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	<title>Comments on: Susana Martinez announces plan to combat corruption</title>
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		<title>By: llaj</title>
		<link>http://newmexicoindependent.com/60436/susana-martinez-announces-plan-to-combat-corruption#comment-32371</link>
		<dc:creator>llaj</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 10:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The first thing Ms. Martinez should do to combat corruption in New Mexico is to explain the $450,000 she accepted from a Texas land developer who was the source of the Swift Boat Liars during the 2004 campaign. Why did he give her $450,000 since he is not even a resident of New Mexico, and what does he expect from Ms. Martinez in return for that $450,000? Sounds like some kind of corruption brewing.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The first thing Ms. Martinez should do to combat corruption in New Mexico is to explain the $450,000 she accepted from a Texas land developer who was the source of the Swift Boat Liars during the 2004 campaign. Why did he give her $450,000 since he is not even a resident of New Mexico, and what does he expect from Ms. Martinez in return for that $450,000? Sounds like some kind of corruption brewing.</p>
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		<title>By: rocketv</title>
		<link>http://newmexicoindependent.com/60436/susana-martinez-announces-plan-to-combat-corruption#comment-32183</link>
		<dc:creator>rocketv</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:58:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why on earth would you create a special unit with the state police.  Do you honestly think there is not corruption with this STATE AGENCY.  Any ethics reform needs an independent commission and not be part of a state agency structure.  Martinez would appoint the cabinet secretary who would select the the individuals for the unit.  This is very dumb considering this is your top reason for wanting to become governor.  Law enforcement is not the solution to this problem.  At least Denish has a clue about an independent body that needs subpoena powers.  If this is the best Martinez can do, she shouldn&#039;t be elected.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why on earth would you create a special unit with the state police.  Do you honestly think there is not corruption with this STATE AGENCY.  Any ethics reform needs an independent commission and not be part of a state agency structure.  Martinez would appoint the cabinet secretary who would select the the individuals for the unit.  This is very dumb considering this is your top reason for wanting to become governor.  Law enforcement is not the solution to this problem.  At least Denish has a clue about an independent body that needs subpoena powers.  If this is the best Martinez can do, she shouldn&#39;t be elected.</p>
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		<title>By: Hemingway</title>
		<link>http://newmexicoindependent.com/60436/susana-martinez-announces-plan-to-combat-corruption#comment-32177</link>
		<dc:creator>Hemingway</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>“In case of confiscation of bribery and corruptions we should impose big punishments and increase punishment rate.&quot; Here is an interesting quote. This sounds just like Ms. Martinez. No - it is Russian President Dimitry Medvedev demanding drastic action against bribes and corruption in his country. So Ms. Martinez wants to create a &quot;harsh&quot; enforcement policy for corruption like in Russia. Is this what we want in New Mexico?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>“In case of confiscation of bribery and corruptions we should impose big punishments and increase punishment rate.&#8221; Here is an interesting quote. This sounds just like Ms. Martinez. No &#8211; it is Russian President Dimitry Medvedev demanding drastic action against bribes and corruption in his country. So Ms. Martinez wants to create a &#8220;harsh&#8221; enforcement policy for corruption like in Russia. Is this what we want in New Mexico?</p>
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		<title>By: Hemingway</title>
		<link>http://newmexicoindependent.com/60436/susana-martinez-announces-plan-to-combat-corruption#comment-32175</link>
		<dc:creator>Hemingway</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ms. Martinez’s lobbying reform is a bold joke. No where does she recommend prohibiting government contractors, anyone seeking major government subsidies, and registered lobbyists from making or bundling political contributions to state or local elected officials. The reason why is obvious her biggest contributors (the oil and gas industry) would be barred from corrupting our elected officials with campaign money. New Mexicans need to see through this charade.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ms. Martinez’s lobbying reform is a bold joke. No where does she recommend prohibiting government contractors, anyone seeking major government subsidies, and registered lobbyists from making or bundling political contributions to state or local elected officials. The reason why is obvious her biggest contributors (the oil and gas industry) would be barred from corrupting our elected officials with campaign money. New Mexicans need to see through this charade.</p>
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		<title>By: Hemingway</title>
		<link>http://newmexicoindependent.com/60436/susana-martinez-announces-plan-to-combat-corruption#comment-32168</link>
		<dc:creator>Hemingway</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:34:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ms. Martinez has  a laundry list of ways to fight corruption basically composed by the New Mexico Turn Around (NMTA), a political committee founded in 2001 and funded by the oil and gas industry. Its Board consists of Harvey Yates, Ryan Cangiolosi, Niel Hise, Garth Simms and Martin Sisneros. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The NMTA political goals are :&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; NMTA believes that political corruption erodes the rights of the people, dissipates their public wealth and diminishes private endeavor -- all for the benefit of scoundrels. It believes that political corruption has long burdened New Mexico and, to a significant extent, lies behind the failure of the state to achieve its potential. &lt;br&gt; NMTA supports a rational regulatory environment in the state -- one which would reduce regulation to that necessary to protect the actual health &amp; safety of the citizens of the state. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; NMTA supports a more rational state environmental policy -- one that recognizes that the cleanest environments are derived in those societies where abundant wealth allows the citizens the luxury of worrying about the environment. NMTA supports environmental policy which values human endeavor, human liberty and human health over that of other animals. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; NMTA supports lowering taxes in order to allow citizens, rather than legislators or bureaucrats, to spend most of the wealth created by the labor of the citizens. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;NMTA supports cutting the size of government in order to lessen government&#039;s propensity to reduce individual liberty and to suck up and dissipate the wealth created by citizens. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; NMTA opposes corporate welfare because it contorts the purpose of government, generally diminishes competition, and entails a system of forcing, through taxation, a citizen to support the business endeavors of others. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; NMTA opposes the diminution of traditional American liberties by statute or regulation -- particularly when the purposes of the statute or regulation are emotionally driven, the scientific basis on which they stand are dim and the ultimate consequences of the statute or regulation are not understood. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;NMTA is basically putting the words in the mouth of Ms. Martinez. Is this what we want in New Mexico the oil and gas industry running the state and supposedly fighting corruption. Supposedly is the operative word. I doubt highly corruption will be reduced in New Mexico by the NMTA and their cohorts. By the way if Ms. Martinez (NMTA) is elected, the corruption list will never see the light of day.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ms. Martinez has  a laundry list of ways to fight corruption basically composed by the New Mexico Turn Around (NMTA), a political committee founded in 2001 and funded by the oil and gas industry. Its Board consists of Harvey Yates, Ryan Cangiolosi, Niel Hise, Garth Simms and Martin Sisneros. </p>
<p>The NMTA political goals are :</p>
<p> NMTA believes that political corruption erodes the rights of the people, dissipates their public wealth and diminishes private endeavor &#8212; all for the benefit of scoundrels. It believes that political corruption has long burdened New Mexico and, to a significant extent, lies behind the failure of the state to achieve its potential. <br /> NMTA supports a rational regulatory environment in the state &#8212; one which would reduce regulation to that necessary to protect the actual health &#038; safety of the citizens of the state. </p>
<p> NMTA supports a more rational state environmental policy &#8212; one that recognizes that the cleanest environments are derived in those societies where abundant wealth allows the citizens the luxury of worrying about the environment. NMTA supports environmental policy which values human endeavor, human liberty and human health over that of other animals. </p>
<p> NMTA supports lowering taxes in order to allow citizens, rather than legislators or bureaucrats, to spend most of the wealth created by the labor of the citizens. </p>
<p>NMTA supports cutting the size of government in order to lessen government&#39;s propensity to reduce individual liberty and to suck up and dissipate the wealth created by citizens. </p>
<p> NMTA opposes corporate welfare because it contorts the purpose of government, generally diminishes competition, and entails a system of forcing, through taxation, a citizen to support the business endeavors of others. </p>
<p> NMTA opposes the diminution of traditional American liberties by statute or regulation &#8212; particularly when the purposes of the statute or regulation are emotionally driven, the scientific basis on which they stand are dim and the ultimate consequences of the statute or regulation are not understood. </p>
<p>NMTA is basically putting the words in the mouth of Ms. Martinez. Is this what we want in New Mexico the oil and gas industry running the state and supposedly fighting corruption. Supposedly is the operative word. I doubt highly corruption will be reduced in New Mexico by the NMTA and their cohorts. By the way if Ms. Martinez (NMTA) is elected, the corruption list will never see the light of day.</p>
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		<title>By: SheikYerbuti</title>
		<link>http://newmexicoindependent.com/60436/susana-martinez-announces-plan-to-combat-corruption#comment-32165</link>
		<dc:creator>SheikYerbuti</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>C&#039;mon Susanna...we all know you&#039;re a  DA...and that you&#039;re campaigning on DA issues. But ya gotta give me more &quot;meat&quot; about your plan for the economy....and jobs. I want to vote for you, but so far you&#039;ve offered nothing--except attack Denish &amp; richardson. Give me some specifics about your ECONOMIC plan--and I just might vote for you.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>C&#39;mon Susanna&#8230;we all know you&#39;re a  DA&#8230;and that you&#39;re campaigning on DA issues. But ya gotta give me more &#8220;meat&#8221; about your plan for the economy&#8230;.and jobs. I want to vote for you, but so far you&#39;ve offered nothing&#8211;except attack Denish &#038; richardson. Give me some specifics about your ECONOMIC plan&#8211;and I just might vote for you.</p>
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		<title>By: RaulFierro</title>
		<link>http://newmexicoindependent.com/60436/susana-martinez-announces-plan-to-combat-corruption#comment-32152</link>
		<dc:creator>RaulFierro</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Como las mujeres, Susana! Finally showing some teeth. Only way to get to those politico familias (you know who you are) who think they have it all figured out. No more pension, even prison! I think they&#039;d rather go to prison than lose the pension. That&#039;s what I wanna hear! And all Denish can say is &#039;you took money from out of state&#039;. You have too Diane. Martinez is EXACTLY right in pointing out how the &quot;attitude&quot; is what we must be rid of. Under richardson/denish state mucky mucks thought it was like playing monopoly. Well good luck getting a get out of jail free card now. Why do you think the smart rats have been scrambling to get off the s(t)inking ship of state?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Como las mujeres, Susana! Finally showing some teeth. Only way to get to those politico familias (you know who you are) who think they have it all figured out. No more pension, even prison! I think they&#39;d rather go to prison than lose the pension. That&#39;s what I wanna hear! And all Denish can say is &#39;you took money from out of state&#39;. You have too Diane. Martinez is EXACTLY right in pointing out how the &#8220;attitude&#8221; is what we must be rid of. Under richardson/denish state mucky mucks thought it was like playing monopoly. Well good luck getting a get out of jail free card now. Why do you think the smart rats have been scrambling to get off the s(t)inking ship of state?</p>
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