That crazy New Mexico

Whats on their legislative plate? Cockfighting and Bush impeachment

The 60-session of the state Legislature convenes today with the agenda including cockfighting, water, minimum wages and a call for the impeachment of President Bush and his vice president.

Sixty days also allows lawmakers more opportunity to present pet projects and platforms like the resolution asking congress to begin investigation and impeachment proceedings against President Bush and Vice President Cheney.

The author, Sen. Gerald Ortiz Y Pino, D-Albuquerque, said he's been getting calls and e-mails.

“Personal messages from people who said, ‘Wow, I'm glad you're doing it; it's something we should be doing.” Ortiz Y Pino said. “This particularly built up after the president's speech last week when people began feeling like this guy is not listening to anything going on in the country.”