Ex-official shakes up Otero meeting (Ousted NM Cowboys for Trump founder)

The Albuquerque Journal ^ | Novermber 10, 2022 | Ryan Boetel

[CedarDave]

New Mexico’s most notorious cowboy is still shaking things up.

A raucous Otero County Commission meeting was brought to a stop and the room was cleared after ousted Commissioner Couy Griffin took the public comment period to criticize the woman who was appointed to finish his term, calling her a “loser.”

Griffin, the founder of Cowboys for Trump, was removed from his commission seat in September after Judge Francis Mathew in 1st Judicial District Court in Santa Fe found Griffin violated a clause in the 14th Amendment that disqualifies anyone from holding public office if they’ve committed an insurrection against the government. Griffin was convicted of a misdemeanor for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, which Griffin attended and encouraged the pro-Trump mob. Couy Griffin

Griffin on Thursday was met with applause when he introduced himself as “the duly elected and legitimate county commissioner of District 2,” according to a recording of the meeting posted to Otero County’s YouTube page.

Wearing his trademark cowboy hat and “Cowboys for Trump” dress shirt and bringing along a coffee mug championing the former president, Griffin turned his attention to Commissioner Stephanie DuBois, who was appointed to the seat by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.

“Looking up here at you Stephanie in this seat is a total disgrace,” Griffin said. “Every time you’ve run for office you’ve lost. So the governor appoints a loser into this seat.”

DuBois was shaken and upset.

“I am not a loser,” she retorted. “You’re a criminal. Shut up.”

“You’re not a voice for the people of Otero County,” Griffin said. “You’re a voice of the radical, progressive-left loser Democrat Michelle (Lujan) Grisham.”

“I will not be abused in public,” DuBois responded.

[CedarDave]

Couy's a firebrand, no doubt about that. One commissioner called for the room to be cleared and the county sheriff took the microphone from Griffin and escorted him out of the room. After a period of time, Griffin was allowed back in to continue his remarks to an empty room except for the commissioners. He told the other commissioners that they need to consider that DuBois wasn't elected when they place items on the agenda. He concluded his remarks by saying that the ruling by the Santa Fe judge who called his actions an insurrection was "fraudulent" and criticized the county attorney and sheriff for acquiescence to the ruling and not standing up for him during this time when the county is under attack from actions by the federal government.

[dfwgator]

We can’t spare this man, he fights.

[CedarDave]

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[FlyingEagle]

There was no insurrection.

[CedarDave]

There was no insurrection.

Indeed. There was a protest that got out of hand leading to damage and injuries (and one death of a woman by a Capital police officer), but not an "insurrection" except as catagorized by the Dems, liberals and the Dem controlled media press.

[Jim W N]

[Paladin2]

“Commissioner Stephanie DuBois, who was appointed to the seat by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham”

THERE’s the perp.

[usurper]

Judge Francis Mathew in 1st Judicial District Court in Santa Fe found Griffin violated a clause in the 14th Amendment that disqualifies anyone from holding public office if they’ve committed an insurrection against the government.

I seem to have missed the part where he was convicted of violating the 14 amendment.

That would seem to be a fundamental element in determining if he was ineligible to hold office.

[beef]

“I seem to have missed the part where he was convicted of violating the 14 amendment.”

What did he plead to? If he gets $1 million to hire a top notch lawyer, he can probably get his job back. Lawfare.

[usurper]

What did he plead to? If he gets $1 million to hire a top notch lawyer, he can probably get his job back. Lawfare.

I just don't see how this can stand. Zero due process judge should loose his license and be disbarred.

[Liberty Valance]

I like this guy. NM is lucky to have him.