From KOB-TV:
Gov. Bill Richardson will push next year’s Legislature to ban cockfighting in New Mexico.
Richardson said at a news conference in Santa Fe on Wednesday that he would support a ban and would actively try to get the proposal approved by lawmakers.
New Mexico and Louisiana are the only states that still allow cockfighting.
Proposals to ban cockfighting have repeatedly failed in the Legislature in the past.
Democratic Sen. Mary Jane Garcia of Doña Ana says she will sponsor a measure to outlaw cockfighting.
Richardson made his announcement at a news conference in which he outlined several animal protection proposals.
C Red
The govenor should remember when he was elected that he had no stance on the cockfighting issue. The common New Mexico citizen probably has no idea just how many people will lose there ability to support there family if the ban passes. Thats not to mention the indirect money that cockfighting brings to areas that, if banned, will just be lost. If supporters of this ban would take time to educate themselves and not just buy in to the extremist propaganda that is so readily avaliable, the percentages would not be so biased. Those who still support should then be forced to first tour a Tyson chicken plant, followed up by a tour of a game farm. I dare say a gamecock has a much better life!
Rob Rowland Hernandez
First off I would like to start off by saying that before anybody makes an opinion about the so called barbaric sport they should first attend one and come to their own conclusion.Secondly they who are in the middle of this contraversey should first take into account the character of the people that are pushing for the aradication of this so called barbaric sport.If infact this is a matter of character and morales,lets take some of the key figure heads in the push to abolish cockfighting.First you have miss breast cancer advocate herself Pam Anderson,you mean to tell me that the Gov. of NM. is being pressured by a gloryfied pornstar.I mean everybody has seen that tommy lee debacle.PLEASE!! miss Anderson you dont need to give the peolple of NM a lesson on morales. Secondly, I would like to tell you about another shady figure head, Mr. Anabolic steroid advocate himself, Mr. Hulk Hogan. Now everybody knows that Mr. Hogan has taken some form of anabolic steroids to prolong his professional wrestling career at some point in time. Now what kind of message does that send to the youth of America, PLEASE Mr. Hogan do not tell NM about the spirit of human character. Last but not least, this is to the people of NM you should not have outsiders come in and try to set law in your state. That is exactly what is trying to happen with these extremist organizations and these scientology superstars that are coming in to the great state of NM and trying to set law. Make it your choice not theirs.
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