New Mexico has elected the most liberal legislature in its 96-year history.
“How could this have happened?” you may ask. The answer is simple: money-specifically targeted, out of state money. Our New Mexico state government has been purchased, covertly and effectively.
New Mexico has been hit by a political tsunami called “the Cabinet.” The Cabinet is a billionaire’s club of homosexual activists, chief among them being Tim Gill. As reported in Time Magazine on Oct. 31, 2008, those contributing to New Mexico’s liberal legislature are the following four:
Tim Gill, 55, computer tech multimillionaire founder of Quark Express,
Denver CO
Jonathan Lewis, 49, grandson of Joseph Lewis, co-founder of Progressive Insurance, Coconut Grove, FL
Jon Stryker, 50, the billionaire grandson of the founder of medical-technology giant Stryker Corp, Kalamazoo, MI
Henry van Ameringen, 78, whose father, Arnold Louis van Ameringen, developed the mammoth International Flavors & Fragrances, New York, NY.
One thing to keep in mind is that $1.00 spent on a New Mexico campaign is comparable to $6.00 in any other state. To realize the effect these dollars have on our state’s political races, multiply by six. The out of state money flowed into the state by various means: political action committees such Equality PAC, organizations such as ACRON and the ACLU, and direct contributions by individuals to candidates.
ACORN reported registering an astonishing 50,000 voters in the Albuquerque area and another 10,000 in Las Cruces. Rumored was a $15.00 per registrant cash reimbursement.
Three conservative Democrats with an average of 17 years of service were targeted in the primary. They were Rep. Daniel Silva, Bernalillo (21 years in the House), Sen. Shannon Robinson, Bernalillo (19 years in the Senate), and Sen. James Taylor, Bernalillo & Valencia (13 years in the Senate).
Then the way it worked is this: The last week of the campaign, recorded phone calls flooded constituents with accusation, innuendos and downright lies. The onslaught against Republican Leonard Rawson of Las Cruces was too much for Democrat Tim Jennings. Senator Jennings crossed party lines and recorded a message countering the attacks on Senator Rawson. As a result of “standing up for truth,” Senator Jennings will probably lose his position as president pro tem of the senate.
The best example of the money manipulation is Mr. Tim Gill’s funding program. Mr. Gill used Equality PAC and gave money personally. (Equality Forum is the organization that awarded Governor Richardson the “International Role Model Award” for outstanding leadership in the homosexual community at their annual conference in Philadelphia last May.)
Money given in the last days of the campaign by Mr. Gill was $15,000 to Equality New Mexico while Jonathan Lewis added another $2,900. (Remember to multiply these numbers by six.)
From there the money was given to various campaigns including Democratic State Senator Elect Steve Fischmann of Mesilla. Mr. Gill personally gave an additional $950.00 to Mr. Fischmann directly. Mr. Fischmann ran against Senator Leonard Rawson, the senator who had represented Dona Ana & Sierra Counties for 21 years. As a result of the onslaught, Mr. Rawson lost his seat by 585 votes (count the present time.)
All of the “Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund” monies that came into the state came from Jonathan Lewis and Jon Stryker. The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, established in Washington DC, funded the candidacy of Laverne Wyaco who sought the seat of retiring Senator Lidio G. Rainaldi from Cibola and McKinley counties. The seat was won by another Democratic newcomer, George Munoz.
Tim Gill was successful in unseating Senator Steve Komadina, a physician who represented Sandoval County for eight years. Crossing party lines, Mr. Gill personally gave $2,000 to Republican Barry Bitzer who ran against Komadina in the primary race. Dr. Komadina survived the primary but, using Equality PAC funds, Democrat John Sapien unseated him in the general election by 121 votes.
The Cabinet made an all out effort to unseat Bernalillo and Sandoval County’s Republican Senator John Ryan. In the final days of the campaign, contender, Mr. Victor Raigoza received funds from The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund ($5,000), Equality PAC ($500) and Governor Bill Richardson ($2,500). Senator Ryan managed to retain his seat.
The Cabinet’s only Republican is Eric Youngberg who received funds from several of these sources and has avoided voting with his party.
The net result is that when the 60-day New Mexico legislative session begins on January 20, 2009, we can expect an aggressive and successful campaign to pass liberal legislation. It will include the passage of Domestic Partners legislation that was defeated by one senatorial vote in 2007. An “anti-bullying” bill will be passed. This bill will usher in the homosexual agenda and criminalize “anti-gay speech” into our classrooms. We may even be the first state to approve homosexual marriage through legislation rather than through a judiciary process, as has been done in the past.
Unless legislators hear from constituents in 2009, expect your local church to be required to conduct homosexual ceremonies, and expect such literature as “Heather Has Two Mommies” to be standard reading material in our New Mexico classrooms.
Jose Vasquez