John Block, a state representative for New Mexico District 51, said Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham was "unbelievably evil" following her decision to veto several proposed pieces of legislation. Block made the statement in an X post dated April 11.
"This woman is unbelievably evil," said Block. "She vetoed a bill brought forward by a young girl from Las Cruces to make tortillas the state bread. The level of crazy drunk on power MLG is cannot be understated!"
According to Block, who shared a post linking to an article from the Piñon Post, the governor's vetoes included Senate Bill 315. This bill aimed to designate the tortilla as New Mexico’s official state bread. The article noted that in her veto message, Grisham criticized the legislature and attributed the failure to advance her priority policies to Democrats. Senate Bill 315 was inspired by Adaline McIntosh and sought to celebrate the state's cultural heritage by honoring the tortilla.
Screenshot of State Representative John Block's April 11 post on X
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In her veto message addressed to the State Senate regarding Senate Bill 315 and other bills, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham said, "I am vetoing this legislation to send a clear message: in a time of extraordinary challenges, New Mexicans need discipline and urgency from their elected officials. What they received this session was far too often the opposite. Hundreds of bills never saw the light of day on the House or the Senate floor, or even in committees, not because they lacked merit, but because the Legislature ran out of time or simply refused to give the legislation a hearing. Yet in those final hours of the session, and in the wake of a mass shooting in Las Cruces that went unacknowledged by House leadership, the House found time to debate the merits of a state bread."
A news release from Governor Grisham's office listed 16 bills she vetoed from the 2025 legislative session. These included 11 bills from the House and five from the Senate. Among them were measures related to tax packages concerning Earned Income Tax Credit, Annual Federal SNAP State Outreach Plans, Accessibility of State Agencies, Lowrider Capitol License Plate, and NM United License Plate.
Block serves as Representative for New Mexico's House District 51 and is also known as Founder and Editor of Piñon Post. He holds an MBA from Eastern New Mexico University and a BA in Business Administration from Rutgers University.
