NM Small Business vs Our CORRUPT GOVERNOR
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This is conclusive evidence of the lengths this despicable despotic governor is prepared to go to flex her vision of autonomous tyranny!!!
Albuquerque, May 1--New Mexico State officials have fined Papas Pawn & Gun, a small business in Grants, NM, $60,000 despite the essential business owner practicing careful social distancing. Owner Diane Rowe says law enforcement officers are among those who make purchases in her shop, and she believes her rights were violated as she remained open so her livelihood wouldn't go under. Rowe took meticulous health precautions, enforced social distancing and ensured her shop never had more than two customers inside.
"On Monday, six or seven State Police officers surrounded my small shop, and it was really upsetting," said Rowe. "That was a total show of force. They came to give me a court summons, treated me like I was a criminal, not a shop owner. Later I got a notice from the State that I was being fined $60,000. My husband is a veteran who is disabled and we don't have any employees. This fine will kill us. It's the end. I don't know what to do."
This was a violation of Rowe's civil rights and Constitutional rights and another unjust action against businesses trying to survive, both as a result of policies decreed by Gov. Lujan Grisham. Rowe believes her treatment is disgraceful and says other businesses who depend on local consumers will soon be obsolete.
The governor continues to show favoritism for big box stores, taking millions of New Mexico dollars out of state, while exhibiting abject disdain for the little guy, local businesses who keep our our local economies humming.
The governor refuses to acknowledge that small businesses, like Papas Pawn & Gun, can provide and maintain social distancing and other health measures just like the national chains, that are packing shoppers in their aisles daily. This is blatant preferential treatment by the Lujan Grisham Administration.
Albuquerque, May 1--New Mexico State officials have fined Papas Pawn & Gun, a small business in Grants, NM, $60,000 despite the essential business owner practicing careful social distancing. Owner Diane Rowe says law enforcement officers are among those who make purchases in her shop, and she believes her rights were violated as she remained open so her livelihood wouldn't go under. Rowe took meticulous health precautions, enforced social distancing and ensured her shop never had more than two customers inside.
"On Monday, six or seven State Police officers surrounded my small shop, and it was really upsetting," said Rowe. "That was a total show of force. They came to give me a court summons, treated me like I was a criminal, not a shop owner. Later I got a notice from the State that I was being fined $60,000. My husband is a veteran who is disabled and we don't have any employees. This fine will kill us. It's the end. I don't know what to do."
This was a violation of Rowe's civil rights and Constitutional rights and another unjust action against businesses trying to survive, both as a result of policies decreed by Gov. Lujan Grisham. Rowe believes her treatment is disgraceful and says other businesses who depend on local consumers will soon be obsolete.
The governor continues to show favoritism for big box stores, taking millions of New Mexico dollars out of state, while exhibiting abject disdain for the little guy, local businesses who keep our our local economies humming.
The governor refuses to acknowledge that small businesses, like Papas Pawn & Gun, can provide and maintain social distancing and other health measures just like the national chains, that are packing shoppers in their aisles daily. This is blatant preferential treatment by the Lujan Grisham Administration.
Organizer and beneficiary
Carissa King
Organizer
Farmington, NM
Jerri Rowe
Beneficiary