Michele Grisham Lujan doesn't want Michael Padilla to continue his race for Lt. Governor given his problems with sexual harassment from ten years ago. Michele, the likely democratic party nominee just thinks it would be difficult to have him as a running mate. And she is right.
But the real question is why can't she just pick her own running mate? It makes sense really because you need a number two person, who presides over the Senate, on board with your policies and initiatives. We don't need another situation where a Governor can't leave the state because his or her Lt. Governor will try and issue executive orders to overthrow standing policies.
I remember that some people used to warn Bruce King to never let Roberto Mondragon run the government for even a day. It didn't encourage any kind of solidarity. But really, about the only time this all would matter was if the Governor was incapacitated or dead. The remainder of his term shouldn't end up being needlessly dismantled from a policy perspective by someone who was not on his team in the first place, even though they were forced to run together. Maybe a Governor's candidate should just choose their running mate.
So, the better thing to do is try and get a constitutional amendment passed to change this situation. And if that is attempted, why not just have a constitutional convention to take a long and studied look at New Mexico's Constitution to see if it still works one hundred plus years after it was written.
But the real question is why can't she just pick her own running mate? It makes sense really because you need a number two person, who presides over the Senate, on board with your policies and initiatives. We don't need another situation where a Governor can't leave the state because his or her Lt. Governor will try and issue executive orders to overthrow standing policies.
I remember that some people used to warn Bruce King to never let Roberto Mondragon run the government for even a day. It didn't encourage any kind of solidarity. But really, about the only time this all would matter was if the Governor was incapacitated or dead. The remainder of his term shouldn't end up being needlessly dismantled from a policy perspective by someone who was not on his team in the first place, even though they were forced to run together. Maybe a Governor's candidate should just choose their running mate.
So, the better thing to do is try and get a constitutional amendment passed to change this situation. And if that is attempted, why not just have a constitutional convention to take a long and studied look at New Mexico's Constitution to see if it still works one hundred plus years after it was written.
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Didn't we almost get a new state constitution during one of Bruce king's tems -- maybe in the 80's? It didn't get quite enough votes in the legislature, I guess.
Waste of money!
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