At her Saturday office hours this morning, NM Rep. Janice Arnold-Jones rose in defense of Rep. Ray Begaye.
She believes, Begaye is being treated unfairly in the media.
Begaye has recently become the poster child for the resistance to webcasting in Santa Fe.
This after voicing a concern that he might be caught sleeping.
Arnold-Jones suggested that Begaye may not have been
thinking of himself, but of senior legislators, men far more
likely to be caught sleeping than he, and who have earned
more respect than to have a camera searching for their
vulnerable moments.
No one has earned the right to have the camera turned away
at moments like these.
Some have earned more than others,
an expectation that the camera will not be turned toward them
at moments like these, and especially, for that reason alone.
Additionally, Arnold Jones and others,
wish the public understood how absolutely reasonable it is
for hard working legislators to catch a little sleep
any chance they get.
A catnapping legislator can be a good sign;
one that indicates that s/he is working very, very hard.
Never the less,
I would remind those legislators who are worried that
even a well earned catnap might end up on YouTube;
try really, really hard not to drool.
photos Mark Bralley
Saturday, January 31, 2009
In defense of NM Representative Ray Begaye
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3 comments:
For most of us, if we sleep at work, we get fired, ... or get accused of being a drug addict or a drunk!
What makes these guys special enough that we pay them to sleep on the job?
most of us aren't working 10, 12, 16 hour days.
With that in mind, then there should be a private area with sofas, coffee, snacks and these gentlemen should be allowed some down time to recoup in order to do their job.
Such a room can provide audio from the floor so they can react should the need arise.
But, to have people sleeping during legislature sessions out on the floor is a little embarrassing.
As stated before, there are perfectly fine alternatives.
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