Archive for August 10th, 2011
The New Senate and House Maps
My biggest complaint about Delaware is the lack of online district maps. The General Assembly website tries but they post these almost unreadable PDF monstrosities that are all unconnected. Yeah, go over to the redistricting section of the General Assembly’s website and you will find no complete full map that puts all the districts together for easy viewing. So I make my own.
Wednesday Open Thread
Talk about your local, sometimes non-political news stories here, or talk about the political stories we aren’t talking about… yet.
Question of the Day
We receive anonymous tips, and sometimes anonymous questions: “In light of the most recent scandal involving the corrupt insurance commissioner, wouldn’t it be more topical to ask whether the Delaware IC should be appointed rather than elected?”
Markell Vetos Bill From Chile
How does one veto a bill from 5,000 miles away? Yes, yes, I understand the modern wonders of email and airmail, and air travel and the like. Does he take out a veto stamp on the rim of a volcano, dip the stamp into the lava and laugh maniacally as he stamps the bill repeatedly?
Delaware Legislative Cattle Call [2012]
Sorenson v. Sokola. Katz v. Lavelle. Staton v. Deaver. Miro v. Manolakos. Redistricting creates two interparty showdowns and two possible intraparty showdowns, all so Tony DeLuca could get his retaliation on Progressives. And who is retiring? McBride? Gilligan? Venables?
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