Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) is rightfully urging lawmakers to enact harsher penalties for criminals amid rising crime rates in New Mexico. The special legislative session scheduled for Thursday is a ripe opportunity for policymakers to protect communities that have been ravaged by violent crime due to years of leftist legislation.

Lujan Grisham’s proclamation cited a “dangerous intersection” between crime and homelessness and the “revolving door” that keeps violent criminals in communities, as reported by the Associated Press. A crucial aspect of her argument was that thousands of cases in recent years, many of which involved violent felonies, were dismissed due to “competency questions.”