Archive for March 14th, 2013

Hall-Long outed as gay marriage swing vote

Filed in Delaware by jason330 on March 14, 2013 • 25 Comments

I don’t know how true this is with regard to BHL being a gay marriage swing vote, but I think the more pressing question is – when did Bruce Vilanch start writing for Pray4de.org?

“Please pray for the technology of the righteous to work speedily and properly and the technology of the unrighteous to fail!!”

Really? That’s a thing now?

Thursday Open Thread [3.14.13]

Filed in Open Thread by Delaware Dem on March 14, 2013 • 9 Comments

Ever wanted to know what it was like to fall off a mountain? Here you go:

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., March 14, 2013

Filed in National by El Somnambulo on March 14, 2013 • 4 Comments

Ladies and gentlemen, to the barricades! Or, at least, to your phones, your e-mail, you know the drill.

The Forces of Ee-vil are afoot in Leg Hall. The gun nuts, the Chamber of Commerce shills. Their goal: Stop progressive legislation from passing. For the gun nuts, it’s the backgrounds check on gun purchases. For the Chamber fat-cats, it’s minimum wage. I believe that there is enough legislative support to pass both bills. But it won’t happen unless you contact your legislators, and either let them know that you’ve got their back, or that you expect them to do the right thing.

The background check bill is in House committee. An outpouring of gun nuts prevented the bill from moving out of committee yesterday. So, the committee meets again, next Wednesday, starting at 11:30 a.m. until…whenever all those who wish to speak have spoken. Here’s what you can and should do. Contact your own State Rep and politely tell them that you support HB 35 and ask them to do the same. The odds are that you will speak to a staffer first. These are good people. Be polite and friendly. Make sure that they’ve gotten the message correctly. If you wish to participate in the discussion, either directly or via correspondence, here’s how….