Chasing people away from churches, beaches, hiking trails, and parks, and arresting those who do not meekly comply, is not enforcing the “law,” it is enforcing the whimsical edicts of people unqualified to craft and issue them. When all of this is over, can the damage be undone? - Jack Dunphy, PJ Media, 4/24/20.
Trouble is brewing in nearby Grants, New Mexico (about 45 miles from here).
Cibola County Commissioner Robert Scott Windhorst reported:
The times we live in. I was informed that the Governor will be sending State Police Officers to Grants this Monday to enforce the Governor's small businesses closures of businesses she deems unessential. The fines will be $5000.00. Where is the fairness in allowing large corporate stores to be opened and closing small Mom and Pop stores? Where is the fairness of allowing early release of questionable inmates and closing all gun stores? Why can't barbershops and beauty parlours work by appointment? No elective surgeries, but abortion clinics are allowed to open and take lives that the Governor swears she is trying to save? God must be disappointed with our State of New Mexico and the heavy handed assault on our rights for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness! I feel great love for our community and see tremendous devastation for our State's economy. The Governor will go down in our States history as one of the worst Governors ever.
I wonder what Cibola County Sheriff Tony Mace (who is also president of the New Mexico Sheriffs Association, which I am a member) plans to do about this? Would (or could) he have sheriffs deputies intervene?
As I said before, Gov. "Malevolent Michelle" Lujan Grisham is using the New Mexico State Police as her personal Gestapo.
Perhaps good citizens should show up and do a sit-down protest in front of the State Police.
UPDATE (4/27/20):
Well, she did it!
Later today, it was reported by KOAT Channel 7, the governor's Gestapo (New Mexico State Police) reneged on their agreement with Sheriff Tony Mace to stay out of Grants. They came in this afternoon and served a notice of violation to the city for "violating" the governor's lockdown order. Apparently, the governor leaned on the chief of the New Mexico State Police.
From KOAT:
Shortly after the Mayor declared the city was open, the state police showed up at the town’s golf course and gave them a “notice of violation.” It indicated if they continued to remain open they could be formally cited $5,000.
That did not stop Mayor Hicks. He rushed to the golf course, told all of the golfers who were coming off to get back on and finish their games.
“What's wrong? Social distancing guys get a shot of that,” Hicks told reporters while holding his arms up and walking towards a wide open golf course. “How is that for social distancing.”
“I am going to come back and golf today for sure and haven’t golfed in years.”
About 20 people were on the course at the time including City Councilor Rick Lucero, who just finished 18 holes.Mayor Hicks says that if the city is formally cited, he's going to sue in federal court.
16 comments:
If I were a resident of Cibola county I would be proud to be there right now. Change will only occur when good people stand up for themselves. There may very well be some heated confrontations but If handled correctly it should cause bad PR for the governor. God bless those of you who are standing up.
Steve Meador
Santa Fe
A lot of opposition material for an up and coming Republican that wants to change the direction of the state.
If the state police do her bidding in this matter, they will take our guns next. So much for backing the blue. Back the brown (sheriff) instead.
I live in Alto which is in Lincoln county and a lot of people I know and have talked to are pretty much Republican's what we don't understand how can the so called Governor still be giving out orders to the state police to pull a raid on certain people when we have not heard for certain that she has purchased a bond yet which is in the bylaws of the state of New Mexico, I think a lot of people would like a answer to that question.
State police wear black not blue.
Unknown, the state police wear black in this state! Please don't confuse the two!
Ya..the state police. Need to stand down..go do state police crap..let the sheriff's department handle the situation
Armand, you are spot on with your comment on the county sheriffs dept. The sheriffs dept, as you know, has the power over ALL in the county that they office in. Suggestion - deputize about 100 (yes, they can, and any number they want to) GOOD citizens to stand watch with radios. On the first appearance of the state police, intervene locally, phone, e-mail and sternly WARN back in SatanFE to disburse or there will be serious trouble. I have lived in Texas for 40 years but was raised in Farmington and lived in the Grants area when I was a geologist for Mobil. These humble folk of Grants are close, jacking with them will get the scumernor more trouble than she could ever dream of. People of New Mexico, THIS is the kind of Socialism you should be voting AGAINST. The President left it up to the governors how to handle this situation, as the federal constitution requires. God Bless you all. You are loved. Ron Akers
This is what you get when you have a democratic controlled state for decades now. Sorry beloved NM but you will never stand up and prosper financially when you keep re-electing liberal philosophy to run your state. Is California, CT and other liberal state economies not evidence enough? Get educated
Where and when for the "sit down" protest?
The state gestapo will be in for a rude awakening ! I thought that crook Richardson was a terrible Gov, but grisham is far worse. This crisis highlights the differences between strong Republicans and Socialist Democrats. Night and day .
Praying for new Mexico .we need to get her out of office .too bad we had two more years of the nazi
Her executive order is not law, unless the SP show up with a warrant, my store stays open.
Yes, God bless them all. We need more courage like this!
Yes! Do you have anyone in mind?
The President said he needed to know if a Governor was overstepping. Perhaps we should do a petition to the Executive branch to check her out!
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