NM Republican Party integrity test

There is a complaint floating around in the leadership of the
New Mexico Republican Party. The complaint is against
a state officer.

A week after the complaint was filed, no action has been taken.

They say it is because the complaint has reached only their ears,
but not their eyes.

What bullshit.

Good leadership tolerates due process.

Great leadership expedites it.

There is no good and ethical reason to deny due process to a
legitimate complaint. To do so creates the appearance of a
conflict of interest. It raises the possibility that the good ol' boys
are cutting some slack for one of their own.

Jon Barela contested for a school board seat against fellow
Republicans without having first vacated his office as
First Vice Chairman of the NM Republican Party
as seems to be required by party rules.

The investigation of that complaint requires reading the rule
and then asking Jon Barela if there is a good and ethical
explanation for his apparent failure to obey the rule.

His answer should not take weeks to articulate. In fact,
the longer he takes to write it, the less credibility it has.
At some point he has not only to respond to the complaint,
but also some responsibility to explain why it has taken him
so long to respond.

The integrity of the leadership of the NMGOP rides upon the
question of whether or not that complaint will ever see due process.

So far, the lack of due process implies a lack of integrity.

That suspicion of a lack of integrity attaches itself to candidates
like Darren White who were appointed by these same
good ol' boys, independent of the wishes of stakeholders.
If they are good ol' boys accountable to no one and no rule,
it stands to reason that they would not appoint someone who
would be a threat to their cushy little arrangement.