Turning Words into ACTION !
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same." Ronald Reagan
"NO AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION IS ABSOLUTE"
President Joe Biden, April 8, 2021 upon issuing an executive order on gun control
President Joe Biden, April 8, 2021 upon issuing an executive order on gun control
Golden Rule : Whoever Has The Gold, Makes The Rules
(Elections Have Consequences)
(Elections Have Consequences)
REFERENDUM PROJECT- You may have heard about the current initiative to bring several bills from the 2023 New Mexico Legislative session that were signed into to law before voters in the 2024 General Election. Petitions are being circulated for the following bills:
- SB 180 -ELECTION CHANGES - Automatic voter registration. Compels counties to use internet connected poll books. Provides for internet petitions for candidates. Ballot counting would stop at 11:00pm
- HB 4 VOTING RIGHTS PROTECTIONS. Would expand use of drop boxes and automatically send ballots to voters on a PERMANENT absentee voter list.
- HB 7 -REPRODUCTIVE & GENDER-AFFIRMING HEALTH CARE - "A public body or agent of a public body shall not, directly or indirectly, deny, restrict or interfere with a person's ability to access or provide reproductive health care or gender-affirming health care within the medical standard of care. " Civil penalties for violations.
- SB 13 - REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROVIDER PROTECTIONS - Protects providers, recipients etc. engaging in "reproductive and gender affirming healthcare"
- SB 397- SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CENTERS
- HB 207- EXPAND HUMAN RIGHTS ACT SCOPE
UP IS DOWN - DOWN IS UP- If you have good credit, the Biden administration wants you to pay more for a house
As part of the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency’s push for more affordable housing, home buyers with good credit scores will be forced to pay additional fees on their mortgages. Starting on May 1, the federally backed mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will establish new loan-level price adjustments with private banks nationwide. Those additional fees will be used to subsidize home buyers with risky credit scores.
As part of the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency’s push for more affordable housing, home buyers with good credit scores will be forced to pay additional fees on their mortgages. Starting on May 1, the federally backed mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will establish new loan-level price adjustments with private banks nationwide. Those additional fees will be used to subsidize home buyers with risky credit scores.
The 2023 NM Legislative session is in the books. Click on the links to get the details (you can select the title to view the legislation )
Want to check how your legislators voted during the 2023 session? Here is the Rio Grande Foundation's "Freedom Index" -Click HERE
Here's a list of some of the legislation and what passed/died:
PASSED
SECOND AMENDMENT
SECOND AMENDMENT
- For a complete list of all the legislation- click HERE (Click on GO to see the list)
- For a list of the legislation passed by the House and the Senate- click HERE
- For a list of the bills acted on by the Governor - click HERE (Click on GO to see the list)
Want to check how your legislators voted during the 2023 session? Here is the Rio Grande Foundation's "Freedom Index" -Click HERE
Here's a list of some of the legislation and what passed/died:
PASSED
SECOND AMENDMENT
- HB 9 -UNLAWFUL ACCESS TO FIREARM BY MINOR - Negligently making firearm accessible to a minor could result in misdemeanor or felony.
- HB 306 - PURCHASE OF FIREARMS FOR ANOTHER
- SB 180 -ELECTION CHANGES - Automatic voter registration. Compels counties to use internet connected poll books. Provides for internet petitions for candidates. Ballot counting would stop at 11:00pm
- HB 4 VOTING RIGHTS PROTECTIONS. Would expand use of drop boxes and automatically send ballots to voters on a PERMANENT absentee voter list.
- HB 234 ROBBERY & ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME
- HB 314 CANNABIS RECORD EXPUNGEMENT
- HB 7 -REPRODUCTIVE & GENDER-AFFIRMING HEALTH CARE - "A public body or agent of a public body shall not, directly or indirectly, deny, restrict or interfere with a person's ability to access or provide reproductive health care or gender-affirming health care within the medical standard of care. " Civil penalties for violations.
- SB 13 - REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROVIDER PROTECTIONS - Protects providers, recipients etc. engaging in "reproductive and gender affirming healthcare"
- HB 134- MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS IN SCHOOL BATHROOMS - Includes men's bathrooms.
- HB 31 - NO PUBLICATION REQUIRED FOR NAME CHANGES - Allows children over the age of 14 to change their legal name without parental consent. For children under 14, legal parents will be notified UNLESS the court determines such notice "will jeopardize the applicant's personal safety..".
- HB 95 RENEWABLE ENERGY OFFICE IN STATE LAND OFFICE
- SB 53 STORAGE OF CERTAIN RADIOACTIVE WASTE
- HB 547- TAX CHANGES -Includes changes to capital gains, electric vehicle tax credits, additional rebates, increasing the liquor excise tax, extending the sunset provision of tax exemption for military retirement. Raises taxes by $100 million/year
- SB 147 TAX CHANGES
- HJR 5- EXTEND VETERAN PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION
- HJR 6- INCREASE VETERAN PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION- Increases exemption to $10,000.
- SB 442 - INCREASE ELECTED OFFICIAL SALARIES - Increases salary for the Governor, Secretary of State, State Auditor, State Treasurer, Attorney General and Commissioner of Public Lands by $59,714. The median household income in NM (2021) - $54,020. Effective 90 days after session ends.(Except for Governor- Jan 2027)
- SB 136 PRC COMMISSIONER SALARIES - Establishes pay at $190,000.
SECOND AMENDMENT
- HB 21 -GUN VIOLENCE VICTIM ADVOCATE FUNDING
- HB 50 - POSSESSION OF LARGE CAPACITY GUN MAGAZINE - Possession or transfer of a magazine over 9 round capacity would be a felony-
- HB 59 - UNLAWFUL FIREARMS WHILE TRAFFICKING.
- HB 61 - FELON IN POSSESSION OF FIREARM PENALTY
- HB 72 -POSSESSION OF SEMIAUTOMATIC FIREARM CONVERTER. HJC
- HB 100 - 14 DAY WAITING PERIOD FOR FIREARM SALES
- HB 101 - LARGE-CAPACITY MAGAZINES & ASSAULT WEAPONS - Restricts a fixed magazine capacity to 10 rounds (rifle) 15 rounds (pistol); bans "assault weapons" and .50 caliber cartridges and rifles. Has grandfather clause that requires registering "assault weapons" with the state
- HB 164 -PERMITLESS CARRY OF FIREARMS .
- HB 224 -FIREARMS IN CERTAIN AREAS & CIRCUMSTANCES. Makes it a FELONY of unlawfully carrying a firearm within a high population area while under the influence of an intoxicant or narcotic; discharging a firearm within 150 yards of an occupied building without the permission of the owner with no exception for self defense, training or indoor shooting ranges.
- HB 238 DISCHARGING FIREARM IN DENSE POPULATION AREAS - Makes it a FELONY to discharge a firearm in a densely populated area (not defined) with no exception for self defense, training or indoor shooting ranges.
- SB 44 - PROHIBIT FIREARMS AT POLLING PLACES - Prohibits carrying firearm within 100 feet of a polling place even if the polling location is in a shopping center. Does not consider impact of enforcing a 100 foot gun free zone to patrons and owners of adjacent businesses. Also includes voting drop boxes.
- SB 114 -CONCEALED CARRY IN RESTAURANTS & BARS - would have updated concealed carry law to reflect changes in liquor laws passed in 2021
- SB 116 -21 YEARS OLD TO PURCHASE OR POSSESS FIREARMS.
- SB 171- PROHIBIT AUTOMATIC FIREARM SALES.
- SB 427 - FIREARM SALES WAITING PERIOD - Requires completion of background check and 14 day waiting period before a firearm can be sold.
- SB 428 - FIREARMS IN UNFAIR PRACTICES ACT - Treats any violation of state or federal law in relation to firearms as an unfair, deceptive, or unconscionable practice subject to civil penalties.
- HB 514 - FIREARMS & UNDOCUMENTED PERSONS
- HB 54 - BALLOT REQUESTS FOR OPEN PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
- HB 84 - VOTER REGISTRATION AFTER PROPERTY TRANSFER
- HJR 01 - INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING COMMISSION, CA
- HB 110 -VOTER ID REQUIREMENTS
- HB 217 - 16- AND 17-YEARS OLDS AS QUALIFIED ELECTORS
- SB-101 - PERMANENT ABSENTEE VOTER LIST
- SB 175 -OPEN PRIMARY ELECTIONS
- SJR 7 OPEN PRIMARIES & RANKED CHOICE VOTING
- HB 162 INTERFERENCE WITH FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAW
- HM 20 COMPLETION OF BORDER BARRIER
- HB 25 - MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE & INDEXING
- HB 28 - STATE MINIMUM WAGE COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE
- HJR 10- VETERAN PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION- Increases exemption to $5,000.
- HM 7- STUDY NM BASIC INCOME
- HB 14-UNLAWFUL PRIVATE PARAMILITARY
- HM 28 ADMIT WASHINGTON D.C. AS A STATE
- HJR 13 - FISCAL RESTRAINT CONVENTION OF STATES
- SJR 5- CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
- HB 43 - AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT POLICY IN SCHOOLS - Public or private post-secondary educational institutions that receive state funds for student financial assistance must adopt policies and responses for the investigation of allegations of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and harassment or stalking
- HB 56-FRONT LICENSE PLATES Requires front license plates on most vehicles (except state vehicles)
- HJR 2 - LEGISLATIVE SESSION CHANGES- Would amend NM Constitution changing length of session to 60 days in even numbered years,; legislation from previous regular session that was vetoed could be considered for override; business pending from odd numbered year sessions would be rolled over to the next session; provides for a 5 day recess.
- HJR 14- LEGISLATIVE SESSION CHANGES- PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 4, SECTION 5 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF NEW MEXICO TO PROVIDE THAT EACH REGULAR SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE SHALL NOT EXCEED FORTY-FIVE DAYS AND TO REMOVE THE RESTRICTIONS ON BILLS THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED IN EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS.
- HJR 8 - LEGISLATIVE SALARIES - Provides for salaries for legislators.
- HB 80/HJR 3 -TERMINATION OF STATES OF EMERGENCY
- SB 65 - EMERGENCY POWERS CODE CHANGES
- HB 98 - REINSTATING QUALIFIED IMMUNITY
- HB 316 PROPERTY SEIZURES BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
- SB 59 -STUDY NM HIGH SPEED RAILROAD
- SB 127 - HIGH-SPEED BORDER-TO-BORDER RAILROAD- build a high speed railroad in New Mexico.
- HB 432- PLASTIC WASTE REDUCTION ACT- Would ban "single use" plastic bags statewide
- SB 243-PLASTIC WASTE REDUCTION ACT - Would ban "single use" plastic bags with provision for a $25 fine per violation
- HB 426- CLEAN FUEL STANDARDS - The Fiscal Impact Report was unable to determine the impact on fuel prices in NM.
- HB 218 - LOW-INCOME UTILITY RATES- Subsidized by increasing rates on current customers.
- SB 275-MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEES - Raises vehicle registration fees.
- SB 48 - CITY OR COUNTY MANDATORY VEHICLE INSPECTIONS
- SB 77 -NEW HOME BUILD RENEWABLE REQUIREMENTS - Mandates photovoltaic systems for homes built after July 1,2023
- HM 57 -IMPORTANCE OF BIOLOGICAL MALES & FEMALES
- SB 11 - PAID FAMILY & MEDICAL LEAVE ACT
- HB 55 - ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME
- HB 58- ADDITIONAL VIOLENT FELONIES
- HB 61 - FELON IN POSSESSION OF FIREARM PENALTY
- HB 59 - UNLAWFUL FIREARMS WHILE TRAFFICKING
- HB 60 -ENHANCED SENTENCING FOR FENTANYL
- HB 458 - FELONS & FIREARMS PENALTIES
Crime Prevention Research Center - Dedicated to conducting academic quality research on the relationship between laws regulating the ownership or use of guns, crime, and public safety
Albuquerque Homeless Issue
- Three Part Series on "Safe Outdoor Spaces"
Part Two - Click HERE
Part Three-Click HERE
"How to Earn Voters" Trust: The Heritage Foundation’s Election Integrity Scorecard (NM ranked 31- the best score was Georgia at 83 and the lowest was Hawaii at 26)
HIILSDALE COLLEGE
Free online course with Victor Davis Hanson " American Citizenship and Its Decline"
The Hillsdale 1776 Curriculum - American History and Civics Lessons for K-12 Classrooms - Free Online
Debt per taxpayer- $247,882
* A trillion one dollar bills weighs about 2.2 BILLION pounds
* One trillion seconds is about 30,000 years
* One trillion seconds is about 30,000 years
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