NM Impeachment Passes 2nd Committee

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NM Impeachment Passes 2nd Committee

by barbwire

Sun Feb 25, 2007 at 04:59:48 PM PST

Senate Joint Resolution 5, the New Mexico Legislature resolution that urges Congress to initiate impeachment proceedings against Bush and Cheney, passed the NM Senate Public Affairs Committee this afternoon by a vote of 3-2!

Once again the hearing room was packed, with many left standing and even more trailing out into the hallway. Not one person spoke against the measure during about an hour and 15 minutes of testimony, with speakers limited to two minutes each. Particularly moving were a passionate speech from a gentleman from rural Carrizozo, who led off the testimony, and an eloquent and heartfelt statement by another gentleman who had been a history professor for more than 30 years.

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Democrats present and voting to pass the resolution were:

Sen. Gerald Ortiz y Pino, (D-Bernalillo 12), the bill's original co-sponsor (along with Rep. John Grubesic)

Sen. Dede Feldman, (D-Bernalillo 13), Committee Chair

Sen. David Ulibarri (D-Cibola, Socorro, Valencia) of Grants

Two Democrats Don't Vote
Although another Dem, Sen. Mary Kay Papen (D-Dona Ana 38), was present for most of the hearing, she left without voting on the measure. The other Dem on the Committee, Sen. Mary Jane Garcia (D-Dona Ana 36), who had previously signed on as a cosponsor of SJR 5, was not in attendance and may have been busy at another committee hearing.

Repub Reaction
Three Repubs attended most of the hearing, although one left near the end and did not vote, thus giving the measure only two nay votes. At the very start of the hearing, the Repubs tried to table the resolution but failed.

What Comes Next?
With a victory previously in the Senate Rules Committee and now this one in Public Affairs, the impeachment resolution moves next to the NM Senate Judiciary Committee. If it passes there, as expected, it would go to the full Senate for a vote.

To read more about the NM impeachment effort, visit the Democracy for New Mexico impeachment post archive.

 

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