They voted for Biden - sent Five Electoral votes to Congress. From Associated Press:
Biden’s pause on oil cause for big concern in New Mexico
President Joe Biden’s 60-day moratorium on new oil and natural gas leases and drilling permits is prompting widespread concerns in New Mexico, where spending on education and other public programs hinges on the industry’s success.
Top Republicans in the state as well as local leaders in communities that border the Permian Basin — one of the most productive regions in the U.S. — say any moves to make permanent the suspension would be economically devastating for the state. Half of New Mexico’s production happens on federal land and amounts to hundreds of millions of dollars in royalties each year.
Congressional members from other western states also are raising concerns, saying the ripple effects of the moratorium will hurt small businesses already struggling because of the pandemic.
“During his inauguration, President Biden spoke about bringing our nation together. Eliminating drilling on public lands will cost thousands of New Mexicans their jobs and destroy what’s left of our state’s economy,” Carlsbad Mayor Dale Janway told The Associated Press on Friday. “How does that bring us together? Environmental efforts should be fair and well-researched, not knee-jerk mandates that just hurt an already impoverished state.”
I love the quote from H. L. Menken:
Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.
Case in point. Vote the Orange Man out of office, say hello to the deep state.
Oh, by the way, the unelected Activists think that cheap energy is bad so we are shutting you down. OK? OK...
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