Surprised by the blowback they received for agitating against everyone else, the NM GOP vows to lower the temperature
by agitating yet more:
While officials investigate if a New Mexico Republican Party office was set aflame intentionally, state GOP leaders are calling for turning down the political temperature and strengthening the state's crime laws.
"This isn't just about Republicans," said Party Chair Amy Barela at a news conference on Monday. "This is about every New Mexican that has suffered because of a system that fails to hold criminals accountable. From car-jackings in Albuquerque to tragic murders in Las Cruces, the crisis is escalating, and time for action is now."
State Senate Minority Leader William Sharer of Farmington said legislators should work together to strengthen the state's juvenile code, target street gangs and cartels and support law enforcement. House Minority Leader Gail Armstrong of Magdalena said Republicans are still ready to come "to the table for solutions."
...Although the arson investigation has yet to be completed, New Mexico Senate Republicans tried to pin blame for the fire on rhetoric from Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández at a town hall Saturday in Santa Fe.
“In the wake of a prominent Democrat official calling for her supporters to be ‘agitators,’ it appears some unhinged supporters took the message to heart and acted out in a violent manner,” the group’s leaders said in a statement.
...Leger Fernández did call for her supporters to “agitate” with specific actions like coming to town halls, following Democratic politicians on social media and calling Republican members of Congress. In a statement Monday, Leger Fernández said “political violence of any sort is unacceptable, including this attack. The perpetrators must be held accountable.”
“It is a ludicrous leap to twist encouraging democratic participation, calling your representatives and showing up at town halls into an insinuation of violence,” Leger Fernández said.
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