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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAnother congressional office lockout - New Mexico
Yes, NM-02's very own representative of the 1%, Steve Pearce.
At a time when Republican Congresspersons are under fire for cutting off town halls and canceling public events, New Mexicos sole Tea Party Congressman just went one step further.
Thursday afternoon, over fifty people from around New Mexicos Second Congressional District some traveling from more than 100 miles away came together at the Las Cruces field office of their Congressional Representative, Steve Pearce, during office hours to ask for a chance to talk to their Congressman face-to-face about his support for President Trump.
But the staff snuck out the back door then refused to open the front door or take phone calls. Then it turned into a thing.
It all started with an awkward Telephone Town Hall
The first caller was probably a shill, started off with a bunch of ass-kissing, then rattled on without asking a question.
Promptly at 1:30pm, just as constituents were arriving to meet, the office locked the door. ProgressNowNMs local organizer Lucas Herndon caught Pearces outreach coordinator, Peter Ibarbo, slunk out the back door, jump in his truck and drive away.
Driving away, Ibarbo tells constituents that staff is in the office to meet with those gathering. BUT they found the doors locked and staff refused to answer the phone.
Here's the rest, with videos:
[link:http://progressnownm.org/2017/02/16/rep-steve-pearce-and-his-staff-refuse-to-see-or-hear-constituents/|
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Another congressional office lockout - New Mexico (Original Post)
El Mimbreno
Feb 2017
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The Polack MSgt
(13,175 posts)1. K&R - we need to keep documenting their actions
Keep a record of their cowardliness, and disdain for democratic government.
Fuck these shills, they're bought by the dozen like cheap socks.
Welcome to DU BTW
NBachers
(17,080 posts)2. Thanks for posting this, and I'm glad you're here on Democratic Underground.
Wounded Bear
(58,584 posts)3. Thanks for posting...
we need to get shit like this out there. Repubs are cowards. Spread the word.
mcar
(42,278 posts)4. Cowards
mikelewis
(4,079 posts)5. Put his face on a milk carton...
Missing! Have you seen this Congressman? If so please return him to the nearest constituent.
2naSalit
(86,308 posts)6. A clear indication that they
do not represent us and have had no intent to do so, ever.
El Mimbreno
(777 posts)7. About what you'd expect
From a tea party, party of trump multimillionaire. (nothing worthy of capitilazition here)
rusty fender
(3,428 posts)8. Pearce has always been a major POS