(Updated) 10:30 PM Friday Update on Impeachment Hearing(s) Saturday

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.

UPDATE, SATURDAY MORNING: A last-minute bulletin about Saturday's actions was issued by Leland Lehrman of Mother Media. Visit his website to read it.
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From Desi Brown, Aide to Sen. Ortiz y Pino: Please forward to all interested

Here is the latest: The Resolution will be heard for sure tomorrow (Saturday)! As of now (10:30 PM), it is still being heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee at some point in the afternoon (any time after 2:30 PM – could be as late as 9 PM). There is a slight possibility that the resolution will be pulled from Judiciary and put on the floor calendar for the day as well.  If this occurs, then the bill would most likely be the last bill heard during the floor schedule – which could be anywhere from 1:30 PM or later.

Unfortunately, we will not know which will happen until mid-morning at the earliest. If you are planning to come to the hearing, I would suggest calling Senator Ortiz y Pino’s office directly at about 11 AM to see if we have any new news: 505-986-4380.

We hope to have available a 22 minute recording of the live video testimony we conducted today with former congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman who was on the Judiciary Committee that Impeached Nixon.  It is quite good.  We plan to have a viewing place set up somewhere in the Roundhouse by about 1 PM.  Info will be available in Room 414 (Senator Ortiz y Pino’s Office).

There will be a sign up sheet for speakers available in Room 414 (and outside of the committee room).  Initial indications are that there will be a limited time for citizen input again.

That’s all for now – 6 more bills to go tonight!!!!

Desi Brown, (505)256-0668, desibrown@comcast.net

Editor's Note: For previous posts on this, visit DFNM's impeachment post archive.