Originally published September 20, 2023 6:00 pm PDT
Republicans in the state of New Mexico are moving forward with impeaching their Democrat governor after she implemented an unlawful gun ban.
QUICK FACTS:
- New Mexico state Republicans have begun moving forward with a plan to impeach the current governor of the state, Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham.
- State Representatives John Block and Stefani Lord introduced the idea of impeachment after Governor Grisham introduced an unconstitutional gun ban for 30 days in Albuquerque and the surrounding Bernalillo County.
- “The U.S. Constitution is absolute and designed to protect the rights of the people against tyrannical decisions like Governor Lujan attempted to do,” Lord said in a statement.
- The representatives also launched ImpeachMLG.com, a website with options for people to sign a petition calling on Grisham to resign, encouraging Democratic members to sign on and offer financial support.
- “We must nip this governor’s lawlessness in the bud, which is why we have led the charge since day one to see the governor impeached. We mustn’t fail in this effort, or else every petty tyrant across the land will use Lujan Grisham’s illegal actions as precedent to seize more power by trampling on Americans’ rights,” Block said.
NEW MEXICO STATE REP. JOHN BLOCK ON IMPEACHING GOV. LUJAN GRISHAM:
“We are taking formal steps for Gov. Lujan Grisham’s impeachment because her despotic actions violated her oath and put every single New Mexican in danger,” Block said.
BACKGROUND:
- Earlier this month, Lujan Grisham faced growing backlash and a call for her impeachment after she implemented an executive order banning concealed carry for self-defense.
- Benalillo County Sheriff John Allen responded to Lujan Grisham’s order by making clear he has concerns about enforcing it.
- “Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham issued an emergency order temporarily suspending open and concealed carry laws in Albuquerque and throughout Bernalillo County for the next 30 days. This move has been positioned as a response to the alarming and tragic rise in gun violence, particularly the heart-wrenching death of an 11-year-old boy this past week,” Allen said. “While I understand and appreciate the urgency, the temporary ban challenges the foundation of our Constitution, which I swore an oath to uphold.”
- Grisham on Friday revised her original public health order after portions of her original version were struck down by the Biden-appointed U.S. District Court Judge David Urias.
- The new revised order would temporarily ban individuals from carrying guns only in parks and playgrounds, Fox News reported.
- Judge Urias said during a Wednesday hearing that the order violated the Constitution.
- “The violation of a constitutional right, even for minimal periods of time, unquestionably constitutes irreparable injury,” he stated.
