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Congresswoman Yvette Herrell reveals the truth about the border wall construction

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On Monday, Congresswoman Yvette Herrell shared a video of her at the United States’ southern border with Mexico and all the materials meant to construct the border wall left untouched by the Joe Biden administration after he stopped construction of the wall.

The failure by Biden to finish the wall and his pro-amnesty positions on immigration have led to a humanitarian crisis at the border, with hundreds of thousands of criminal aliens attempting to enter the United States illegally. 

Rep. Herrell spoke out against the wasteful lack of action on the materials left untouched by Biden. She said in a video posted on Twitter, “Not only are we looking at the gaps in the border barrier, but now we’re checking out all this material that’s sitting here on the ground. There’s a crusher on the ground that’s already crushed so much rock and they’re ready with the material. They have rebar, they have all these bollards stacked up.” 

“If we don’t finish the wall, if we don’t finish the gaps in the barrier, the American public will be paying to either destroy all this material or store it,” said Herrell, adding that “it will actually cost the American population more money to stop construction on the wall then to go and spend the dollars that have been adjudicated and passed by Congress.” 

“Again, if we’re not out here showing the American population what’s really happening on the southern border, you’ll never know because you won’t see this on TV. But all this material is sitting here waiting to be used and it will be at the expense of the American taxpayer.” 

Since Biden has been installed, 351,803 illegal border crossings have been recorded as of the end of March, per the Department of Homeland Security statistics. The Joe Biden regime has repeatedly denied the existence of a border crisis and has tapped Kamala Harris to manage the issue. She has yet to visit the border.

Gov, Michelle Lujan Grisham recently denied Congresswoman Herrell’s request for New Mexico National Guard troops to be stationed at the southern border to assist with the crisis despite Lujan Grisham sending troops to Washington D.C. in January to assist with security for inaugural festivities.  

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Alleged groper Gov. MLG funnels over $62K in hush money to ex-staffer in settlement

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In 2019, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham was accused by former campaign spokesman James Hallinan of sexual and physical abuse. Hallinan claimed then-U.S. Rep. Lujan Grisham “took a water bottle and dumped it on my crotch and then slapped and grabbed me in front of everybody.” 

He claims this assault happened during a senior staff meeting held at Representative Deborah Armstrong’s (D-Bernalillo) home in the summer of 2018. Armstrong was formerly Gov. Lujan Grisham’s business partner in “Delta Consulting,” a company that has allegedly grifted the people of New Mexico by upcharging the sick in the state’s high-risk insurance pool despite Obamacare effectively making the program obsolete.

Hallinan claimed he was talked out of reporting the incident by then-Lujan Grisham campaign manager Dominic Gabello, who is now a senior adviser in the Governor’s Office.

Now, according to an Albuquerque Journal report, the Governor’s campaign has shelled out “at least $62,500” According to the report, “The payments went to a law firm representing James Hallinan, a spokesman for Lujan Grisham during her 2018 general election campaign. The five monthly payments of $12,500 are outlined in a campaign finance report filed late Monday by Lujan Grisham’s campaign with the Secretary of State’s Office. They are listed as legal expenses, with one payment a month from November through March.” 

The Governor’s campaign spokesman Jared Leopold said the payments are part of a settlement resolving “numerous dubious and disputed potential claims made by Mr. Hallinan arising from his employment in 2018 with the campaign organization and his subsequent search for employment.”

Lujan Grisham, Gabello and the campaign organization itself “strenuously deny that there is any merit or truth to Mr. Hallinan’s claims, including his claims about difficulty finding or keeping work after the campaign,” Leopold said. “They reached a settlement in order to avoid the continuing distraction and significant expense of possible litigation and allow them to concentrate on working for the people of New Mexico during this pandemic.”

Rachel Berlin Benjamin, Hallinan’s attorney said the governor and Hallinan “have resolved any differences or issues to their satisfaction.”

If Hallninan’s claims were without merit, it is unclear why the Governor is now conceding to the former staffer via tens of thousands of dollars in campaign cash now and possibly in the future to keep him silent. Could this scandal have contributed to the Governor turning down a cabinet position in the Joe Biden regime?

Hallinan has also accused lawmakers, including state Sen. Jacob Candelaria (D-Bernalillo), of sexual assault, writing on Twitter that Candelaria allegedly sexually abused him at the Bull Ring restaurant while Hallinan worked for state Reps. Brain Egolf (D-Santa Fe) and Moe Maestas (D-Bernalillo). 

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Gov. MLG signs recreational marijuana bill despite concerns

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On Monday, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed H.B. 2, which was rammed through the Legislature in a special session specifically called for recreational marijuana passage after the body failed to pass the bill in the regular session. 

The Governor called the bill, “a major, major step forward for our state. Legalized adult-use cannabis is going to change the way we think about New Mexico for the better – our workforce, our economy, our future.”

She added, “We are going to increase consumer safety by creating a bona fide industry. We’re going to start righting past wrongs of this country’s failed war on drugs. And we’re going to break new ground in an industry that may well transform New Mexico’s economic future for the better.”

The New Mexico Senate passed the Senate by a vote of 22-15, with two Democrat senators, Bobby Gonzales (D-Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe, and Taos) and Shannon Pinto (D-McKinley & San Juan), voting with Republicans against it.

However, the most such a bill would bring in to the state would be peanuts compared to the bloated state budget that currently sits at $7.4 billion. Proceeds from the sale of recreational marijuana would only contribute a maximum of 0.204% of the state’s needed budget or $15.1 million in the best year.

According to one report, “The state would levy a 12% excise tax on sales to start, and the tax would grow to 18% over time. Gross receipts taxes would also be added on, pushing the total tax rate to 20% to 26% overall.” 

Both chambers of the Legislature also adopted separate legislation to subsidize the Big Pot industry with $7 million in cash, despite the Governor claiming the industry would bring in money to the state. 

Sen. Joseph Cervantes (D-Doña Ana), who was conveniently absent for the final vote on H.B. 2, said, “This bill is not ready, this policy is not ready, New Mexico is not ready,” showing his concern that legalization will do more harm than good in a state plagued by drug and alcohol addiction.

“We’re not really genuinely here to debate the bill or improve the bill,” said Sen. Cervantes, D-Las Cruces. “We’re here to pass the bill.”

The Senate Democrats decisively killed just every amendment to their radical bill proposed by Republicans. Thankfully for minors in New Mexico, the previous language in prior bills allowing parents to legally provide cannabis to children under 21 was removed from the currency legislation.

The bill, however, allows adults over 21 to grow their own pot plants for personal use up to six for personal use and twelve for household use, which will expose children and minors to marijuana.

New Mexico is the 16th state to legalize recreational dope, following New York and fourteen other states. Law enforcers and family-based groups have noted how the bill would lead to more people using narcotics in the state, while these drugs will be more readily accessible to youth. These concerns fell on deaf ears by the Democrats in the Legislature and Lujan Grisham.

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Planned Parenthood NM giving Gov. MLG award for signing abortion up-to-birth bill

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On Monday, it was announced by Planned Parenthood New Mexico that they will be giving Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham an award for her efforts to ram through extremist abortion up-to-birth and infanticide measures in the Legislature, specifically S.B. 10. The bill rips all conscience protections for health care workers, all health protections for women, leaving infants in the womb defenseless.

After the Governor signed the extreme abortion law, she said, she was “honored” to sign it, calling it “profound.” 

“Anyone who seeks to violate bodily integrity, or to criminalize womanhood, is in the business of dehumanization. New Mexico is not in that business – not any more,” she wrote.

Because of the Governor’s commitment to anti-life policies, Planned Parenthood is giving Lujan Grisham the “Changing Lives Award” at the “Breakfast of Champions” event, according to an email announcement. The award is meant to go “to a person who embodies the importance of Planned Parenthood in New Mexico’s (PPNM) work providing sexual and reproductive health care services, education, and advocacy.” 

She will receive the award on May 14 during a virtual event featuring Jamia Wilson, an “activist, feminist, storyteller, media maker, and natural-born thought leader” who has been chosen as the Executive Editor of Random House, a book publisher. She is also a former Planned Parenthood worker.

Tickets are being offered anywhere from $50 to $10,000 to support the anti-life abortion business with sponsorships including the “Bellow,” “Yell,” “Howl,” “Shout,” “Roar,” and “Platinum” levels.

Gov. Lujan Grisham also signed an extreme assisted suicide bill that will let patients take a medically unproven “cocktail” of lethal drugs if they have been diagnosed with a terminal illness, with only a 48-hour waiting period to obtain the poison. The Governor has been noted as one of the most anti-life governors in the United States.

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GOP lawmakers tell MLG to follow the science with her COVID-19 reopening plan

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First, it was red, yellow, green, now it’s yellow, turquoise, green. And New Mexico is still pretty much locked down for the most part, with occupancy limits still in place and unemployment numbers creeping up. 

Despite counties being gradually pushed toward fewer restrictions, many New Mexicans are still without jobs and despite less cruel regulations being pushed upon the people of the state, businesses are barely making ends meet.

The crisis is being noticed by two state lawmakers who are demanding Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham quit the color-coded plan and just reopen the state, trusting citizens and businesses to do what is best for communities–not bureaucrats. 

State Sen. William Sharer (R-San Juan) and state Rep. Rod Montoya (R-San Juan) sent a scathing letter to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.

In the letter, the two lawmakers wrote that the “Red to Green Framework” adopted by the Lujan Grisham administration is “outdated and erroneous,” noting how three counties, San Juan, Hidalgo, and Guadalupe, were downgraded to yellow status despite the three counties combined only having 12 cases of COVID-19 in the 14-day reporting period. 

“Needless to say, these downgrades will have a tremendous and hugely negative impact on our communities and the local small businesses still struggling to survive. Many of them managed to weather the uncertainties of the pandemic only to experience even more uncertainty in its wake. The latest update further underscores the flaws of the ‘Red to Green Framework,’ specifically the use of positive tests as a percentage of total tests,” wrote the two state lawmakers. 

Montoya and Sharer noted how even Dr. David Scrace, the Governor’s secretary of Health and Human Services raised questions about the efficacy of positivity rates playing into reopening status. 

In late March, according to the lawmakers, Scrase said, “We’ve been thinking about this test positivity rate over the last six weeks, and raising the question — Will we be able to continue relying on test positivity rate as a measure of the safety of a community or the measure of the disease activity now that we have vaccines on the scene?” 

“Instead of a positivity rate calculated as a percentage of tests, we should be looking at positive tests as a percentage of a county’s population,” proposed Montoya and Sharer. “Consider San Juan County, for instance. Today, the County had just six COVID hospitalizations and 17 total COVID cases. Those total cases represent just 0.00013 of the County’s total population.” 

“The reason for this low infection rate is clear. Over 70 percent of the people in San Juan County have been partially or fully vaccinated, and roughly 10 percent of the population contracted the virus and recovered. Based on these figures, San Juan County has likely reached ‘herd immunity.’ Why then would we continue to measure positive tests against total tests when over 70 percent of the population no longer need to test?” 

The lawmakers pled with the Governor to reconsider her reopening formula, saying, “Earlier this week, Dr. Scrase again spoke of correcting the framework and taking into account vaccination rates. The fact is, this should have been done weeks ago and we urge you to put an end to the delay. Too many hardworking New Mexicans and small businesses are hanging on by a thread. It is time to reopen our state.”

No response has yet been reported by the Governor’s office, however, if she does respond, it will be added to this story.

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Law enforcers concerned over NM’s new recreational marijuana bill

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The New Mexico Legislature rammed through Democrats’ H.B. 2, the Cannabis Regulation Act, during a special session called by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham after lawmakers in the Democrat-dominated Legislature failed to pass it during the regular session. Traditionally, special sessions are only called for emergencies and urgent matters such as natural disasters or pandemics.

The newly passed recreational marijuana law, which is likely to be signed into law any day now by the Governor, has many in law enforcement wary of the law opening the door for even more corrosive illicit drugs such as methamphetamine and crack cocaine being fast-tracked to legalization. 

Lea County Sheriff Corey Helton told the Carlsbad Current-Argus that he “feared the passage of legislation to legalize the use of recreational cannabis in New Mexico could be the first step in decriminalizing other current illegal substances.” He said he would “expect more of this” in the future, leading the state down a slippery slope.

Former FBI agent and current Roswell Mayor Dennis Kintigh said narcotics legalization is a destructive road to go down. 

“People who have never dealt with a family of a meth user have no concept of how destructive that drug is. Same thing for heroin and that’s the problem. These people who have these rose-colored glasses concept, ‘well it’s only a problem because it’s illegal,’ no it’s illegal because they’re problems,” he said.

“The reality is there’s a huge drug problem here in New Mexico. I believe the drug problem really flows from behavioral health issues and this has done nothing to make it better. This is basically the state serving as an enabler to encourage those who are in bad shape having real issues to continue to wallow in a situation that will ultimately destroy them.”

In states such as Colorado, which have legalized recreational weed, it has seen a dramatic increase in violent crime, traffic fatalities, and marijuana hospitalizations. And usage by minors – sometimes fatal, from eating poorly regulated marijuana candies has increased. 

“The bottom line is it’s a scheduled one narcotic. Whether you agree with it or not, it’s still on the schedule one for federal. Which means there is no use for it whatsoever and that hasn’t changed and that’s not going to change for a while,” said Eddy County Sheriff Mark Cage. 

He noted how New Mexico’s new law puts banks in jeopardy because on the federal level, financial institutions cannot do business with entities selling the illicit drug, per federal law. 

“Because they’re FDIC insured. So, they can’t do that. They’re not allowed to do that,” said Cage. “You want to legalize dope, smoke it, eat it. That’s great. The problem is it’s still illegal federally and it still has all these weird implications that we have to deal with.”

“Because our governor wanted this, and I have to wonder exactly why? Is it a money thing? It’s not definitely a money thing for our state economy, right? Is it a money thing for individuals? Or is it for votes? Maybe that’s what is. I don’t know. I’m astounded by it,” added Cage.

The new law is sure to add roadblocks for local law enforcers and leave financial institutions liable, something that Cage called the Governor putting “the cart before the horse.” It is unclear what the next step is for the Legislature in the legalization of narcotics, but if the recent legislative session proved anything, the Democrats have the votes to ram through just about anything they want. 

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Gov. MLG vetoes law enforcement training, ‘lifeline’ Valencia county hospital bills

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On Friday, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued a slew of vetoes, 17 in fact, of bills she did not support for various reasons. Among them was a bipartisan bill from Sen. George Muñoz (D-Cibola, McKinley, and San Juan) and Stewart Ingle (R-Chaves, Curry, De Baca, Lea, and Roosevelt) merely meant to “implement new basic and inservice training requirements for law enforcement officers,” according to the bill’s fiscal impact report.

The bill, S.B. 375, passed both the Senate and the House unanimously, however, the Governor claimed the bill would “weaken” civilian oversight of the Law Enforcement Academy Board. “Eliminating these members would insulate the board from any civilian oversight, a necessary accountability measure,” Lujan Grisham said in a message to legislators.

“Supporters of a proposal to revise law enforcement training in New Mexico objected strongly Friday to one of the vetoes. The measure, Senate Bill 375, would have required annual training in de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention and responding to people in a mental health crisis, among other changes,” reports the Albuquerque Journal.

“We thought we were doing something there to make sure our police had extra training,” Sen. Ingle said Friday.

Rep. Stefani Lord, a staunch supporter of Law Enforcement while serving in the House, wrote on Facebook, “Lujan vetoed a bill that had bipartisan support that offered training for Law Enforcement. Just another way to defund the police and deny them critical training to benefit our communities.” 

Another proposal on Gov. Lujan Grisham’s chopping block was H.B. 240, sponsored by Sens. Joshua Sanchez (R-Cibola, Socorro, McKinley) and Greg Baca (R-Bernalillo and Valencia), another unanimous measure, which would have allowed certain property tax revenue in Valencia County to bring a 24-hour emergency health care facility to the area.

The Governor objected to the use of mill levy funds for the project, claiming the bill was usurping authority away from the will of the voters. She wrote, “While health care facilities are needed in our state, the funds described in HB 240 were part of a property tax previously approved by Valencia County voters with the understanding that the funds would be used for specific projects. To now use the mill levy funding for a purpose that was not presented during the election would abuse our democratic process and render the community’s decision as irrelevant. The voters’ decision about the use of mill levy funds must be respected.” 

The bill’s sponsors had a different tune, with Sen. Sanchez writing, “This was a nonpolitical bill that would have simply removed the final roadblock for rural, south central New Mexico to acquire a hospital.” He added, “The legislation was so sensible that it transcended the hyperpartisan session and went to the Governor’s desk with unanimous, bipartisan support. The Governor, however, is so out of touch with New Mexico that she is willing to ignore the decades-long plea for quality healthcare in Valencia County. This is a sad day for our county and our state.” 

“This was not just a piece of legislation – it was a lifeline for a community in need,” said Sen. Baca. “Our community has been working on this for almost 15 years and we hoped this was the year the Governor would look beyond the city and see the needs of her rural constituents. Instead, in vetoing this good faith bill, she has turned her back on Valencia County and certified her legacy as one of the most partisan and vindictive governors to ever ‘lead’ New Mexico. As for our local citizens, they will sadly spend another year wondering if their lives depend on how fast they can drive to Albuquerque.”

Many of the bills the Governor vetoed just so happened to be sponsored by Republicans or have a Republican co-sponsor. She also signed the Democrats’ bloated $7.4 billion budget and vetoed $1 billion in earmarked federal funds.

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Gov. MLG rejects Congresswoman Herrell’s plea for National Guard troops at border amid crisis

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As migrants ravage New Mexico’s southern border with Mexico and local landowners in southern New Mexico have begged for relief from federal and state authorities, their pleas have so far fallen on deaf ears. 

One request from GOP Congresswoman Yvette Herrell asked Democrat Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to supply National Guard troops to the Southern Border amid Joe Biden’s border crisis, which has been so horrific that kids have been locked in metal boxes outside and migrants have flooded through the border, many including children who have been trafficked and sexually abused on their journey north.

“The U.S. Border Patrol is overworked, undermanned, and under-supplied,” Herrell wrote. “It is your duty as the governor of our great state to protect our citizens from both Covid-19 and the cartels that cross our border.”

In a snarky response by Lujan Grisham spokeswoman Nora Sackett, she wrote to the Associated Press (AP), “We encourage the congresswoman to most effectively address her own concerns by directing them to the federal agencies working on the issue.”

However, the Governor felt the need to dispatch National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. for the installation of Joe Biden as occupant of the White House in January. Now, somehow, the integrity of the border with a neighboring country is less important than that, in the Governor’s view.

According to the AP, “The governor’s office had no comment about the recent cases of children being abandoned along the border in southern New Mexico.” 

On Thursday, the U.S. Border Patrol reported nearly 170,000 encounters with migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border in March, marking a 20-year high. “That includes nearly 19,000 children traveling alone across the border, which was the largest monthly number ever recorded. March’s count was roughly double the number of unaccompanied children encountered by the Border Patrol in February and more than five times the number in March 2020,” wrote the report. 

One horrifying scene showed a horrified 8-year-old illegal migrant child who was abandoned by smugglers and spend the night alone. He came crying to Border Patrol agents. This is just one of the many horrors happening around the Southern Border.

“The number of people attempting to cross our southern border is unprecedented and something must change in order to deter migrants from making that life-threatening journey,” Herrell wrote the governor. “I believe that change is deploying National Guard troops to the border, and I again call on you to do so.”

The Governor first ripped National Guard troops from the Southern Border early in her tenure, just two months following her taking office. She erroneously claimed there was no crisis on the Border.

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Teachers’ union leaders caught lunching after blasting CDC’s 3-foot distancing science as unsafe

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Just weeks after the science-denying teachers’ union American Federation of Teachers (AFT) ripped Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines saying three feet of social distance is suitable to stop the spread of COVID-19, now the union’s leaders have been caught red-handed not following their own advice. 

AFT New Mexico previously released the following statement:

“While positive progress has been made regarding access and administration of vaccines for educational staff, a vaccine alone is not a silver bullet for making our places of learning safe. Vaccines are only one piece, among many, of the strategy for safely re-entering our buildings and classrooms. 

“We also question abandoning the pandemic’s most enduring safety strategy, namely ensuring a 6-foot distance between individuals, as rapid changes in health and safety guidance not only cause confusion but can undermine public trust in science-based guidance. We, like many education professionals and organizations across the country, urge the CDC to continue their research and understanding of the impact of reduced distancing by expanding their research to broader, more representative sampling of our communities. Additionally, we hope future CDC guidance decisions will more fully consider a totality of other factors which impact safety in schools, including the extent of aerosol spread of COVID-19 through substandard or outdated ventilation.”

But on Thursday, AFT national president Randi Weingarten posted a selfie with her and AFT New Mexico officials eating at an in-person restaurant while not following AFT’s own reservations for the teachers under the union’s control. In the photo appears to be AFT New Mexico President Stephanie Ly, Executive Vice President Kathy Chavez, among other unidentified union officials.

Weingarten wrote, “So great to finish the day in New Mexico with our great leaders …. @AFTNM⁩ and #Fise.” 

Not only did the photograph show she and other AFT leaders were eating inside without following social distancing after whining about ventilation for teachers, but in the photograph, people can visibly be seen through a window eating outside on a patio, while Weingarten and the other officials are at their table indoors. 

After the massive hypocrisy exposed by Weingarten herself, people noted how she and the leaders of AFT were not following their own edicts.

Guy Benson, a Fox News contributor wrote in response, “Why are your in-person meetings essential? Is Zoom good enough for kids, but not union leaders? And you have publicly (and baselessly) questioned CDC science on 3 feet distancing being safe in classrooms for children, who are low risk. What is going on behind you?” 

Piñon Post is the only New Mexico news outlet exposing teachers’ unions’ hypocrisy, especially while their teachers are bound under their thumb with one set of rules while AFT and other union leaders brazenly defy their own advice.

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Otero County Commission rejects reopening resolution in fear of Gov. MLG’s wrath, lawsuits

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On Thursday, the Otero County Commission voted 2-1 against a resolution brought forth by Commissioner Couy Griffin, with the two other Republican commissioners, Gerald Matherly and Vickie Marquardt, voting to reject the proposal.

Marquart claimed that the proposal would “pit” Sheriff David Black against State Police, while Matherly claimed the county would be liable for COVID-19 deaths.

Marquart said, “I think we’re real close to opening, so I don’t know if it’s worth it to do this to our businesses right now, and I certainly don’t agree with this part about pitting our county sheriff against the state police,” Marquardt said.  “They support each other. They back each other up. And then you want them to fight over this stuff? I won’t support that.”

“You go out and you talk in front of the TV about opening the county which just puts a target on all of our backs,” Marquardt said to Griffin. “And instead of helping our businesses, now they’re just focused in on that. I just, I can’t believe you did that.”

Matherly said, “If there is a person, his mom gets sick, she dies because she said the commissioners of Otero County said we don’t have to do any of this, then they’re going to turn right around and sue us for mega millions, and they’ll win.” 

Both Matherly and Marquart have previously called for Griffin’s resignation after the “Cowboys for Trump” leader was arrested for being outside of the U.S. Capitol during the January 6th incursion. Griffin did not go inside the building, according to the FBI. 

In defense of the resolution’s rejection by the commission, Commissioner Griffin said, “Maybe I am the bad guy and maybe I am the troublemaker,” Griffin said. “And the one that causes y’all so much distress that maybe I should just quit trying to fight … but if we’re scared and we’re coward to the state and live in fear then we’re going to go further and further and deeper and deeper into bondage.”

According to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s press secretary Nora Sackett, she claims the resolution, if it had passed, would not affect the county’s reopening status, which is currently in the “Yellow” phase with 33% indoor dining capacity. 

“New Mexico emergency public health orders carry the full weight of law throughout the state.” She added, “Otero County residents can continue to progress in their fight against the virus by wearing masks, practicing social distancing and registering for and receiving the COVID-19 vaccine when it’s their turn.”

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