Day: July 16, 2015

Governor Markell announced today that he vetoed House Bill 50, the Opt-Out bill, which would allow for any student to be opted-out of any state or district assessment. He tried to soften that blow, and prevent an override vote, with some nonsense about signing a Senate Joint Resolution that seeks to get recommendations from various groups and school districts and boards. I have a better idea. Let's override that veto. HB50 passed the House twice by two-thirds margins, 36-3 and 31-5. And it passed the Senate twice by two-thirds margins, 14-7 and 15-6. Both chambers can vote again. Let's force them. Sign the Petition.

In its unanimous opinion, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit today affirmed the constitutionality of the Delaware Elections Disclosure Act, which was proposed and signed by Governor Markell in 2012. The act requires third-party groups and individuals to disclose their donors to the state elections commissioner if they publish advertisements or other communications that refer to a candidate in an upcoming election. Previously, only groups that directly advocated for or against a candidate were required to disclose their donors. "Delaware Strong Families," a group that sought to distribute voter guides in the 2014 elections, challenged the law because they thought disclosure of their funders would make them weak I suppose. Actually, they said the regulations were "burdensome" and it would "chill" its right to free speech. And they got an Federal District Court judge to agree with them, hence the appeal to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

Commissar Obama, this is Comrade Delaware Dem at the Houston Front. Operation Jade Helm 15 has succeeded. Donald Trump, the Iran Deal and Planned Parenthood video were perfect diversions to distract patriotic conservatives at the last minute. The Texan homeland was undefended!