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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNew Mexico Republicans want Catholic Church official punished for calling them racist
GOP legislators seek reprimand of Catholic official following comments on early ed proposalBy Steve Terrell | The New Mexican Mar 5, 2018 Updated 8 hrs ago
A group of 33 Republican legislators are calling for the head of Allen Sanchez, executive director of the New Mexico Conference of Catholic Bishops, for a statement that racism played a role in the opposition to a Catholic Church-backed proposal to increase funding for early childhood education.
The political debate is divisive enough in this country and this state without unwarranted accusations of racism being thrown about without evidence, the letter, addressed to Santa Fe Archbishop John Wester says. The fact that this accusation was levied [sic] by a representative of the Catholic Church only makes it more troubling, the letter said.
The lawmakers asked whether Sanchez was indeed accurately relaying your position on this matter with his remarks. And if not, they asked that strong disciplinary action be taken against Sanchez and that he no longer serve as a spokesman for the Conference of Catholic Bishops in New Mexico.
Sanchez made his controversial remarks at a Feb. 14 candlelight vigil outside the Capitol in support of a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would take an additional one percent from the state Land Grant Permanent Fund to pay for early childhood programs.
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New Mexico Republicans want Catholic Church official punished for calling them racist (Original Post)
DonViejo
Mar 2018
OP
Sorry this school funding BS is always about race...and those guys do not merit any sort of
Demsrule86
Mar 2018
#5
Why is it that racists are always so touchy about being called racists? nt
Binkie The Clown
Mar 2018
#3
mountain grammy
(26,648 posts)1. Yes, maybe he did go overboard
and broad brush some elected officials and, yes, maybe he should apologize to anyone offended by his remarks. That's what we always get for far worse than this, so that should be enough for the legislators. If not, let them run off to fox news to whine and slander like only they can.
Demsrule86
(68,667 posts)5. Sorry this school funding BS is always about race...and those guys do not merit any sort of
apology.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)2. Since when do repubs need proof??
Binkie The Clown
(7,911 posts)3. Why is it that racists are always so touchy about being called racists? nt
Exotica
(1,461 posts)4. they can sod the fuck off, we have a 1st Amendment, assholes and racists they are indeed
ismnotwasm
(42,008 posts)6. For Republicans its all racism
They are remarkably blind to themselves but they are still racist as fuck.