Torrance County Democratic Party

04/06/2026

Our Future! Our Fight!
From my time serving in uniform to my work in the New Mexico Senate, I’ve always believed leadership is about one thing: showing up for people.
That’s why this campaign is about Progress That Puts People First. Not corporations. Not special interests. People.
I’m running for Lt. Governor because New Mexico deserves leadership that isn’t afraid to take on powerful interests and speak the truth. Leadership that is willing to Stand Up to Power and Stand With You.
Let me be clear: this campaign is people-powered.
I am not accepting contributions from oil & gas companies, corporations, or corporate PACs. Because your voice should never have to compete with corporate money.
This campaign belongs to you.
I’ve spent my life in service—and I’m not stopping now.
But to win this fight, I need you with me as we approach this crucial fundraising deadline!.
If you believe in a New Mexico that puts people first, chip in today and help us build a campaign powered by the people, for the people.
👉 Contribute Here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ws-pope
Together, Our Future. Our Fight.

02/01/2026

The Thresholds Have Been Crossed

​We are witnessing the thresholds of decency crossed, direct violations of law documented, and financial corruptions proven. These are the exact grounds for Article II, Section 4. But removal is only the beginning.

​When the guardrails fail, the remedy must be structural. We can not simply rebuild what failed us; we must use this constitutional rupture as momentum to build what serves us. This moment requires a great renovation

​I’ve written a comprehensive explainer on what this moment demands—not in fear, but in clarity. It lays out the tools we still have and the renovations required to protect the future we owe to ourselves and the next generation.

​📖 Read the full piece here:
https://margaritamercure788844.substack.com/p/when-guardrails-fail-remedy-and-renovation

02/01/2026

The Thresholds Have Been Crossed

​We are witnessing the thresholds of decency crossed, direct violations of law documented, and financial corruptions proven. These are the exact grounds for Article II, Section 4. But removal is only the beginning.

​When the guardrails fail, the remedy must be structural. We can not simply rebuild what failed us; we must use this constitutional rupture as momentum to build what serves us. This moment requires a great renovation

​I’ve written a comprehensive explainer on what this moment demands—not in fear, but in clarity. It lays out the tools we still have and the renovations required to protect the future we owe to ourselves and the next generation.

​📖 Read the full piece here:

By Margarita C Mercure

01/13/2026

After Amendment 25, What's Next?

Some doorways don’t close behind us — they widen our sense of responsibility. This moment asks us to keep showing up for one another, even when the work is quiet, steady, and unseen.

If you’re feeling the weight of this time, you’re not alone. I wrote about what it means to keep moving forward with purpose and care.

Read the full piece:
https://margaritamercure788844.substack.com/p/beyond-the-door-the-work-that-still
(margaritamercure788844.substack.com in Bing)

01/09/2026

The Constitution sets its tools upon the table, plain and spare. But the work of shaping a nation has always lived in our hands.

This essay looks at the 25th Amendment in its true form—unembellished, unsoftened—and then turns toward the quieter terrain that follows any shift in power: the place where fear meets duty, and duty asks for courage. The diptych beside it traces that same passage. First, a doorway drawn in the cool ink of law. Then, the lanterns we lift as we cross its threshold.

One panel names the mechanism. The other names the mercy. Between them lies the space where a country chooses who it intends to be.

And so the question rises, steady and unhurried: If the door opens, will we carry the light forward?

Please read and share my full article here: https://bit.ly/4symARE

01/04/2026

5-Time Draft Dodger Must Be Stopped! Take Action ‐->

Take action. Flood the telephone lines to your Congressional Member's offices in DC. When you call the main Switchboard, tell them what Congressional District you live in. If you aren't sure, it is determined by your mailing ZIP code.

There isn't one single number for the entire House of Representatives; you need your specific representative's office, but the main Capitol Switchboard number is (202) 225-3121, which can connect you. You can use House.gov's "Find Your Representative" page to get your member's direct DC number.

To Find Your Representative's Number:
Visit house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

Enter your ZIP code to find your specific representative.

Look for the DC office phone number listed on their page.

General Contact:
Main Capitol Switchboard: (202) 225-3121 (For general inquiries or to be transferred).

https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

Your member's website and contact form are available around the clock. Identify your member and let your opinion be heard.

01/03/2026

With the Dictator in the White House taking our country into an non-sanctioned and illegal war, we must realize that there's no time to deny the serious threats we all face.

I urge the National Democratic Party (DNC) and the state party to take on the 'Ten Crucial Things You Can Do In 2026' as proposed by Robert Reich.

Your activism will be even more important this year

01/03/2026

Do you understand what’s happening?

A 5-time draft dodger is dragging us into war—without Congressional approval, without public support, and without a single shred of justification.

This is about oil. Again.
There’s not even the pretense of “weapons of mass destruction.”
It’s evil. It’s lawless. It’s a distraction.

T wants chaos. He wants to suspend the midterms.
He wants to bury his direct ties to the Epstein s*x trafficking scandal.
He has exploited every lever of government to shield himself—and other predators—from accountability, while thousands of child victims continue to suffer.

How many more Americans will die for this lie?

If you still defend him, ask yourself:
Do you believe in God?
Do you live by Christ’s mandates?
Or have you traded truth for power?

Wake up, before more blood is spilled!

10/28/2025

Do you all understand that the entire Agricultural policy budget that includes the Farm Bill, is between 3% to 5%, in any given year? The agricultural portion of our nation's annual budget represents our nation's greatest return on investment. Do you all understand the national budget, at all? Do you understand that the Farm Bill package is only funded every 5 years and was lastly released in 2023?

As an agricultural policy nerd, I really want to know, how do Christians who support Trump reconcile themselves with the man's cruel policies, and Jesus's mandates? Our nation is the wealthiest nation in the history of the world. Have you no shame?

Matthew 25:35-40 reads: "I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me...I assure you, as often as you did it for one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you did it for me".

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