As Americans, we are proud of the personal freedoms our country allows us. First Amendment rights, along with the rest of the Bill of Rights, form our identity as a nation in which every individual has a right to express their opinions and to live the way they choose to live. This includes practicing a…
Category: Civil Liberties
Nota Bene IV.II.MMXIX
I. Udall Succession. The New Mexico Politico with the most succinct political timing is Congressman Ben Ray Lujan. The Democrat from Nambe is the first to commit. I’m humbled to announce my candidacy to be New Mexico’s next Democratic Senator. I hope I can count on your support as we take this journey together. https://t.co/QlM4S90ele pic.twitter.com/yvrDGYQhVq…
Takeaways from the 2019 Legislative Session
Santa Fe – The first session of the 54th Legislature wrapped up this weekend with the Democratic majority attempting to (and largely succeeding) in maximizing the sixty day session by moving legislation at an unrelenting pace, especially in the House chamber controlled by Speaker Brian Egolf. While Governor Grisham and her fellow Democrats didn’t get…
Compromise to Stop Caging People for a Plant
Okay, for the sake of this discussion let’s get a few things on the table. I am unabashedly a libertarian. The Cannabis Regulation Act also known as Senate Bill 577 is not how I would personally choose to write the law, but we haven’t elected any Libertarians to office in New Mexico to enact such…