public support. I doubt that it even occurred to her.

By: miguel cervantes

miguel cervantes — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 17:31:06 +0000

she got a little ahead of her skies, didn’t have a news peg like parkland or uvalde, to justify it, I’m that cynical about these people,

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 17:03:32 +0000

On the contrary, increasing numbers of people are choosing to relocate based upon the degree of freedom in their former and new locations. Anne’s sister-in-law is the reverse, choosing more oppressive local control.

By: Art Deco

Art Deco — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 16:48:06 +0000

Like I said, sometimes life provides a . . .
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Your sister-in-law is something of a caricature. Very few people make their life choices on such bases.

By: Art Deco

Art Deco — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 16:46:14 +0000

New Mexico consists of Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Those are the urban centers. And they are populated by Californians and various other weirdos. NM is a shining example of how urban centers (like Chigao in IL) determine the policies affecting all state residents.
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The second-ranking center is Las Cruces, Santa Fe is third. About 40% of the state’s population lives in densely settled tract developments in settlements of > 50,000.
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Voting behavior among hispanics is much more variegated than it is among blacks, but still favors the Democratic Party on balance. The hispanic vote rather than levels of urbanization is arguably the more potent vector in influencing the over-all partisan balance.

By: Anne

Anne — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 15:57:13 +0000

Ahhh. . .sometimes life provides a gentle little something. My SIL, who is widowed now, is a lifelong feminist, and raging Democrat. She couldn’t wait to leave this state where she lived for 50 years. Yep, the last time I saw her she was making her move to New Mexico. Raving about how the state was “so forward thinking like I am”. A lifelong 4th grade school teacher, I have often cringed when I thought about the damage she has done to so many little boys.

One of the things that finally motivated her to make the move to NM was the fact that “the current governor is a woman, and she is going to get married this fall. Kamala Harris will preside at the wedding ceremony–isn’t that so wonderful?”

SIL was sooo excited to be living in a state in which all government positions are occupied by Democrats! I wonder what she thinks now about NM. Now that she has been there and can see firsthand why NM is ranked 50th in quality of education for K-12 schools! Like I said, sometimes life provides a . . .

By: Abraxas

Abraxas — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 15:37:23 +0000

From what I’ve heard, Vermont is a state where very liberal Democrats have learned not to mess with gun rights, but it’s a state with few big cities and little crime. New Mexico has Albuquerque and very high crime rates. It sounds like some Democrats in government have more sense than the governor, though I’m cynical enough to wonder if power struggles aren’t motivating some of the objectors.

By: huxley

huxley — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 13:59:06 +0000

Kate:

I thought to have added “brave” as well. With that many armed, disgruntled, “deplorable” protestors in a blue city, it could have gone badly sideways.

We did have a shooting in Abq three years ago when the right and the left faced off as the left attempted to topple the statue of a conquistador being guarded by the right. Interesting that DA Raul Torrez played a level-headed role then too:
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The New Mexico man who allegedly shot a protester in Albuquerque on Monday is no longer charged with the most serious count of aggravated battery after prosecutors expressed concerns about the police department’s “rushed” handling of the investigation.

“Frankly, we have been put in a situation too many times in this community where investigations are rushed, investigations are incomplete, and there is an expectation that quick decisions are made,” Bernalillo County District Attorney Raul Torrez told a news conference Wednesday.

“As professionals and prosecutors who have to uphold an oath to be objective and impartial, we can’t do that. We have to get it right.”

Steven Ray Baca, 31, still faces three counts of battery and the unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon, Torrez said. He remains in custody, Torrez added.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/18/us/new-mexico-protest-shooting/index.html

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 13:12:41 +0000

Thanks for the Albuquerque link, huxley. I don’t know about scary, but the long gun in the first photo on the article was impressive.

By: Barry Meislin

Barry Meislin — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 11:44:41 +0000

Forget it Tom…