Thursday Open Thread [3.17.16]

Thursday Open Thread [3.17.16]

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A Washington Post editorial calls on the Republican party to aim for a contested convention in order to stop Donald Trump.
“We do not take this position because we believe Mr. Trump is perilously wrong on the issues, although he is… No, Mr. Trump must be stopped because he presents a threat to American democracy. Mr. Trump resembles other strongmen throughout history who have achieved power by manipulating democratic processes.”
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., March 17, 2016

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., March 17, 2016

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The proposed constitutional amendment mandating that $10 mill must go to Agriculture Lands Preservation annually did not come close to a 2/3 majority in the House.  20 Y, 17 N, 4 A. The only upstate D's to vote for the bill were Gerald Brady (?) and...Bryon Short (!).  Oh, did I mention that there are 8,000 Delaware Farm Bureau members? A cheap (it wasn't going to pass with or without his vote), politically expedient, and intellectually dishonest vote by the least progressive D candidate for Congress in Delaware. Guess there was no controversy surrounding SB 202 (Sokola) after all. Mitch Crane was right, the bill merely reflects the self-insured nature of the state and its school buses in this matter. Bill passed unanimously in Senate.