Editorial Opinion on Amendment 6 Judicial Challenge
The Observer defends voter choice in New Mexico and condemns a Supreme Court challenge to Amendment 6. Judges Petra Maes and Benjamin Chavez claim the amendment was miscast on the ballot, while three district judges disagree. The piece calls the court action arrogant, urges swift dismissal, and defends the electorate's decision and the right to vote.
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New Mexico
Petra Maes
Court of Appeals
Benjamin Chavez
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
NRA Faces Setbacks Push Compromise Amid Gun Debate
A New England Journal of Medicine study finds Seattle residents face 63 percent higher handgun murder risk than Vancouver due to lax gun laws. Maryland voters also defeat an NRA funded effort to overturn a ban on cheap handguns, spending five million dollars in ads. The week ends with the NRA weakened and urged to adopt compromise to avoid political extinction.
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National Rifle Association
New England Journal of Medicine
Seattle
Vancouver
Canada
NRA
Maryland
William D. Schaefer
Washington, D.C
Congress
Colorized classics spark strong viewer backlash and workaround
A reader laments Ted Turner colorizing old black and white films like Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon. She recalls preferring original B and W, describes near revolt at WTBS airing colorized Casablanca, and shares a personal workaround by manually setting TVs to black and white to restore the originals. She notes many others consider adjusting color a solution and views Turner’s effort as ironically futile.
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Guy
Tam
Ted Turner
Katharine Hepburn
Humphrey Bogart
Turner
WTBS
Alanta
Showtime
Ingrid Bergman
Bergman
Bogart
Reapportionment in 1991 and the one person one vote debate
The piece recalls 1982 New Mexico redistricting court cases, judges redrawing 17 House districts and throwing out the prior formula. It argues the existing method failed equality of votes, cites Gray v. Sanders and Gaffney v. Cummings, and contrasts warm body counting with true population parity. It notes voting weight disparities in 1984 and 1986 districts and questions the Warren Commission analogy.
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New Mexico Senate
Bruce King
Shirley Hooper
New Mexico House
New Mexico
Legislative Council Service
Capitol
Supreme Court
Gaffney
John McMullan
Bernalillo
Ralph Hartman
Dona. Ana
Hartman
McMullan
Pauline Eisenstadt
Sandoval
Warren Commission
U.S. Supreme Court
Watson
Petroglyphs Area Questioned for Monument Status
The Observer solicits sidewalk survey responses on whether the Petroglyphs should be a national monument. Readers Harold Leithead and Denise Bien argue for preservation, while others support landmark status to protect the site and teach history.
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