0001| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 19 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| ROMAN M. MAES III | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0011| IN SUPPORT OF A PRESIDENTIAL COMMUTATION OF THE SENTENCE OF | 0012| PETER MCDONALD OF THE NAVAJO NATION. | 0013| WHEREAS, Peter McDonald, former chairman of the Navajo | 0014| Nation, is now in the fifth year of serving a fourteen-year | 0015| federal sentence; and | 0016| WHEREAS, Mr. McDonald was sentenced pursuant to his | 0017| convictions for instigating a riot, accepting bribes, fraud and | 0018| racketeering; and | 0019| WHEREAS, while in prison, Mr. McDonald has suffered a | 0020| heart attack and a broken wrist and due to these problems has | 0021| been housed at the federal medical center at Fort Worth; and | 0022| WHEREAS, the people of the Navajo nation have a tradition | 0023| of forgiveness and respect for their leaders and are in | 0024| agreement that Mr. McDonald should be allowed to return to his | 0025| home in the Arizona portion of the Navajo Nation; and | 0001| WHEREAS, the people of the Navajo Nation remember that Mr. | 0002| McDonald was a code talker during World War II and that he was | 0003| an electrical engineer by profession before returning home to | 0004| enter into positions of leadership of the Navajo Nation; and | 0005| WHEREAS, the Navajo Nation Council, the legislative branch | 0006| of the Navajo Nation, has adopted a resolution forgiving Mr. | 0007| McDonald for his crimes; and | 0008| WHEREAS, the President of the Navajo Nation is in support | 0009| of obtaining an early release for Mr. McDonald; and | 0010| WHEREAS, the people of the Navajo Nation are concerned for | 0011| his health and believe that his absence from his homeland will | 0012| cause Mr. McDonald to wither, causing his health to fail; and | 0013| WHEREAS, through petitions and letters, Navajo Nation | 0014| members, national political figures and many others have | 0015| requested that the President of the United States provide an | 0016| early release for Mr. McDonald; | 0017| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0018| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that it express its support for an early | 0019| release for Peter McDonald, former chairman of the Navajo | 0020| Nation; and | 0021| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the President of the United | 0022| States is hereby requested to commute the sentence of Peter | 0023| McDonald and the New Mexico congressional delegation is hereby | 0024| requested to support the commutation of Peter McDonald's | 0025| sentence so that he can return home to the Navajo Nation; and | 0001| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be | 0002| transmitted to the President of the United States, the New | 0003| Mexico congressional delegation, the President of the Navajo | 0004| Nation and the Speaker of the Navajo Nation Council. | 0005|  | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0011| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| February 20, 1997 | 0015| | 0016| Mr. President: | 0017| | 0018| Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0019| | 0020| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 19 | 0021| | 0022| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0023| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0024| | 0025| Respectfully submitted, | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| __________________________________ | 0006| Gloria Howes, Chairman | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0011| Adopted_______________________ | 0012| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| Date ________________________ | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| The roll call vote was 6 For 1 Against | 0020| Yes: 6 | 0021| No: Stockard | 0022| Excused: Gorham | 0023| Absent: None | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| SJM19RU1 | 0002| State of New Mexico | 0003| House of Representatives | 0004| | 0005| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0006| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| March 15, 1997 | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| Mr. Speaker: | 0013| | 0014| Your VOTERS AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE, to whom has | 0015| been referred | 0016| | 0017| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 19 | 0018| | 0019| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0020| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0021| | 0022| Respectfully submitted, | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| Edward C. Sandoval, Chairman | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| Adopted Not Adopted | 0006| | 0007| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0008| | 0009| Date | 0010| | 0011| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against | 0012| Yes: 7 | 0013| Excused: Buffett, Coll, Lujan, Lutz, Nicely | 0014| Absent: None | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\SJ019 |