Posted on 09/12/2023 12:09:27 PM PDT by Yo-Yo
BREAKING: New Mexico Attorney General tells the Governor that he won't defend her carry ban, saying "I do not believe it passes constitutional muster."
This is a Soros AG. Somehow, we’re getting played. He is 100% on board with that. I don’t know what the scam is, but guaranteed he’s in on it.
Honestly, if this crap doesn’t stop by these Blue state Governors, we’ll need to divide the country up.
Watched the Sheriffs press conference yesterday. This leftist wench has overstepped her bounds, and I hope she suffers greatly for it.
That never stopped Democrats before. What's different this time?
Torres is a complete progressive tool, and has Soros money in his pocket.
He’s is also looking at a run for Governor himself.
AG says he won’t defend Lujan Grisham administration in gun order lawsuits
By Nicole Maxwell
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez sent Gov. Michelle Luan Grisham a letter telling her that his office would not defend her in the four cases so far filed in federal court challenging the Sept. 8 public health order.
The order puts a temporary ban on firearms in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County as well as imposing drug monitoring and other measures.
“Though I recognize my statutory obligation as New Mexico’s chief legal officer to defend state officials when they are sued in their official capacity, my duty to uphold and defend the constitutional rights of every citizen takes precedence,” Torrez’s letter stated. “Simply put, I do not believe that the Emergency Order will have any meaningful impact on public safety but, more importantly, I do not believe it passes constitutional muster.”
Torrez shared his anger and frustration about survivors and victims of gun violence.
“The tragic deaths of 5-year-old Galilea Samaniego in a recent drive-by shooting and 11-year-old Froylan Villegas in a road rage incident should serve as a wakeup call to everyone,” Torrez said in the letter. “I encourage you to engage in a more thoughtful and deliberative process with members of the New Mexico Legislature rather than taking unilateral action that infringes on the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens while having little if any discernible impact on the underlying dynamics driving gun violence in our community.”
Torrez agrees with the need for a debate about the effects of gun violence, “but the issuance of an executive order in violation of core constitutional principles is not the appropriate method for bringing about such a debate, and its flawed legal foundation is likely to obscure rather than highlight, meaningful solutions.”
Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen announced Monday that his office would not be enforcing the order citing its alleged unconstitutionality, to which Lujan Grisham responded in a statement to the NM Political Report that her administration had “given you the tools, Sheriff Allen — now stop being squeamish about using them. I will not back down from doing what’s right and I will always put the safety of the people of New Mexico first.”
The four federal lawsuits were filed by the National Association for Gun Rights, We the Patriots USA, a class action lawsuit filed by Shawn Blas, a Bernalillo County resident and Randy Donk and Gun Owners of America.
Other groups are planning to file lawsuits against Lujan Grisham and her administration.
Two of these groups are the New Mexico Shooting Sports Association and the Republican Party of New Mexico.
Her sherrifs have said they will not enforce it because it violates their oath of office, which included upholding the Constitution, and now her AG says the same thing.
And she still claims she needs no lessons on the Constitution.
The real question on all this is if New Mexico voters will throw her out when they have the chance - or not???
I’m waiting for the governor of Alaska to declare that all bears can not have claws or teeth for 30 days. You know, temporarily.
The laws are fun to read and I like the way this office has leveraged them against the enemy. But the point is still clear:
I do not need their approval.
I am a human being and will defend myself as I see fit.
This is just a scam to get some street cred for when a strict law is proposed in the next legislative session, then he will come out and say “this law is constitutional and I can support it.”
Total scam.
All this does is place a bullseye on the AG.
She’s trying to get a gig in the media. She must know she’ll lose the next election.
I fly into white sands a fair amount. She’s certainly not popular around there.
Remember that New Mexico got rid of qualified immunity for their law enforcement officers, so any officer who enforces this emergency order can be sued PERSONALLY for violating one's constitutional rights.
Exactly
She’s not particularly telegenic. What media would want her?
Yes, with this guy Torres, that is precisely what it means. Also that sheriff is a Democrat. This is the pre-invasion bombardment. Michelle Lujan Grisham pushes a completely outrageous position. All the Democrats raise their voice is against it. And then, next January they hit us with some ungodly gun control walk which these two clowns will support. And it makes them look moderate because they didn’t support her in the extreme thing. Guaranteed that’s what’s happening. This is classic negotiation, ask for more than you really think you can get, and settle for what you originally intended.
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