I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…
Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
Twelve years is a long time for a lot of politicians—even the President doesn’t get to serve that long. But one New Mexico representative wants legislators to have term limits, and right now he thinks 12 years is just right.
Rep. Dennis Kintigh, R-Roswell, introduced a bill to change the state’s constitution to include term limits for legislators. If passed, a person could serve 12 years in the House and another 12 in the Senate. Just the mention of the title brought a few cat calls from lawmakers as the bill was read. Kintigh says “good people disagree with me on this,” but added “in my heart I believe in the concept [of] if you move people out, it’s good.”
The obvious question for Kintigh is: Will you self impose term limits?
Right now his answer is “I’m not sure I would.”
Any bill to change the constitution requires a 2/3 vote in both the House and Senate and then would have to be on the ballot for voters.
