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Comment on Vote Early. Go Do It. (VIDEO) by Michelle Meaders

Michelle Meaders — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:28:10 +0000

Thanks for helping to spread the word! But there aren’t that many early locations. There’s one open now, at 620 Lomas Boulevard, NW. On June 19 (next Sat.) 16 more will open. They will all be open six days a week, 12 hrs a day until June 2 (Monday through Saturday from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm). (That includes the Monday May 28th Memorial Day holiday.) On election day, June 5, there will be 69 locations open, including all the early voting ones. At the County website, you can see a list and interactive map of them. You can also print your sample ballot before you go. http://www.bernco.gov/mvi

Comment on Our Resident Smart Aleck Talks about ALEC (VIDEO) by John Weckerle

John Weckerle — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:49:40 +0000

Hi Sarah, It looks like we're thinking about the same things this week. You might find our article ALEC And Us interesting. We've linked to your video here. John

Comment on Our Resident Smart Aleck Talks about ALEC (VIDEO) by Jeanie Meador

Jeanie Meador — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:37:10 +0000

Great video Sarah. I just got through calling the representatives in my district to ask them to resign from ALEC. To my surprise, 2 of them were Democrats.

The laws that ALEC continues to write and push through state houses are dangerous and everyone should educate themselves about them. Everyone has to keep the pressure on all of the companies to withdraw from ALEC.

Comment on ABQ City Council Redistricting Plan Passes on 5-4 Vote by Hunter

Hunter — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 01:17:38 +0000

All of this could have been avoided if the recent Charter Commission had given voters the opportunity to increase the number of Council districts. Instead, we got pay raises dictated by an unelected citizens committee apointed by an apointed committee.

Comment on “Baby Step” for Big Boxes Only: Senate passes limited combined reporting bill by Ada Browne

Ada Browne — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:13:57 +0000

Thanks, Matthew,
Your reporting is invaluable and insightful..

Comment on Supreme Court reverses, remands House redistricting by Jeanie Meador

Jeanie Meador — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:26:39 +0000

Martinez says that the map she gave to Judge Hall was fair. Yeah right. John Boehner said, “The Republicans will be in control for the next decade because Republicans have drawn redistricting maps to favor Republicans.” Martinez was doing exactly what every other Repub was doing, trying to game the system.

Comment on Early Education with a Chance of Precipitation (VIDEO) by John Ingram

John Ingram — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:53:49 +0000

In fact, this fund is called the “Permanent School Fund” (PSF) in the NM State Constitution.

The PSF was established by the Territory of New Mexico in 1911, as a condition of pending statehood.

Read NM State Constitution, Article XII, Section 2 [PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND].

There is something “fishy” about NM power elite and the mainstream media’s refusal to call the PSF by its real name.

“Land Grant” Fund has big negative connotation for NM’s hispanic communities, so we suspect the power elite would rather the people be misinformed and misled about one of the largest educational endowments in the world —- NM’s Permanent School Fund — valued at $10 billion.

The power elite desires that we believe NM is “poor”, and therefore, has no money to pay for a first-rate, Cadillac public education system of pre-K to 12 schools, colleges, and universities.

Meanwhile, state lawmakers allow the PSF (minus 5.8% of the interest earned) to be returned to Wall Street, to be invest in such stocks as Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc.

As of Sept., 2011, the PSF had earned approx. $600 million in interest. $35 million went into the General Fund “for education”, and $565 million went back into the fund, and shipped back to Wall Street.

Comment on Senate, House panels pass memorials urging amendment to U.S Constitution overturning Citizens United decision by We Are Marching to Victory and Reclaiming Democracy in the Roundhouse! | Occupy New Mexico

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:39:26 +0000

[...] coverage: Senate, House panels pass memorials urging amendment to U.S Constitution overturning Citizens United… (By Matthew Reichbach, [...]

Comment on Video of Speaker Luján’s Historic Announcement and Some Reactions by Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:25:20 +0000

Everyone knows it’s tough when your sick. Battling something as inundating as cancer has got to be so straining. You have to admire Mr. Lujan’s resolve and strength.

Comment on Senate, House panels pass memorials urging amendment to U.S Constitution overturning Citizens United decision by Sally Blakemore

Sally Blakemore — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:21:29 +0000

Getting the money out of politics is the major focus of OCCUPY.
The concept of money = human voice has turned hideous. Corporations are not people and corporations and unregulated viral capitalism has made us slaves to this abuse of power. GET MONEY OUT OF POLITICS. VOTE YES ON SM3. Free speech for people, not corporations.