Friday Night in Weed - People for Otero County had their annual potluck. The food was great, the weather beautiful, and the discussion was informative. Guest speaker, Dr. Martin Moore, County Administrator, told us about his responsibilities, his philosophy, and his background. Members and officers gave their reports. If you are interested in joining an outstanding group of individuals, let me know. Here is an excerpt from their By-laws just to let you know what their priorities are:

"The purpose of this organization is to protect the sovereignty and declare and protect property rights, freedom concepts, and multiple use of federal lands of Otero County, the State of New Mexico, and the United States of America. To educate citizens on current events and efforts that impacts these fundamental rights. To encourage citizens to become involved in standing up for and preserving those fundamental and God given rights, We will uphold and support the Constitution of the United States of America and the Constitution of the sovereign State of New Mexico."

Ex-AHS athlete...Navy SEAL Program, Alamogordo Daily News, today, page 9B. Yes, that wonderful young man is my younger son. His older brother, Janson, is attending NMSU where he is excelling scholastically and musically.

In honor of Jay and Janson White, who are the inspiration of my life and the reason for my taking on the tough fights, I offer the following quote:

"No arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women." Ronald Reagan

BORDER NARCOTICS SMUGGLING, STOLEN VEHICLES, ILLEGAL ALIENS & POLITICS



John W. SlagleJuly 30, 2006 NewsWithViews.com
Agents in the U.S. Border Patrol's Tucson Sector have seized 543,740 pounds of drugs through July 5, 2006 which is up 11 percent from the 489,898 total seized in the 2005 fiscal year. Stolen vehicles that are used to transport illegal aliens and narcotics continue to be a major crime problem in Arizona. The vehicles stolen in Phoenix, Tucson and outlying areas are supplied to organized smugglers in Mexico. The vehicles have an unending source of drivers who then re-entry the United States with Contraband or human cargos.
Examples of large drug seizures this year in Southern Arizona
Jan. 23 Border Patrol agents responding to a report of illegal entrants west of Nogales followed a series of footprints to a group of smugglers, who escaped back into Mexico. The group left behind three Assault Rifles and 482 pounds of marijuana and hashish worth $500,000.
Jan. 27 Border Patrol agents at a checkpoint on Interstate 19 discovered 124 bundles of marijuana in a semi truck. The 2,598 pounds of pot had an estimated street value of $2.1 million. The driver, a resident alien, was arrested.
Jan. 30 Agents patrolling near Lochiel east of Nogales noticed a suspicious truck and found 81 bundles of marijuana in a hidden compartment. The truck yielded 1,641 pounds of marijuana, valued at $1.2 million. The driver, a naturalized U.S. citizen, was arrested.
Feb. 2 A Customs and Border Protection helicopter pilot spotted several vehicles driving into the United States illegally in Potrero Canyon west of Nogales. While attempting to evade the helicopter, one truck rolled and agents found 83 bundles of marijuana inside, weighing 1,938 pounds, with a street value of $1.6 million. The driver escaped.
Feb. 13 Border Patrol agents found 4,926 pounds of marijuana valued at $3.9 million in two stolen vehicles that entered the country illegally near Nogales, Arizona.
April 12 Border Patrol agents found two stolen trucks in a remote area south of Arizona 86. The trucks were packed with 3,835 pounds of marijuana, valued at $3.1 million dollars.
*Source¡­ U.S. Border Patrol DHS Tucson, Arizona
The list does not include efforts by local and state agencies on Arizona task force interdictions. It's always amusing to read of border crimes in local newspapers.
Murderers, bandits to narcotics smugglers are criminals who are rarely presented by the news Medias as people who are illegally in the United States in violation of law.
In 1991 while a member of the Border Area Narcotics Group our unit was comprised of eight to ten agents and our mission was to combat the large shipments of narcotics entering the United States by Backpackers, mules, load drivers, and stash house operators who were rarely citizens or legal Immigrants of the United States.
The majority of smugglers, stash house guards were illegal aliens from Mexico and Central America. In large operations involving Cocaine, weapons were always available for the illegal aliens protecting the cargo of drugs.
Executing a search warrant with a full entry team and all perimeters sealed was the safest method of operation although the first agent in the door was cannon fodder if the armed drug sentinels used their weapons. The entry squad members with MP-5s supplied cover fire if the situation deteriorated and if lethal force was necessary. Every room was secured, and every person was handcuffed as a matter of safety. Miranda rights were always given in the Spanish language.
Weapons were usually found locked and loaded at entryways, and other points of easy access. One particular house, which stored over 180 Kilos of Cocaine had five Chi-Com AK-47s with thirty round ammo clips, a shotgun and two pistols, all loaded and dropped in haste by five illegal Mexican Nationals.
Another house used by the same organization had two loaded pistols in the bathroom, an AK-47 under the sofa cushions and a sawed off shotgun in a closet. These people were definitely prepared to protect their shipments against any threat and violent encounters. With many prosecution cases involving narcotics and armed confrontations, 98 per cent were illegal aliens in violation of 8 USC 1325. They were sentenced to Federal Prisons for violation of Title 3 for years and then formally deported to their own country.
* Source ILLEGAL ENTRIES 2003
According to most politicians seeking election in 2006, Illegal aliens are honest and contribute little to crime. False names, false documents, identity theft, and fraudulent applications for employment are not dishonest by Washington standards in the proposed Guest Worker Amnesty Scheme. They just want to work.
In Los Angeles, alone, 95 percent of all outstanding police warrants for homicide (which total 1,200 to 1,500) are for illegal aliens. Two-thirds of all fugitive felony warrants (17,000) are for illegal aliens. 60 percent of the 20,000-strong 18th Street Gang in Southern California is composed of illegal aliens yet Los Angeles still remains a sanctuary city where illegal immigration status is protected.
The US Justice Department reported that in 2003, 270,000 illegal immigrants had served prison time. The Federation for American Immigration Reform reports: In March 2000, Congress made public Department of Justice statistics showing that, over the previous five years, the INS had released over 35,000 criminal aliens instead of deporting them. Over 11,000 of those released went on to commit serious crimes, over 1,800 of which were violent ones; including 98 homicides, 142 sexual assaults, and 44 kidnappings.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons estimates that fully one-third of current prison populations are comprised of non-citizen illegal aliens.
The Mexican Drug Cartel homicides, gun battles, grenade assaults in Nuevo Laredo south of the Border from Laredo, Texas were brief national news in March 2006. Four Mexican investigative journalists were killed as well as three Police Chiefs. In an attempt to censor, silence news personnel in Mexico, Drug Cartels used physical threats and murder to accomplish their goals. There is a "Mordida System" in Mexico with bribes and corruption from the highest official to the lowest local cop. There are also honest officials that try to uphold the criminal law from attorney generals to regional police chiefs. The people with integrity are a constant threat to criminal organizations and their careers are often very brief, short lived. The recent torture, decapitation of three Baja California
Mexican Police Officers is just one event in many that transpire near the Borders of United States on a continual basis in the drug wars.

The massive amounts of illegal drugs consumed by the American public from Cocaine, Meth, Heroin to Marijuana over the past three decades has steadily increased. A North American Union with no defined Borders, Immigration or criminal laws with foreign interests, courts controlling all aspects of life may seem like utopia for the—brain dead—who just wants the Fix, the High in America Laws, religious teachings anything that establishes rules of personal conduct would be of no importance.

For the majority of citizens with the ability to—think and reason—in a turbulent period of history, these are very dangerous times in this country and the world. Our borders are infiltrated daily, by masses of people with "unknown" intentions and motives. Criminal elements to Islamic Extremists with terrorist goals all seek a point of least resistance to accomplish their goals which are the Northern and Southern Borders of the United States.
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Slagle spent 12 years in undercover operations nationwide as a Special Agent, Anti-Smuggling Operations involving organized human trafficking, narcotics, certified Master Gun Smith and second degree Nidan black belt Goshin Iaido.
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Kelo who?

The Cincinnati Enquirer editorializes that the decision by the Ohio Supreme Court in a recent eminent domain case "is a victory not only for private property owners, but for the rule of law and for common sense."Concludes the editorial: We need development and urban revitalization. We should encourage them. But they must be done fairly. Government cannot run roughshod over people and their rights with rigged legal procedures and manipulated standards. Ohio has recognized that there are things that matter more than fatter tax coffers or upscale shopping venues: home, family, traditions, community, memory - and liberty. It is a refreshing affirmation of values that speak to what America is about."

Doug Moore v. Robin Silva, County Clerk, and Janet White, Real Party in Interest has been continued to August 18, 2006, at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will be in the chambers of District Judge James Counts on the second floor of the County Courthouse located at the corner of 10th Street and New York Avenue.

OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT TO THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET


The USDA has published a notice relating to NAIS. This notice is very limited –
USDA is not seeking comments on NAIS in general. Rather, USDA is conducting
“information collection” to support the implementation of NAIS, and has
submitted information on its activities to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). The notice includes two information collection programs:

(1) how animal identification numbers are to be assigned to tag manufacturers
and resellers, and

(2) the requirements for entities to apply to participate in managing the
databases.

Even though the scope of comments is limited, you may still wish to use this
opportunity to tell the OMB and your legislators about some of the problems with
NAIS that relate to the tags and databases. Below are some points you may wish
to make. There is no hard deadline, but OMB is encouraging people to submit
comments by August 18.

Discussion Points: (the numbers refer to the OMB’s docket number for each
notice, so that your comments are properly considered)

1. For both dockets: The information collection will not have practical utility
because NAIS cannot legally be implemented. NAIS, as set out in the USDA’s
documents, would violate multiple constitutional provisions, including the 1st,
4th, 5th, and 14th Amendments. Moreover, Congress has not statutorily authorized
the USDA to implement NAIS.

2. For OMB Control Number: 0579-0283. (Information Requirements for Animal
Identification Number Tag Manufacturers, Managers, and Resellers): The AIN
Management System is based on several false assumptions.

a. The first false assumption is that individual identification is necessary and
beneficial.

b. The second false assumption is that the benefits of individual identification
outweigh the costs. An independent, unbiased cost/benefit analysis must be
conducted.

c. The third false assumption is that electronic identification can function to
protect against intentional introduction of disease. The current generation of
microchips has been proven to be susceptible to cloning, hacking, and infection
by computer viruses.

d. Last, the stated preferred technology, ISO 11784/17785 microchips, cannot
provide unique individual identification. The ISO technology is designed to be
reprogrammable, making it both cheap and easy to change ID numbers even after
the microchip has been inserted under the skin of the animal or into a physical
tag. Thus it cannot provide unique, traceable numbers.

3. For OMB Control Number: 0579-0288. (Information Requirements for Private and
State Animal Tracking Database Owners): The USDA’s program creates unethical
conflicts of interests. Entities that are on the working groups developing NAIS
and that are supposed to be representing the public interest can apply to run
private databases. This creates a profit motive that undermines the fairness of
the entire NAIS process.

4. For OMB Control Number: 0579-0288. (Information Requirements for Private and
State Animal Tracking Database Owners): The USDA’s methodology is flawed because
it does not provide any protections against fraud, deceptive trade practices,
unfair bargaining, or other abuses by the private entities contracting with the
government. The public has been left vulnerable to entities enrolling them in
the databases without informed consent, under the guise of a voluntary
government program.

5. For OMB Control Number: 0579-0288. (Information Requirements for Private and
State Animal Tracking Database Owners): USDA’s program is based on false
assumptions because the contracts with private databases have been used to
obscure the true costs of this program and avoid conducting the cost/benefit
analysis that the agency must conduct before adopting regulations.

6. For OMB Control Number: 0579-0288. (Information Requirements for Private and
State Animal Tracking Database Owners): USDA’s methodology is flawed because it
has not developed a practical design for the entire program, including what the
system will and will not address. The piecemeal fashion in which USDA is
implementing NAIS will significantly increase the costs, and perhaps even the
technological viability, of the program.

You can submit comments online to the Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB),
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance
Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602.

In addition to submitting your comments to the OMB, send them to your
Representative and Senators. If you don't know who they are, go to
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/home and enter your zip code in the box on
the left-hand side of the screen. Your official’s contact information will be
provided. We must educate Congress as well as the agency. The USDA and OMB are
secondary, because ultimately Congress controls what happens. So focus your
energy and efforts on your Representatives and Senators, not the agencies.
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Energy prices are gutting the American middle class and where are our elected representatives as CHINA DRILLS 50 MILES FROM KEY WEST?


By Jon Christian Ryter

July 26, 2006

NewsWithViews.com

If the United States decided to drill for oil 50 miles off the coast of China, we would be embroiled in WWIII overnight. Thanks to wacko environmentalist Congressmen and Senators using the Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] to stymie drilling along the continental shelf of the United States, oil that rightfully belongs to American oil companies is now being drilled by Canada, Spain and Cuba—with help from both China and India. With only modest energy needs and no drilling expertise or money, Cuba's government-owned oil corporation, CubaPetroleo—with money and expertise from China's national oil company, Sinopec—is now "exercising its option" in the Straits of Florida. China, according to reports, is slant drilling. Slant drilling is what oil companies do when the oil they are trying to tap is on someone else's property. China will try to tap into reserves on the "American-side" of the Florida Straits that legally belongs to the United States in a 2-year renewable treaty negotiated with Cuba and signed by then-President Jimmy Carter in 1977.

Surveys done by the Department of the Interior suggest the outer banks of the Straits contain more than 115 billion barrels of oil and 633 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. The oil reserves in the Florida Straits would cover America's oil and gas needs for approximately 16 years. The government of the United States and the Seven Sisters have been aware of the existence of these oil reserves for over two decades, yet they have all continued to insist there's a severe world oil shortage—as the price of crude continues to climb and oil storage facilities all over the world bulge from surpluses of crude the nation's refineries can't handle.

The Carter-Castro treaty drew an imaginary line through the middle of the Florida Straits, ceding all oil rights south of the line to Cuba and the balance to the United States. Cuba's drilling plans have been "on hold" for many years due to lack of financial resources—and fear of the United States. Being this close to the American coastline is seen as doubly beneficial to the Chinese since it now gives them "radar eyes" along the East Coast of the United States as well as their spy station at the former naval yard in Long Beach, California. Every two years, the treaty expires. Every president since Ronald Reagan has renewed it. I is important to keep in mind that, in the late 1970s, the treaty was largely one that protected a country's fishing rights. Today, the commercial interest is oil and natural gas.

George W. Bush renewed the treaty in December, 2005 against the strong objections of Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL]. Nelson has proposed legislation that will prevent Cuba from drilling in the Florida Straits. The Nelson legislation would seek to prevent Cuba from producing energy within what is termed by the treaty as its own territorial waters in the southern Gulf of Mexico. "It's one thing for the distinguished senior Senator from Florida to focus his efforts on controlling and, in my view, undermining the national energy policy of the United States," Congressman John E. Peterson said in a press release. "As a US Senator that is, I suppose, his right. It's something altogether different for him to attempt to control the national energy policy of Cuba. It's simply a waste of effort." Peterson said that Nelson's latest gambit is tantamount to throwing a grenade into the fight over oil drilling rights off Florida's coastline. Peterson added that he didn't see how the United States could enforce a ban on Cuban drilling for oil or natural gas in the Florida Straits—particularly since Bush renewed the treaty last December.

And, where Nelson wants to block anyone from reaping the harvest of what appears to be the second largest oil reserve in the United States, Peterson wants to open drilling along the continental shelf and tap into the bonanza that he feels will solve the energy crisis in the United States. (Peterson is just one of a long list of Congressmen and Senators who don't understand that our energy "crisis" is a manufactured dilemma—created by the Seven Sisters and their oil allies in the Mideast, and fanned to crisis level by the environmental activists Big Oil funded. There is no oil shortage and never has been. There is a deliberate shortage of oil refineries in the United States, caused by EPA regulations that shut over 80% of them down during the Reagan-Bush and early Clinton years. The price of gasoline at the pumps is determined not by the amount of oil pumped from the ground, but the number of gallons of gasoline refined and delivered to the filling station down the street from your home. As long as shortages of refined gasoline exist, the price of oil will continue to rise—and so will the price you pay at the pump.)

The rapidly escalating price of crude at the wellhead—based on oil company maneuvering to manipulate prices rather than there being actual oil shortages—have now made deep sea drilling extremely profitable. Believing, or at least promulgating, the "peak oil" myth, half of the lawmakers in the US House and Senate are blocking any new oil exploration or the construction of any new refineries. The other half are complaining that America can no longer afford overly protective EPA regulations against offshore drilling, since high oil prices are now damaging the nation's economy. The Florida Straits treaty allows foreign oil companies to come within 50 to 90 miles of the American coastline to drill for a bonanza of oil that is second only to ANWR in sheer volume on the North American continent. In addition to oil, the area Carter ceded to Cuba contains up 232 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. The oil and natural gas farmed from the Florida Straits by China and Cuba will not be sold to the United States. It will be sold to those nations who oppose the dictates and diplomacy of Washington and London.

At a recent trade conference in Mexico City, Cuban trade officials invited American drillers to bid on the oil leases they were selling to China, Canada and the European Union nations. However, the US-Cuba trade embargo prevented American businessmen from doing business with the Cubans—even drilling for oil and natural gas within the 200 nautical mile economic enterprise zone that legally belongs to the United States. Paying $2 thousand a head to attend the trade conference were executives from several American corporations including Exxon-Mobil and Valero Energy Corporation (the nation's largest oil refiner, which is now part of the Seven Sisters). Which, of course, explains why Bush renewed the Carter-Castro treaty.) If I was a betting man, my money would be on the Seven Sisters owning a piece of the Canadian or Old World drilling companies profiting in the Straits of Florida—which is why, up to this point, that the eco-alarmists have been quiet on the potential environmental damage to the coastline of Florida by the foreign drillers.

For the past decade Republicans in Congress tried to open the continental shelf for oil exploration. But the environmentalists from Florida and California, aided by lobbyists from the tourism industry, proved to be too much for the GOP controlled Congress. Both argued that potential oil spills would be devastating not only to the ecosystem but the tourist industry as well, and could cost the State hundreds of millions of dollars.

As a result, environmentalists, aided by liberals on both sides of the aisle, successfully legislated a national ban on new offshore drilling up to 100 miles. Even with perceived shortages of oil, legislators—pushed by environmentalists who were largely funded by the oil industry—are now urging Congress to extend the offshore drilling ban to 250 miles—which is 50 miles farther than they can legally go. According to the UN's Convention on the Law of the Sea, every nation with a seacoast has an "Exclusive Economic Zone." Under the Law of the Sea, every nation has the exclusive sovereign right to explore and exclusively exploit the natural resources in and under the sea within 200 nautical miles of their shoreline.

Cuba divided its side of the enterprise zone into 59 parcels which it is now leasing to oil-starved nations—all of whom now have the legal right to come within 50 to 100 miles of the American coast and drill for oil. Thus far, Cuba has sold only at least 16 leases. Those nations are now building deep sea platforms off the coast of the United States. Those who slant drill will be able to tap into oil reserves under sovereign American soil—or at least, under the North American continental shelf. Canada, which has been the recipient of Cuba's largess, is now drilling in the Florida Straits. Canada has been drilling off the shores of several northeastern States for several years. But drilling in the Florida Straits is like fishing in a barrel full of fish.

Canadian oil driller Sheritt International and Pebercan, Inc. are pumping approximately 20 thousand barrels of crude from offshore oil fields in the Strait about 90 miles from Key West. Spain's Repsol Oil Company recently announced that they struck "quality oil" in the same region.

When Cuba parceled its section of the economic enterprise zone, Sen. Larry Craig [R-ID] railed against letting the People's Republic of China drill for oil off the coast of the United States. Addressing his peers on the Senate floor, Craig said: "Red China should not be left to drill for oil within spitting distance of our shores without competition from US industries."

Peterson—who has already collected over 160 cosponsors for a bipartisan bill to open the coastal waters around the United States for natural gas development—said his fear "...is for the future of America. We have a natural gas crisis, and its the biggest threat we have to the American economy." Opponents of drilling in US coastal waters for either natural gas or oil argue that drilling poses environmental risks, and undermines long term conservation. They added that the modest amount of oil under the continental shelf around the United States won't impact gasoline prices in the United States because oil is traded on a world market. Proponents of ending the ban on drilling along the continental shelf said it is unfair to allow China and India to capture oil and gas so close to the US shoreline and that American companies not be allowed to compete.

Peterson's bill is only one of several dealing with opening the coastal waterways for oil and gas exploration. Congressman Richard Pombo [R-CA], Chairman of the House Resources Committee, plans to introduce a bill that will cede control of the first 125 miles of offshore water beyond the coastline to the States. Business executives, angered that Cuba and China are profiting from American gas and oil that we need, lobbied Congress for a repeal of the decades old regulation that prevents Americans from harvesting American oil and natural gas. John Paro, the CEO of CPH Holding Corporation, a petrochemical company in Chicago summed it up best: "It's such an easy fix. We have the supply. And, it's close. I just wish the public would recognize how easy this problem is to deal with."



And, me...I just wish the American public would recognize what the problem is—refining oil, not drilling oil. But, of course, we also need to regain oil and gas independence. The Seven Sisters have capped all exploration and exploitation of oil and natural gas in the continental United States because Mideast oil is cheaper. We have the oil. We have the natural gas. We need to tap into our own reserves and regain control not only of the supply, but the price. And, that is precisely what the Seven Sisters does not want to happen—America regaining control of the price of oil at the wellhead by building new refineries that are not controlled by Exxon-Mobil (Standard Oil's flagship), Chevron, BP-Amoco, Valero Energy or the other members of the transnational American oil cartel.



It should be obvious to the environmentalists in Congress who have very consciously hamstrung independent American drillers from exploiting much needed natural gas and oil along the continental shelf in the Florida Straits that banning American entrepreneurs from undersea drilling serves no ecological purpose since 16 nations are already drilling within 50 to 150 miles of the American coastline. Only, the gas and oil they harvest will not heat any US homes or fuel the cars on any US highway or byway.



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FROM A VERY RELIABLE SOURCE:

WARNING: HOTEL CARD KEYS

"Listen-Up" For you travelers that stay in the more "sophisticated" Inns,
Hotels, Motels .....:-)

For those of you who don't know, credit card type hotel room keys are
imbedded with
personal information such as the customer's name, partial home address,
hotel room number,
check-in and check-out date, and the customer's credit card information,
including the
expiration date. While the information is electronically overwritten when
used for a new
customer, a dishonest employee can easily access this information by
scanning the card.
All are urged NEVER return these cards to the hotel desk or leave them in a
waste basket.
Take it home and cut it up with a scissor.

A Dark Glimpse Into The Future

New Mexico Forest Restoration Principles Announced by Diverse Task Force ALBUQUERQUE (May 17, 2006)-In an unprecedented collaborative effort, 13 organizations jointly announced the release of the New Mexico Forest Restoration Principles that will reduce conflict and legal challenges for forest harvesting projects in New Mexico. The 18-member New Mexico Biomass Evaluation Task Force announced today publication of 18 principles for the design and implementation of forest restoration projects that would produce small-diameter wood used to fuel biomass power plants and other wood utilizing facilities.

New Mexico Biomass Evaluation TaskforcePrimary Contact List
Name Affiliation Phone
Patrick McCarthy The Nature Conservancy 505-988-1542, x 217
Mike DeBonis Forest Guild 505-983-8992, x 14
Dave Borland USDI Bureau of Land Management 505-438-7523
Margot Wilson Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter 505-744-5860
Jerry Payne USDAForest Service 505-842-3391
Todd Schulke Center for Biological Diversity 505-388-8799
Kim Kostelnik NM State Forestry 505-476-3337
John Waconda USDI Bureau of Indian Affairs 505-563-3360
Bryan Bird Forest Guardians 505-988-9126, x 157
John Tunberg USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service 505-761- 4488
Jim Norwick NM State Land Office 505-827-5095
Brent Racher Restoration Solutions 505-627-7577
Marc Christensen Public Service Company of New Mexico 505-241-2882
Rosemary Romero Rosemary Romero Consulting (Facilitator) 505-982-9805

This "Taskforce" billed as "Diverse" and that has "announced the release of the New Mexico Forest Restoration Principles that will reduce conflict and legal challenges for forest harvesting projects in New Mexico" tells it all by what it does NOT say. It is a glimpse into a dark future, the future only imagined in science fiction novels like Fahrenheit 451 and the Orwellian 1984.

Just as Orwell observed in 1984 and Animal Farm, and Carroll noted in Alice in Wonderland "words mean no more and no less than I mean them to". To use the word "Diverse" about this "Taskforce" is like calling one of those old Mafia get-togethers a "cross-section of America." Where are the people directly affected by the "New Mexico Forest Restoration Principles"? Where are the ranchers and farmers and sheepmen and the hunters and the rural residents and rural town governments? Who spoke for the private landowner and the public land user? Who looked out for rural businesses and future road expansions and improvements? Who represented County governments? Who represented all the rural employment needs? Who represented government costs and private property rights? Bureaucrats, consultants, and the powerful Non-government organizations with all their radical agendas that run the show, that's who.

The Founding Fathers knew the danger of giving power to elite rulers but decades of affluence and belief in a growing hodgepodge of nonsense that masks the hidden agendas of those who would rule us has led us to think the elites "know best".

Look at that "Contact List" and think about the future of hunting and ranching and fishing and farming and pet ownership in America. Soon enough it will be the USDA and HSUS and PETA setting the "New Animal Guardianship Rules". Then there will be Greenpeace and the Commerce Department setting the "New Fish Sanctuary and Boatpath Rules". Then based on "precedents" there will be the US Fish and Wildlife Service and Defenders of Wildlife and World Wildlife Fund setting the "New Native Ecosystem Preservation Rules" and the US Forest Service and the Wilderness Society and Sierra Club setting the "New Urban Corridor Connection Rules". All the while the papers and press releases will chirp about the "Diverse Task Force" and how it "will reduce conflict and legal challenges".

George Orwell and Ray Bradbury and Lewis Carroll were all correct and insightful in what they wrote. Only thing is we thought they were describing a future totalitarian society or Russia under communism or England during the Victorian period. Who'd a "thunk" they were talking about the USA in 2006?Jim Beers15 June 2006- If you found this worthwhile, please share it with others. Thanks.- This article and other recent articles by Jim Beers can be found athttp://jimbeers.blogster.com (Jim Beers Common Sense)- Jim Beers is available for consulting or to speak. Contact:jimbeers7@verizon.net-

Jim Beers is a retired US Fish & Wildlife Service Wildlife Biologist, Special Agent, Refuge Manager, Wetlands Biologist, and Congressional Fellow. He was stationed in North Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York City, and Washington DC. He also served as a US Navy Line Officer in the western Pacific and on Adak, Alaska in the Aleutian Islands. He has worked for the Utah Fish & Game, Minneapolis Police Department, and as a Security Supervisor in Washington, DC. He testified three times before Congress; twice regarding the theft by the US Fish & Wildlife Service of $45 to 60 Million from State fish and wildlife funds and once in opposition to expanding Federal Invasive Species authority. He resides in Centreville, Virginia with his wife of many decades.

"Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid" - Ronald Reagan

State of New Mexico Creed of Professionalism: Lawyers Preamble

As a lawyer, I will strive to make our system of justice work fairly and efficiently. In order to carry out that responsibility, I will comply with the letter and spirit of the disciplinary standards applicable to all lawyers, and I will also conduct myself in accordance with the following Creed of Professionalism when dealing with my client, opposing parties, their counsel, the courts, and any other person involved in the legal system, including the general public.

A. In all matters: “My Word is My Bond.”

B. With respect to my clients:• I will be loyal and committed to my client’s cause, and I will provide my client with objective and independent advice;• I will work to achieve lawful objectives in all other matters, as expeditiously and economically as possible;• In appropriate cases, I will counsel my client regarding options for mediation, arbitration and other alternative methods of resolving disputes;• I will advise my client against pursuing matters that have no merit;• I will advise my client against tactics that will delay resolution or which harass or drain the financial resources of the opposing party;• I will advise my client that civility and courtesy are not weaknesses;• I will counsel my client that initiating or engaging in settlement discussions is consistent with zealous and effective representation;• I will keep my client informed about the progress of the work for which I have been engaged or retained, including the costs and fees;• I will charge only a reasonable attorney’s fee for services rendered;• I will be courteous to and considerate of my client at all times.

C. With respect to opposing parties and their counsel:• I will be courteous and civil, both in oral and in written communications;• I will not make improper statements of fact or of law;• I will agree to reasonable requests for extensions of time or waivers of formalities when legitimate interests of my client will not be adversely affected;• I will consult with opposing counsel before scheduling depositions and meetings or before rescheduling hearings;• I will cooperate with opposing counsel’s requests for scheduling changes;• I will not use litigation, delay tactics, or other courses of conduct to harass the opposing party or their counsel;• I will refrain from excessive and abusive discovery, and I will comply with reasonable discovery requests;• In depositions, negotiations and other proceedings, I will conduct myself with dignity, avoiding groundless objections and other actions that are disrupting and disrespectful;• I will not serve motions and pleadings that will unfairly limit the other party’s opportunity to respond;• In the preparation of documents and in negotiations, I will concentrate on substance and content;• I will clearly identify, for other counsel or parties, all changes that I have made in all documents.

D. With respect to the courts and other tribunals:• I will be a vigorous and zealous advocate on behalf of my client, but I will remember that excessive zeal may be detrimental to my client’s interests or the proper functioning of our justice system;• I will communicate with opposing counsel in an effort to avoid litigation or to resolve litigation;• I will voluntarily withdraw claims or defenses when they are superfluous or do not have merit;• I will refrain from filing frivolous motions;• I will voluntarily exchange information and work on a plan for discovery as early as possible;• I will attempt to resolve, by agreement, my objections to matters contained in my opponent’s pleadings and discovery requests;• When hearings or depositions are cancelled, I will notify opposing counsel, necessary parties, and the court (or other tribunal) as early as possible;• Before dates for hearings or trials are set, or immediately after dates have been set, I will verify the availability of participants and witnesses, and I will also notify the court (or other tribunal) and opposing counsel of any problems;• In civil matters, I will stipulate to facts when there is no genuine dispute;• I will be punctual for court hearings, conferences and depositions;• I will be respectful toward and candid with the court;• I will avoid the appearance of impropriety at all times.

E. With respect to the public and to other persons involved in the legal system:• I will be mindful of my commitment to the public good;• I will keep current in my practice areas, and, when necessary, will associate with or refer my client to other more knowledgeable or experienced counsel;• I will willingly participate in the disciplinary process;• I will strive to set a high standard of professional conduct for others to follow;• I will respect and protect the image of the legal profession, and will be respectful of the content of my advertisements or other public communications;• I will commit to the goals of the legal profession, and to my responsibilities to public service, improvement of administration of justice, civic influence, and my contribution of voluntary and uncompensated time for those persons who cannot afford adequate legal assistance.16-804.

Misconduct: It is professional misconduct for a lawyer to:

A. violate or attempt to violate the Rules of Professional Conduct, knowingly assist or induce another to do so, or do so through the acts of another;

B. commit a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer's honesty, trustworthiness or fitness as a lawyer in other respects;

C. engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation;

D. engage in conduct that is prejudicial to the administration of justice;

E. willfully violate the Supreme Court Rules on Minimum Continuing Legal Education or the New Mexico Plan of Specialization, or the board regulations promulgated under the authority of the rules or the plan;

F. state or imply an ability to influence improperly a government agency or official;

G. knowingly assist a judge or judicial officer in conduct that is a violation of applicable rules of judicial conduct or other law; or

H. engage in any conduct that adversely reflects on his fitness to practice law.

Minuteman New Mexico Meeting: Saturday, July 22, at noon at Margo's Restaurant on First Street. Public invited to this no host luncheon. Hear straight talk for a refreshing change.

Tomorrow night, 6 p.m. regular meeting of the Otero County Commission, 2nd floor of the court house.


My campaign manager just called me on a secure phone to advise that my campaign strategy has been finalized and here it is but don't tell anyone:

I WIN, HE LOOSES. Thanks to Ronald Regan for the concept.


Mail your contributions to: Elect Janet White
P.O. Box 49
Alamogordo, New Mexico 88311-0049

Technical difficulties with the counter on my website where it stopped at 32. Will do my best to get this corrected. Janet

MOST INTERESTING TIMELINE. This will be updated and the public documents supporting this chronology will be available shortly. The documents will have, when available, the court clerk's time and day stamp.

CHRONICLE OF THE CAMPAIGN OF JANET WHITE, INDEPENDENT, FOR THE COUNTY COMMISSION, DISTRICT 1, OTERO COUNTY



JUNE 9, 2006, AFTER CONSULTING WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE, OTERO COUNTY CLERK, ROBYN SILVA, DETERMINED THAT JANET T. WHITE’S DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY AND PETITION SIGNATURES WERE IN PROPER ORDER AND THAT JANET WHITE’S NAME WOULD BE PLACED ON THE GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT, NOVEMBER 7, 2006.

JUNE 12, 2006, ROBERT DOUGHTY, ATTORNEY FOR DOUG MOORE, CURRENT COUNTY COMMISSIONER FOR DISTRICT 1, HAND DELIVERED TO SCOT KEY, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, A LETTER REPORTING WHAT MR. DOUGHTY BELIEVED WAS CRIMINAL CONDUCT ON THE PART OF JANET WHITE MAKING DOUG MOORE A VICTIM.

JUNE 13, NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE BEGIN INVESTIGATION OF POSSIBLE “VOTER FRAUD”.

JUNE 19, NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE CLOSE INVESTIGATION OF JANET WHITE CONCLUDING NO CRIMINAL INTENT. THESE FRIVILOUS CHARGES WERE INVESTIGATED AT TAXPAYERS’ EXPENSE.

JUNE 19, DOUG MOORE’S ATTORNEY WRITES LETTER TO JANET WHITE TELLING HER “WE HAVE TAKEN THE LIBERTY OF CONTRACTING THE SERVICES OF A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR…”; ATTORNEY DOUGHTY IS PREPARING A LAWSUIT AGAINST ROBYN SILVA, COUNTY CLERK, AND JANET WHITE AS THE REAL PARTY IN INTEREST; THAT IF JANET WHITE WILL WITHDRAW HER CANDIDACY THERE WILL BE NO NEED FOR EXPENSIVE AND ARDUOUS LITIGATION. THE DEADLINE TO WITHDRAW IS CLOSE OF BUSINESS JUNE 22.

JUNE 26, DOUG MOORE FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST ROBYN SILVA AND JANET WHITE. THE HEARING IS SET FOR JULY 14 IN THE COURTROOM OF JUDGE JAMES COUNTS.

JULY 10, DOUG MOORE’S ATTORNEY ASKS FOR CONTINUANCE OF THE HEARING.

JULY 13, COURT DOCKET SHOWS MOORE V. SILVA AND WHITE MOVED TO AUGUST 18.

JULY 14, JUDGE’S ORDER TO MOVE HEARING FORWARD FILED WITH COURT CLERK. JANET WHITE REQUESTS THAT THE “MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE” BE DENIED IS FILED WITH THE COURT.

White cleared of criminal intent
Alamogordo Daily NewsDaily News Report
A New Mexico State Police investigation has determined there was no criminal intent behind Janet White's candidacy declaration. Her declaration is being challenged by incumbent county Commissioner Doug Moore, who has filed suit to have White, an independent, removed from the November ballot.
The June 19 report, a copy of which was obtained by the Alamogordo Daily News, indicates District Attorney Scot Key requested an investigation into possible voter fraud following a complaint filed with his office by attorney Robert Doughty.
Doughty is representing Moore in his suit to have White's name taken off the ballot. The suit was filed in District Court in Otero County June 26.
The investigator, agent John Barnes, wrote in his report that he checked White's candidacy declaration and voter registration.
Moore's suit claims that White filed to run in District 1, when her residence was in District 3 the day she submitted her declaration.
Agent Barnes said he checked with Alamogordo's water department June 13 and found White's name was listed for a residence at 2348 Union, which is in District 3. However, the department noted there had been no water consumed at that address for several months, "indicating that it may be vacant," Barnes wrote in his report.
The state police officer said he called White the following day, who came in that day and advised Barnes she had been living with her ailing parents for several months at 46 Lady of the Mountain, in District 1.
On June 15, Barnes noted in his report that White provided a copy of her realty contract, dated April 27, as proof that she is attempting to sell the house at 2348 Union.
"I have found no criminal intent in this matter, therefore I will conclude my investigation," Barnes stated in the report.
Barnes did not return a message left by the Daily News seeking comment on the investigation.
Moore's lawsuit directs County Clerk Robyn Silva to demonstrate why White should remain on the ballot, or remove her name. A show cause hearing in the matter was set for Friday; it has been postponed to Aug. 18.
The district attorney's office became involved as it is a felony to make a false declaration on a candidate declaration or voter registration form.

Busy, busy, busy. . . I hope all of you and yours are well. My younger son flew the coop today. I watched him being inducted into the United States Navy. By now he is in Chicago with the clothes on his back, $25, several phone cards, stamps, envelopes, his orders and, if he is normal, butterflies in his "tummy". First, bootcamp and then on to BUDS - basic underwater demolition. Don't you just love the irony. Desert rat doing alpha male stuff in the big drink.

Tomorrow's hearing date has been "rescheduled" to August 18 at 1:30 p.m. More on that later. Just wanted you to be able to free your calendars for tomorrow and pencil in August 18.

If I forget please remind me of a very fun way to "win" one of my campaign t-shirts. I do like to have fun so I will give you a little teaser: Are you any good at guessing weights? We are currently out of the very, very popular ladies "t" with the pink lettering. Do not despair. They are on rush order.