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Mayor Defies State’s Coronavirus Shutdown
libertarianhub.com ^ | 4/28/20

Posted on 04/29/2020 3:41:48 PM PDT by cotton1706

Martin “Modey” Hicks, the mayor of Grants, New Mexico, has had enough of the mandate that businesses remain closed in the name of countering coronavirus. Russell Contreras reported last week at the Associated Press that Hicks, in defiance of an ongoing shutdown order from New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, “said he’s giving businesses permission to reopen on Monday and is ordering the police force in the city of about 9,000 people to prevent any State Police officers from issuing lockdown violation citations.”

Contreras reports that 81 businesses in Grants had “signed a petition calling for the reopening of the city.” And it seems that Hicks is adamant in his effort to ensure this desire can be acted on. Contreras writes:

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1 posted on 04/29/2020 3:41:48 PM PDT by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

Randy Weaver and Bo Grites would be proud.


2 posted on 04/29/2020 4:03:28 PM PDT by radialenginefan
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To: cotton1706

The Mayor

3 posted on 04/29/2020 4:05:40 PM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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Reminds me of a slightly deranged Burl Ives with bed head...or Jeff Bridges’ manic brother that he never talks about....


4 posted on 04/29/2020 4:09:00 PM PDT by mdmathis6
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I’m glad he is intervening to save small business in the area.
Sounds like his police force is behind him. He is one in a million in this cowardly wasteland called America. I noticed a Walmart on the outskirts of town.


5 posted on 04/29/2020 4:22:35 PM PDT by radialenginefan
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To: cotton1706

How long before the tolerant MSM declares that Hicks is a hick and shouldn’t be able to offer an opinion?


6 posted on 04/29/2020 4:27:27 PM PDT by libertylover (Socialism will always look good to those who think they can get something for nothing.)
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To: cotton1706

He should be talking to the Sheriff of his county. That is where the power is to defy the State.


7 posted on 04/29/2020 4:34:53 PM PDT by A Navy Vet (I'm not Islamophobic - I'm Islamonauseous. Also LGBTQxyz nauseous.)
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-grants-new-mexico-mayor-martin-hicks-showdown-police-lockdown/

Sounds like the town was enduring very tough times prior to the world wide panic.


8 posted on 04/29/2020 4:40:26 PM PDT by radialenginefan
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“He should be talking to the Sheriff of his county. That is where the power is to defy the State”.

That’s right. County sheriffs are more powerful than most people realize.


9 posted on 04/29/2020 4:40:46 PM PDT by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: radialenginefan

I’ll take your word for it. I won’t give CBS the time of day, much a less a hit on their site.


10 posted on 04/29/2020 4:41:56 PM PDT by A Navy Vet (I'm not Islamophobic - I'm Islamonauseous. Also LGBTQxyz nauseous.)
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To: mdmathis6

Yeah, that guy looks like he belongs in Grants. That place is a pit. Good for him.


11 posted on 04/29/2020 4:42:14 PM PDT by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To bad there aren’t more mayors like Hick’s.
He did wake up a little late... now it’s TOO LATE!

https://twitter.com/democracynow/status/1255531364553756672

The anarchist’s are now in command, watch them shut the country down....gonna get VERY UGLY.


12 posted on 04/29/2020 5:09:59 PM PDT by radialenginefan
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To: cotton1706

Sounds like beginnings of CW II


13 posted on 04/29/2020 5:33:18 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: radialenginefan

I saw a bunch of Communist sonsabitches in those videos.

But I disagree that they are now in command.

We’re in for some kind of SHTF events. Our side has a whole lot of pent up anger and it won’t be pretty for the anarchist/Antifa types. Soros will keep them stirred up until too many are sick of getting their asses kicked.


14 posted on 04/29/2020 6:35:32 PM PDT by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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