Mayor Martin “Modey” Hicks, a Democrat, is standing up to the power-mad overreach of (Democrat) New Mexico governor Lujan-Grisham’s lockdown of business in the state!
From the Cibola Citizen:
Reopening the city may have legal consequences
by Diego Lopez
GRANTS, N.M. – City of Grants Mayor Martin “Modey” Hicks said that he is not afraid of getting arrested for defying the New Mexico Governor’s stay-at-home order by reopening the city.
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https://www.cibolacitizen.com/breaking-news-news/mayor-determined-stand-his-ground
From the Santa Fe New Mexican:
Grants mayor urges stores to reopen, in face of governor’s orders
By Michael Gerstein
The mayor of Grants said he is encouraging stores to reopen Monday, in direct conflict with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s public health orders that have closed businesses statewide deemed nonessential.
Martin “Modey” Hicks said he implored fellow mayors to follow suit during a conference call Thursday hosted by the New Mexico Municipal League.
It was not clear how many other mayors may be planning to issue similar instructions. But the mayor of the Western New Mexico town suggested a number of them on the call were sympathetic.
“The governor treats us like we’re stupid. We’re not stupid. We have common sense. We have responsibility. If Walmart, Walgreens and Smith’s can be open with social distancing, then so can everybody else,” Hicks said, nearly shouting into the telephone.
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Lujan Grisham fires back at Grants mayor
By Michael Gerstein Apr 24, 2020
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham had sharp words Friday afternoon for the mayor of Grants, who has vowed to allow businesses in the small city to reopen Monday — a decision that would be in direct violation of a state public health order.
“This notion that you don’t have to comply is wrong. That you can just open up businesses and not worry about public health issues is really quite frankly tantamount to opening up a public pool and having a pee section,” Lujan Grisham said in a nearly two-hour news conference.
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