{"id":51170,"date":"2023-03-16T06:43:04","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T13:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=51170"},"modified":"2023-03-15T18:16:50","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T01:16:50","slug":"open-thread-march-16-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2023\/03\/16\/open-thread-march-16-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread March 16, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, I noticed the high for today should be 69\u00b0F – and tommorw, we drop back into the deep freeze for four days. March came in like a lamb here (a geouchy lamb, but still a lamb), which means it’s supposed to go out like a lion. Maybe a tame lion? I’ll just have to wait and see.\u00a0 Incidentally, today is the 55th anniversary of the My Lai massacre, and Steve Schmidt has some thoughts<\/a>.\u00a0 I don’t know whether a hanky alert or a trigger warning is more appropriate, so I’ll just offer both.<\/p>\n

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Short Takes –<\/p>\n

NM Political Report – Bill to protect LGBTQ individuals from discrimination heads to Guv desk<\/a> AND Gov. signs safe gun storage bill into law<\/a>
\nQuote 1 – The bill updates the language in the Human Rights Act, which was written in the 1970s. The updated language replaces the word \u201chandicap\u201d with \u201cdisability,\u201d and updates the definition for sexual orientation and gender identity. It also ensures that public bodies, which receive public dollars, cannot discriminate against LGBTQ individuals. An individual who alleges discrimination would take their grievance to the state Human Rights Commission.
\nQuote 2 – Supporters have dubbed the bill the \u201cBennie Hargrove Act,\u201d in honor of the 13-year-old Hargrove, who was shot and killed at Washington Middle School in Albuquerque in August 2021 as he tried to intercede in a bullying incident. Authorities say the boy accused of shooting Hargrove brought his father\u2019s gun to school to commit the crime. \u201cThis bill would hold people accountable for their firearms,\u201d Molina said during a news conference held at the Capitol on Tuesday.
\nClick through for one<\/a> or both.<\/a> When Susana Boxwine was Governor, we very seldom got stories about actual legislative accomplishments of any kind. Besides the conten of these two, I’m impressed just at how much they are getting done.<\/p>\n

Remembering former Rep. Pat Schroeder in Colorado and beyond<\/a>
\nQuote – President Joe Biden said Schroeder “stood up for basic fairness, sensible policy, and women\u2019s equal humanity. “I saw firsthand Pat\u2019s moral compass, legal mind, and political savvy when we worked together on the Violence Against Women Act,” Biden said in a statement. “She was the primary sponsor in the House; I led the charge in the Senate. Together, we got it done. With Pat as my partner, I never doubted that we would.”
\nClick through for full obit.<\/a> There’s a lot in it that I didn’t remember, and one or two things maybe missing that I did remember. She was first elected in ’72, I settled in Colorado in ’76, and Focus on the Family was founded in ’77. Would I have come if I had known about that last one? I don’t know. It’s quite possible, certainly.<\/p>\n

Food For Thought
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