(UPDATED) FRIDAY 2/16/07: Impeachment Day in New Mexico!

Photo credit: Beach Impeach Project, John Montgomery

UPDATE: We won the first battle in the Senate Rules Committee. Check out our report on the Committee hearing and vote!

It's official. Senate Joint Resolution 5, New Mexico's resolution urging impeachment of Bush and Cheney, will be discussed at the Senate Rules Committee on Friday, February 16, 2007. The meeting begins at 8:30 AM in the Santa Fe Roundhouse, Room 321. Google Map.

Each and every supporter of the impeachment effort is encouraged to attend the hearing and to sign up to testify before the committee on behalf of the measure if possible. The bigger the crowd, the more likely it is that the Committee will vote in favor of the resolution. All attendees are urged to be polite and orderly. If you speak to legislators or appear before the Committee, please keep your remarks to the point and respectful despite your passion.

Make These Calls: If you haven't called Committee members to urge them to support SJR 5, please do so. If you've already done so, consider making one more effort TODAY:

Members of the Senate Rules Committee:

• Senator Linda M. Lopez (D), Chair
• Senator John T.L. Grubesic (D), Vice Chair
• Senator Rod Adair (R), Ranking Member
• Senator Ben D. Altamirano (D)
• Senator Kent L. Cravens (R)
• Senator Dianna J. Duran (R)
• Senator Dede Feldman (D)
• Senator Steve Komadina (R)
• Senator Cisco McSorley (R)

Any Senator at the Roundhouse can be reached at (505) 986-4300.

It's also critical to keep contacting your Senators and the swing Democratic Senators who might make the difference between victory and defeat when the resolution reaches the Senate Floor. Below are key Dem Senators who have not yet expressed their support for the impeachment resolution:

• Sen. Ben Altamirano, District 28, Catron, Grant & Socorro Counties
• Sen. Michael Sanchez, District 29, Valencia County
• Sen. Mary Kay Papen, District 38, Dona Ana County
• Sen. David Ulibarri, District 30, Cibola, Socorro & Valencia Counties
• Sen. Lidio Rainaldi, District 4, Cibola & McKinley
• Sen. Richard Martinez, District 5, Los Alamos, Rio Arriba & Santa Fe Counties

Any Senator at the Roundhouse can be reached at (505) 986-4300.

If you know people in their districts, call them and get them to call their Legislators. We will need every Democratic Senator to vote with us on this one. To find out who represents you, click here and search by zip code.

If you need more information about this impeachment effort, talking points to use when speaking to legislators, etc., visit our archive of impeachment posts and browse our series of posts on this issue. Another good source is the Land of Impeachment page at AfterDowningStreet.com.