In New Mexico, when we sit down at our favorite restaurant, if it is still open, we are given the options of red or green chili, maybe even Christmas.
For many years, New Mexico has been seen as a swing state, with its north-south divide, which is why Governor Michelle Lujan-Grisham and the left-wing of her party signed a very gerrymandered redistricting law this week for the state house and plans to do the same for the Senate within the week.
Across our nation, blue states are being emptied in the hope red states will be better at all the things liberal ideology destroys, namely life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Is it too late for New Mexico? I don’t think it is.
Sure, progressives have a seemingly unassailable majority in the state legislature, and it is unclear if the people of our state have had enough of a governor exercising totalitarian executive power in violation of the state constitution, but it is possible to see change.
While we should oppose many of the people and powers draining the life of our state, it is time to be clear about the principles that will make or break us.
We shouldn’t cede the Land of Enchantment to the bleak outcome that is evitable under liberal progressive ideology but embrace the truth that brings human prosperity.
Progressives are unable or unwilling to connect the dots on very simple problems such as the ever-growing fentanyl crisis that is overwhelming Albuquerque in particular.
It turns out that suppressing law enforcement, making drug use law lax, and having an open border allowing the Chinese and Mexican drug cartels to run free are a recipe for disaster.
The various media outlets will focus on the heartbreaking stories of various people addicted to fentanyl and other connected drugs but never the bad policy that creates the problem in the first place.
Lawlessness, dependency, and hedonism are what the left promotes because it is what they believe is good and moral.
My purpose is starting New Mexico News and Views again is to shine a light on why the progressive liberal ideology is a terrible idea. I don’t believe New Mexico must be blue.
Being blue is what moves our state to the top of the bad lists and to the bottom of the good lists. We’ve been trying the progressive way for many years, and this is what we get. Hopefully, by highlighting the policies and principles driving the news stories we can better understand why choosing red is the better choice. By the way, that’s how I like my chili too.
