Happy 100th New Mexico from FarmingtonBloomfield Chamber

For Immediate Release Monday, January 23, 2012 Contact: Diane Kinderwater 505-986-4702

Farmington-Bloomfield Chamber Members Presented Giant Birthday Card to State Senate Monday

On Youtube- http://youtu.be/9QsQmA3Ccfo Video and singing happy birthday

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Members of the Farmington- Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce made a special presentation to the New Mexico State Senate and Lt. Governor John Sanchez as they presented a 100th Happy Birthday card to the New Mexico State Senate on Monday, January 23, 2012. The chamber members were joined by Senate Republican Caucus Chair Steve Neville R-San Juan-2) and Senator Bill Sharer (R-San Juan 1) who represent San Juan County.

This year, 2012, is the state’s centennial with celebrations planned throughout the year. New Mexico was officially welcomed as the 47th state to join the union on January 6, 1912 when President William H. Taft signed the statehood legislation.

The giant birthday card states: For 100 years the question has been asked: Red or Green?
Happy 100th New Mexico! It was signed by over 300 citizens of San Juan County. The question “Red or Green?” was adopted by the legislature in 1999 as the official question of the state. Chiles and frijoles were adopted as New Mexico’s state vegetables in 1965.

Prior to the Senate presentation, the brigade of Red Coat members from the Farmington-Bloomfield Chamber and Senators Neville and Sharer sang Happy Birthday to New Mexico. A video of their rendition can be seen on YouTube address at: http://youtu.be/9QsQmA3Ccfo

Is it a Leprechaun or Senator Bill Sharer- You Decide.

Is it a Leprechaun or Senator Bill Sharer- here are Wikipedia Definitions- You Decide.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A leprechaun (Irish: leipreachán) is a type of fairy in Irish folklore, usually taking the form of an old man, clad in a red or green coat, who enjoys partaking in mischief.

A state senator is a member of a state's Senate, the upper house in the bicameral legislature of 49 U.S. states, or a legislator in Nebraska's one house State Legislature.

There are typically fewer state senators than there are members of a state's lower house. In the past, this meant that senators represented various geographic regions within a state, regardless of the population, as a way of balancing the power of the lower house, which was apportioned according to population.

State Senator Bill Sharer

An update on the Domestic Partnership Bill from State Senator Bill Sharer.

Domestic Partnership to Lead to Same Sex Marriage

Sponsor of bill to Define Marriage Between One Man and One Woman Does not want it Redefined as Same Sex in Domestic Partnership Bill

Senate Joint Resolution 1- PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 20- OF THE CONSTITUTION OF NEW MEXICO TO DEFINE A RECOGNIZED, VALID MARRIAGE AS BETWEEN ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN- Senator Bill Sharer- 505-486-5272

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SB 183- Domestic Partnership bill

Santa Fe-State Senator Bill Sharer who is sponsoring a bill to preserve marriage as between a man and a women said the Domestic Partnership bill that will have a hearing Tuesday afternoon in the Senate Chambers will ultimately refine marriage and sets the state up for a court challenge. “Once you have this in law, the court challenges would be filed and I believe the courts would not have a choice and would define domestic partnerships as marriage.”

The Senate Judiciary and Senate Public Affairs Committees will hold a joint session on Tuesday afternoon to debate SB 183- Domestic Partnerships.


Senator Sharer’s Senate Joint Resolution 1 still has not had a hearing.

It was the first Resolution to be pre-filed in the State Senate and it defines a recognized, valid marriage as between one man and one woman. Senator Sharer said it will guarantee a continuation of society; government also has a compelling interest to ensure that children will be raised in stable households and not in poverty. Plus, it is what nature has designed, government recognizes it because society benefits from it.

Sponsor Senator Bill Sharer said society has a compelling interest in marriage between one man and one woman to procreate children to become the next generation in society so it will survive.