New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, chronically Republican

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New Mexico Governor Martinez Accused of "Wholesale Disregard of the Law"

Tuesday, 06 May 2014 09:15
By Dahr Jamail, Truthout | Report


Tracy Hughes was a career employee in the New Mexico Environment Department who was just three months away from being eligible for retirement when she was fired by an appointee of New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez.

"It was clear from the campaign (of right-wing Tea Party Gov. Martinez) I was going to be gone," Hughes told Truthout. "The environment agency was clearly going to be targeted to clear out employees and prepare a new agenda for the Martinez administration."

The Martinez administration calls itself "business friendly," but Hughes, along with environmental lawyers, activists, authors, renewable energy advocates, and current and former state employees told Truthout that Gov. Martinez is little more than a lobbyist for big oil and gas, the copper and dairy industries, and other environmentally destructive industries that decide to set up shop in New Mexico.

"The Martinez administration will make sure that environmental protection does not get in the way of industry being able to do business in New Mexico," Hughes, who now works for an energy and environmental law firm, added. As an example, she pointed to the "copper rule," legislation the Martinez administration passed that allows copper mines to pollute the groundwater on their property. "I worked on (opposing) the copper rule, and what I saw happen on the copper rule was that it was wholesale disregard of the law by the Martinez administration," Hughes said. ......................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/23511-new-mexico-governor-martinez-accused-of-wholesale-disregard-of-the-law

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1. New Mexico is in big trouble

with this twit as their governor. Nothing seems as it is,northern highway across the state is in ruin as result of over weight Oil Field trucks. It is bad enough that most of the population is dirt poor,but,this twit has made it so difficult for the residents to get health care or the necessities needed to move forward. TeaBillies in action,if you live in Santa Fe or Albuquerque,paradise compared to other areas of their state.

And were is the Dems on this issue. Crickets.

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3. She's a Rethug, what more is there to say?!1 n/t

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2. R#2 & K n/t