The worst thing that any public servant can do

is anything that they do in secret.

The Republican Party in New Mexico held its Darren White,
Joe Carraro debate in secret,
they violated any number of campaign laws in secret,
and now they have conducted significant portions of
their state convention in secret; after ejecting reporters,
and telling even bona fide delegates that they were not
allowed to record the proceedings at will;

in blatant violation of the rules of the Republican Party.

Supplied for our edification by blogger Mark Bralley; link

"The Rules Of The Republican Party As adopted by the 2004 Republican National Convention August 30, 2004

BE IT RESOLVED, That the Republican Party is the party of the open door. Ours is the party of liberty, the party of equality of opportunity for all and favoritism for none.

It is the intent and purpose of these rules to encourage and allow the broadest possible participation of all voters in Republican Party activities at all levels and to assure that the Republican Party is open and accessible to all Americans." (emphasis added)

But apparently not to all New Mexicans,
in particular those who are not in lock step
behind Chairman "Mao Tse" Weh.

The rules have been suspended at the whim of one man;
Allen Weh, Chairman of the Republican Party of NM.

A man whose monumental arrogance is manifest in phrases
such as; "My bat, my ball, he struck out." as he threw out
a convention delegate for asking a procedural question that
Weh didn't want to answer.

And who has suspended the Republican Party Rules, and
Robert's Rules of Order, in favor of "the Chairman's gavel";
in order to run roughshod over convention delegates.

This arrogance and blatant disrespect for stakeholders
will not play well with voters.

If republicans loose in November, Weh and his arrogance
will bear no small responsibility for destroying voter confidence
in his own party.

This is shameful behavior.