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This Resolution formally outlines the Articles of Impeachment against Michelle Lujan Grisham, the Governor of New Mexico, asserting that her actions warrant her removal from office and subsequent trial by the Senate. The core of the impeachment charges stems from her issuance of Executive Order 2023-130 on September 7, 2023, which declared a public health emergency due to gun violence and subsequently led to a public health order on September 8, 2023, prohibiting the carrying of firearms in certain areas. The Resolution contends that these actions, and a modified version of the order on September 15, 2023, violated the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and Article 2, Section 6 of the New Mexico Constitution, which protect the right to keep and bear arms. Furthermore, it alleges that the Governor inappropriately used the public health emergency process to infringe upon these constitutional rights, misused public resources to enforce an unconstitutional order, coerced political subdivisions into enforcing it, and ultimately abused the public trust. The Resolution also details the procedural steps following impeachment, including notifying the Governor that she can no longer exercise her duties until acquitted, appointing House managers to prosecute the case in the Senate, authorizing these managers to hire staff and special counsel, and requesting subpoena power and interim meeting authority for the House managers.