(Updated) Senate Judiciary Hearing on NM Impeachment Resolution Delayed Until Monday

UPDATE 3/6/07: The impeachment resolution was finally heard by the NM Senate Judiciary on March 5, and passed by a vote of 5-1. The resolution will be heard next by the full Senate.

From Leland Lehrman of Mother Media:
The Senate Judiciary hearing on the NM impeachment resolution SJR 5 has been rescheduled for Monday, March 5th, after the Floor Session, around 2:30 PM. Sex offender bills may precede the resolution so check with Chairman McSorley's office regarding the estimated time the bill will be heard. Capitol Phone: 505-986-4300.

After a long and uncertain day on Saturday, the entire Judiciary Committee hearing was rescheduled. Fatigue was one factor after a long and involved floor session, but votes were another, as two Democratic Senators -- Linda Lopez and Senator Richard Martinez -- were absent for personal reasons. Without those votes, the resolution would not have passed, a reminder of the importance not only of counting your votes in theory, but counting your votes in person and in the building.

At this point the situation is so sensitive that there is push back from the Senators regarding aggressive lobbying so keep the calls and visits going, but be discreet and respectful. We can have it both ways. There are ways to express ourselves honestly without offending. Senator Ortiz y Pino also requests that we focus on the need for an investigation of alleged impeachable offenses, rather than requiring Senators to assert the President is already guilty if they vote for the Resolution. For this reason, the language of the resolution is going to be minimally amended with more "may haves" and "allegedlys."

To read the rest of Leland's latest advice on lobbying and more, visit his website, Mother Media.

To review all our posts on the NM impeachment resolution initiative, visit our impeachment post archive.