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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 24, 2002
Page
4
The New Mexico Legislature meets in a rare special session to craft a budget before July 1. Gov. Gary Johnson threatens a veto over spending flexibility and agency funding, risking a possible court challenge and budget delay that could strain state finances and affect welfare and state payrolls.
The letter argues that the Second Amendment protects individuals to bear arms and rejects the view that militia refers only to state National Guards. Citing 10 U S C 311, it states all able bodied male citizens 17 to 45 not on active duty or in the National Guard are part of the unorganized militia.
Twenty five year owner Jack Chew sells Chew Den to Allen Garrett of Artesia with transfer set within a month. The restaurant has operated at 1401 SE Main St. since opening. Attorney James T. Jennings of Roswell is re elected chair of New Mexico’s ABA delegation. Louis Lucero of Roswell defeats Don Randell of Lubbock to win the Roswell Family YMCA invitational open singles title.
Santa Fe businessman Jamie Koch was unanimously elected by the state central committee to chair the Democratic Party in Albuquerque on May 11. The selection, spearheaded by gubernatorial nominee Bill Richardson, followed a practice of the governor choosing the chair when he is the nominee. Interim chair Mary Gail Gwaltney would step in until after the primary. The article notes critics on both sides over the unconventional process and Richardson’s absence during the decision.
May designates sexual assault awareness month in New Mexico. Across the state people will raise awareness and promote prevention. The piece clarifies rape and sexual assault definitions, stresses consent, and explains that crimes can involve strangers or acquaintances and even spouses. It notes survivor support, counseling, and coping steps after trauma.
The piece traces a string of federal court decisions on race conscious admissions from 1996 to 2001, highlighting Michigan and Georgia cases and the Bakke precedent. It argues for a clear Supreme Court standard banning automatic points for minorities while allowing race to be weighed with socioeconomic factors to promote diversity.
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