On November 13, four New Mexico voters filed a lawsuit with the State Supreme Court, asking that the Court accept their case and declare that the New Mexico Constitution does not permit the government to spend taxpayer dollars on administering primaries for political parties. Chavez v Toulouse Oliver, S-1-SC-37371.
Two of the voters are independents. One is a Democrat and one is a Republican. The New Mexico Constitution says, “Art. IX, sec. 14. Neither the state nor any county, school district, or municiplity, except as otherwise provided in this constitution, shall directly or indirectly lend or pledge its credit or make any donation to or in aid of any person, association, or public or private corporation.” Here is the brief. Thanks to Harry Kresky for this news.
New Mexico was one of the last states to provide for primaries. Before 1938, all parties in New Mexico nominated by convention.
One more New Age MORON dumb and dumber case.
ALL or SOME PUBLIC Electors/Voters nominate PUBLIC candidates for PUBLIC offices via PUBLIC laws —
regardless of ALL MORON SCOTUS ops.
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Reform — NO primaries.
PR and AppV
NO *transfer payments* [aka welfare] in NM ???!!!!
NO govt *subsidies* for private Biz in NM ???!!!
— esp. any *private* utilities – energy, water ???!!!
The language comes from various State statist schemes in the early-mid 1800s
— govt cash/credit for stuff like *private* canals, roads and railroads — which went bankrupt
>>> Govt junk paper assets — govt cash/credit crisis.