New Mexico PRC race a battle not debate
The race for the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 3 between Democrat Jerome Block, Jr. and Green Party’s Rick Lass has been aggressive and borderline nasty so far, and that doesn’t look to be changing any time soon. Lass and Block have already traded shots about each other’s past infractions with the law, and now the debate is on their education (or lack of) and experience (or lack of).
But use the word “debate” loosely, because their won’t be one if Jerome Block gets his way.
This article (Santa Fe New Mexican) can catch you up on this race, “Block, Lass forgo debate but not battle”:
Responding to Block’s public refusal to debate — in which Block belittled Lass’ past jobs as a “pizza delivery person” and grocery clerk — Lass on Wednesday released an open letter in which he raises questions about Block’s education and his job in the title-insurance business.
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“Your only qualification seems to be your employment by the title insurance industry, which represents an enormous conflict of interest given the PRC sets the price of title insurance in New Mexico,” Lass wrote. “How can the voters trust you to represent them on rate hearings involving an industry for which you were on the payroll and may still be?” (Before the primary Block took a leave of absence from his job as sales manager for the Land America title insurance company.)
Keep your eye on this race.
I THINK THAT ALL YOU GREEN PARTY PEOPLE ARE OUT OF TOUCH WITH NEW MEXICANS THE MAJORITY OF YOU ARE NOT EVEN NATIVE NEW MEXICANS AND MOVE HERE AND A YEAR LATE R WANT TO CHANGE EVERYTHING. I WILL VOTE FOR BLOCK CAUSE I KNOW HE WILL DO WHAT IS BEST FOR NEW MEXICO. I DONT WANNA WEED SMOKING PIZZA BOY TO REPRESENT MY DISTRICT.
A political race should be focused on the issues that affect constituents and the credentials and abilities that the candidates bring to a particular elected office. When a candidate such as Rick Lass and his so-called Green Party concentrate on slanderous remarks and harassment of his political opponent’s family, it reveals a compelling protrait of an individual who is unaware of the issues and has no standing capability. The only option left for these type of individuals is to resort to “mudding the water.” Furthermore, the unscrupulous activities of certain reporters are nothing short of being pathetic. They would only flourish reporting for such newspapers such as the National Inquirer. Jerome Block is a native New Mexican with a significant understanding of the issues and office that he will undoubtedly win. He family has contributed to the colorful history of New Mexico and they have done it with honor and the highest integrity. Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Nothing great can be accomplished without enthusiasm.” Jerome Block has that enthusiasm