On Monday, the House Government, Elections, and Indian Affairs Committee was canceled after its chairwoman, Rep. Georgene Louis (D-Bernalillo) was arrested for aggravated DWI, among other charges.
In the House Judiciary Committee, Chairwoman Gail Chasey (D-Bernalillo) took no public comment on S.B. 159, a bill that would increase legislators’ pensions by 27% after the age of 65 — a highly unpopular move with the people who are still suffering under Gov. Lujan Grisham’s pandemic orders and record-high inflation. It passed unanimously through the committee with no debate from the legislators. It passed the House later on Monday, now heading to the Governor’s desk.
While debating on the House floor, Speaker Egolf ordered the doors of the chamber be locked around 7:40 p.m. while discussing a bill that would give leeway to oil and gas producers to avoid brownouts likely to happen this summer due to the anti-energy policies of the current administration.
The House also voted for Democrats’ piecemeal gross receipts “tax cut” of 0.25% and declined a GOP alternate to double the amount of the cut. Democrats responded happily with how the Democrats rammed through bills, while also shifting blame for their brownouts that will occur this summer due to their closure of the San Juan Power Plant.
Here is what is happening today:
S.B. 14, ENACTING THE CLEAN FUEL STANDARD ACT, by Sen. Mimi Stewart (D-Bernalillo)
Stewart is an ardent anti-energy Democrat who has for years proposed this extreme legislation that would install “clean fuel standards,” resulting in a 20 to 35 cent per gallon tax on gasoline, which would harm the poorest New Mexicans. This bill harms the most vulnerable New Mexicans and testimony is requested against it.
It is unclear who wil chair the Government, Elections, and Indian Affairs Committee for consideration of this bill at 8:30 a.m. due to its chair, Georgene Louis being in jail over an aggravated DWI charge, but it is on the agenda for Tuesday. Please show up to testify against this radical bill. It is especially important to testify against S.B. 14 because this is its last committee hearing before it hits the House floor — its final step before reaching Gov. Lujan Grisham’s desk.
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S.B. 144 (MLG’S PRO-ELECTION FRAUD BILL IN DISGUISE) by Sen. Katy Duhigg (D-Bernalillo)
On Friday, it was revealed that Speaker Brian Egolf (D-Santa Fe) and the radical House Democrats, desperate to push scandal-ridden alleged serial groper Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s agenda cross the finish line, will be attempting to amend S.B. 144, a previously two-page bill that passed the senate regarding the intimidation of election workers.
The amendments would install radical pro-election fraud language contained in S.B. 8 to S.B. 144 despite the purpose and title of the bill being different than the proposed amendments — a violation of House rules. The amendments would be worse than the provisions in S.B. 8.
According to the title page of the amendments, it includes“REPEALING AND REPLACING THE REGISTRATION AT VOTING LOCATION PRIOR TO VOTING PROVISIONS; PROVIDING THAT INMATES ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE AND REGISTER TO VOTE UPON RELEASE AND CONFORMING A PROVISION RELATING TO RESTORATION OF RIGHTS; REVISING PROVISIONS RELATING TO MONITORED SECURED CONTAINERS; CLARIFYING PROCEDURES FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF VOTED MAILED BALLOTS; ENACTING THE NATIVE AMERICAN VOTING RIGHTS ACT TO PROTECT POLLING PLACE ACCESS AND ADDRESS OTHER ELECTION ISSUES INVOLVING VOTERS ON INDIAN NATION, TRIBAL AND PUEBLO LAND; MAKING TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING CHANGES; AMENDING, REPEALING AND ENACTING SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978.”
One major change spotted is that the amendment would take away a perjury charge for knowingly submitting a false ballot This language was stricken: “then complete the form on the reverse of the official mailing envelope [which shall include a statement by the voter under penalty of perjury that the facts stated in the form are true and the voter’s name, registration address and year of birth] under the privacy flap.”
Multiple George Soros-funded out-of-state groups are supporting this radical bill, including the far-left “Center for Civic Policy,” which successfully helped the Legislature ram through partisan legislative and congressional maps to heavily favor Democrats.
The bill explicitly breaks House Rule 11-4, which reads as follows:
The subject of every bill shall be clearly expressed in its title, and no bill embracing more than one subject shall be passed, except general appropriation bills and bills for the codification or revision of the laws. General appropriation bills shall embrace nothing but appropriations for the expense of the executive, legislative and judiciary departments, interest, sinking fund, payment of the public debt, public schools and other expenses required by existing laws. All other appropriations shall be made by separate bills.
New Mexicans are urged to call and email legislators who sit on the House Judiciary Committee and demand they reject any amendment to S.B. 144 that would chance the purpose of the bill.
- Chair: Gail Chasey (D). District 18 (Bernalillo). Room 308, (505) 986-4411. Email: gail@gailchasey.com
- Vice Chair: Micaela Lara Cadena (D). District 33 (Dona Ana). Room 204B, (505) 986-4210. Email: micaela.cadena@nmlegis.gov
- Member: Eliseo Lee Alcon (D). District 6 (Cibola & McKinley). Room 314A, (505) 986-4416. Email: eliseo.alcon@nmlegis.gov
- Member: Deborah A. Armstrong (D). District 17 (Bernalillo). Room 205B, (505) 986-4242. Email: deborah.armstrong@nmlegis.gov
- Member: Christine Chandler (D). District 43 (Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval and Santa Fe). Room 316B, (505) 986-4420. Email: christine.chandler@nmlegis.gov
- Member: Zachary J. Cook (R). District 56 (Lincoln and Otero). Room 203B, (505) 986-4226. Email: zachary.cook@nmlegis.gov
- Member: Brian Egolf (D). District 47 (Santa Fe). Room 104, (505) 986-4782. Email: brian.egolf@nmlegis.gov
- Member: Daymon Ely (D). District 23 (Bernalillo & Sandoval). Room 205A, (505) 986-4243. Email: daymon.ely@nmlegis.gov
- Member: Georgene Louis (D). District 26 (Bernalillo). Room 306, (505) 986-4329. Email: georgene.louis@nmlegis.gov
- Member: Matthew McQueen (D). District 50 (Bernalillo, Santa Fe, Torrance and Valencia). Room 316A, (505) 986-4423. Email: matthew.mcqueen@nmlegis.gov
- Member: Greg Nibert (R). District 59 (Chaves & Lincoln). Room 203EN, (505) 986-4467. Email: greg.nibert@nmlegis.gov
- Member: William “Bill” R. Rehm (R). District 31 (Bernalillo). Room 201B, (505) 986-4214. Email: bill.rehm@nmlegis.gov
- Member: James G. Townsend (R). District 54 (Chaves, Eddy and Otero). Room 125, (505) 986-4758. Email: townsend@pvtn.net
Or BCC them all in an email: micaela.cadena@nmlegis.gov, eliseo.alcon@nmlegis.gov, deborah.armstrong@nmlegis.gov, christine.chandler@nmlegis.gov, zachary.cook@nmlegis.gov, brian.egolf@nmlegis.gov, daymon.ely@nmlegis.gov, georgene.louis@nmlegis.gov, matthew.mcqueen@nmlegis.gov, greg.nibert@nmlegis.gov, bill.rehm@nmlegis.gov, townsend@pvtn.net
On Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at 1:30 pm, the House Judiciary Committee will hear the bill and its radical, illegal, amendments. It will also be hearing a 246-page election bill that has multiple concerns, S.B. 6. Please join the meeting with the Zoom details below:
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What’s Happening on the Senate and House Floors:
Pro-election fraud S.B. 8 remains first on the Senate’s agenda, which should put all New Mexicans on high alert since it could mean the end of free and fair elections in New Mexico. If you haven’t already, contact key senators to oppose S.B. 8:
- Senator George Munoz: george.munoz@nmlegis.gov (505) 986-4371
- Senator Pete Campos: pete.campos@nmlegis.gov (505) 986-4311
- Senator Cervantes joseph.cervantes@nmlegis.gov , (505) 986-4861
- Senator Duhigg: katy.duhigg@nmlegis.gov, (505) 986-4726
- Senator McKenna: brenda.mckenna@nmlegis.gov (505) 986-4301
- Senator Candelaria: (505) 986-4380, jacob.candelaria@nmlegis.gov
- Senator Pope: harold.popejr@nmlegis.gov, (505) 986-4365
- Senator Tallman: bill.tallman@nmlegis.gov, (505) 986-4373
- Senator Shendo: benny.shendo@nmlegis.gov, (505) 986-4310
- Senator Hickey: martin.hickey@nmlegis.gov, (505) 986-4513
- Senator Daniel Ivey-Soto daniel.ivey-soto@nmlegis.gov, (505) 986-4270
H.B. 6, the “Clean Future Act” by Rep. Nathan Small (D-Doña Ana)
This radical bill would further cripple energy producers in New Mexico by mandating the Environmental Improvement Board adopt rules that would force the reduction of “greenhouse gas emissions.”
“by 2030, statewide direct emissions of greenhouse gases shall not exceed fifty percent of 2005 levels; and by 2050, total statewide greenhouse gas emissions shall achieve at least net-zero emissions; provided that total statewide direct emissions of greenhouse gases shall not exceed ten percent of 2005 levels in 2050 or any subsequent year,” the bill reads. The bill is supported by enviro-Marxist organizations including the Sierra Club, Olé, ProgressNow New Mexico, among others.
It will likely be heard on the House floor on Tuesday.