The meeting started out with welcoming remarks from the County Chairwoman Ana Canales. The only flag that we had for the pledge of Allegiance was a lapel pin but it worked in a pinch.
County Clerk Maggie Toulouse-Oliver a very bright and intelligent young woman came to remind people that the county clerk’s office is looking for people of all ages to work the polling sites in November. Ms. Toulouse-Oliver has been a welcome addition to the county clerk’s office and has shown that she knows her job well. She was left with a large job on her hands but I think that she will truly shine in the position of county clerk. We needed someone with her level of talents to make sure that our county elections are open and honest. I have a feeling that she will have her job cut out for her come this November. If the turnout for the democrat caucus was any indicator the state could break all records with the turnout in this year’s November election.The State Central Committee will be meeting on February 23, 2008 the start time will be 11:00 am at Smith-Brasher hall located at 717 University. The committee will review the events of the last month and decided how to move forward. The Committee will be considering resolutions made during the ward clusters meetings of February 7, 2008.
The Justice and the Judges
The shining star of the evening was State Supreme Court Justice Charles Daniels. His incredible ability to describe in accurate and precise details the workings of the New Mexico court system without boring the life out of the crowd is a wonder to behold. He along with Judge Jonathan B. Sutin from the New Mexico Court of Appeals and many, many judges from the Bernalillo County District Court and the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court made the evening one not to be forgotten anytime in the near future. As I have said in the past we are lucky to have a very talented group of judges here in New Mexico. The State Supreme Court is very good at dealing with any individual or individuals who do not live up to the high standards of our state legal system.The meeting was moved into room 2405 and it was standing room only for the evening’s event. The turnout was a good one for the judges. It was too bad that we could not have used the larger meeting room but the crowd did not appear to mind the crowded space.
