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I Have a Dream

Filed in National by Delaware Dem on January 19, 2015 • 9 Comments

We have come a long way. And there is a long way to go. Because Martin’s dream is not only equality before the law, but also equality in opportunity, and equality in mind. We are still working on equality before the law, as we see with Ferguson. We are still working on equality in opportunity, but we have made great strides there, as an African American is President of the United States. Equality in mind is going to be the last greatest and most difficult hurdle. Equality in mind deals with the thoughts, bias, and bigotry in each of our own minds. And it will only be achieved when every single person, Jew, Gentile, White, Black, Man, Woman, Gay, Straight, is judged on their merits, their actions, their words rather than on what God they pray to, what color their skin is, or who they love.

Many saw the election of Barack Obama as the destination. It was only a mile marker.

Monday Daily Delawhere [1.19.15]

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on January 19, 2015 • 0 Comments

The interior of Holy Trinity Church, or Old Swedes Church, on Church Street in Wilmington. The church was built in 1698, and is named for the descendants of the original Swedish settlers who lived north of the Christina River. The church became an Episcopal church in the 1700s, and is said to be the oldest […]

Sunday Open Thread [1.18.15]

Filed in National by Delaware Dem on January 18, 2015 • 3 Comments

Some idiot potential assassin tried to kill Vice President Biden and his family last night by firing bullets towards the Vice President’s home on Barley Mill Road in Greenville. The Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden were in Washington, D.C. at the time.

Sunday Daily Delawhere [1.18.15]

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on January 18, 2015 • 0 Comments

Rockwood Park in Wilmington by Van Luvender on Flickr.

Saturday Open Thread [1.17.15]

Filed in National by Delaware Dem on January 17, 2015 • 5 Comments

So the Supreme Court has decided to take up the whole issue of marriage equality once and for all. Specifically, the questions presented and to be decided by the Court are as follows:

The cases are consolidated and the petitions for writs of certiorari are granted limited to the following questions:

1.) Does the Fourteenth Amendment require a state to license a marriage between two people of the same sex?

2.) Does the Fourteenth Amendment require a state to recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex when their marriage was lawfully licensed and performed out-of-state?

A total of ninety minutes is allotted for oral argument on Question 1. A total of one hour is allotted for oral argument on Question 2. The parties are limited to filing briefs on the merits and presenting oral arguments on the questions presented in their respective petitions.

My opinion is that the answers to both questions will be yes, by a vote of 6-3. Yes, the four liberals plus Kennedy and Roberts.

The Weekly Addresses

Filed in National by Delaware Dem on January 17, 2015 • 0 Comments

Now that the General Assembly is back in session, we have our first legislative weekly "address." We also have President Obama's weekly address that previews his State of the Union Address on Tuesday night, Governor Markell's weekly address, the West Wing Week, and a special video about Big Block of Cheese Day, which features some characters from the old "West Wing" show.

Saturday Daily Delawhere [1.17.15]

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on January 17, 2015 • 0 Comments

Taken from Old Battery Park in New Castle, looking north towards the DMB. Photo is by pheαnix on Flickr.

Friday Open Thread [1.16.15]

Filed in National by Delaware Dem on January 16, 2015 • 8 Comments

Sorry for my absence this week with the open threads. I was sent deep down south on business (and then my superiors complained about me not being in the office). But this time I didn’t see any horrible evil signs or cross burnings, so maybe the region is improving, or maybe there is not a black President during an election anymore. I can’t wait to see the white conservative reaction to Hillary Clinton, specifically whether it will be sexist on the part of self hating white conservative women.

Here are some fun maps. Is Irish food really the preferred cuisine of Delaware? What is Irish cuisine? Steak and potatoes? Corned beef and cabbage?

Friday Daily Delawhere [1.16.15]

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on January 16, 2015 • 1 Comment

The Roth Bridge, by Egon Philip on Flickr.

Thursday Daily Delawhere [1.15.15]

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on January 15, 2015 • 0 Comments

Sunset under the Bridge, by Egon Philipp, on Flickr.

Wednesday Daily Delaware [1.14.15]

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on January 14, 2015 • 0 Comments

The south portico of Memorial Hall, at the University of Delaware in Newark. Memorial Hall was built in 1924 as a way to connect the men’s campus to the north with the women’s campus to the south. Photo from xzmattzx.