NM Impeachment Passes 2nd Committee

  You all know that I am 100% for impeaching that ass-hole in the White House along with his sidekick, Cheney.

   Here's something that has been going on in the state of New Mexico from Daily Kos

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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Church Pastor Refuses To Leave

  Here's one for you.

   A nice little church in Georgia is having a minor problem getting rid of it's pastor, Willie M. Bolden. 

   Bolden refuses to leave and has even taken the church to court three times and we are talking all the way up to the Georgia Supreme Court.

   Bolden says that this all started because of a dispute with Robert Barton, one of the churches most powerful members, who used to take  care of the church finances and a few other tasks.  It seems as if Bolden decided to spread some of those duties to others which were more to his liking so the fight was on.  The church deacons got tired of Bolden running things as he was so they attempted to dismiss him but he heard about the attempt and before he could be banished he canceled the meeting and got rid of the deacons and Barton. Guess that fixed that, right?

AP

Barton, who declined comment, sued — and the case landed in the Georgia Supreme Court for the first time. The justices ruled they couldn't weigh in on religious matters, but suggested they could have a say if the case was presented as a property dispute.

Last August, dozens of congregants filed into the tiny chapel to cast their ballots as a trial judge watched. It was over quickly: The members voted to support the deacons by a 27-12 margin.    More Here

 

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