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HB 17 Passes the House

By cassandra_m April 1, 20094 Comments

From the GA website: This Act is the first leg of a Constitutional Amendment which eliminates the existing five-year waiting period before eligible felons who have fully discharged their sentences…

REMINDER: Public Comment On HB 100 TONIGHT!

By pandora March 30, 20094 Comments

FYI from Susan Regis Collins: In the interest of Open Government please be advised that House Bill 100 was introduced last Thursday, March 26th w/ the promise of 'public comment'.…

Happy Anniversary, John Atkins

By liberalgeek March 27, 200921 Comments

It was on this day, 2 years ago that John Atkins tearfully resigned on the floor of the State House of Representatives. That was a great day. Too bad we've…

Breaking:’Sanctity of Marriage’ Bill Defeated

By El Somnambulo March 26, 200921 Comments

Sen. Robert Venables' attempt to permanently outlaw same-sex marriage was defeated in the State Senate today. The roll call for SS1 for SB 27 was 9 in favor, 11 opposed,…

Last Chance To Stop The Hate – Call Every Senator, Tell Them To Oppose SB 27

By xstryker March 26, 200926 Comments

SB 27 made it through committee on a 3-2 vote, and there's good news and bad news. Apparently they've amended the language of SB 27 so that it doesn't apply…

David Anderson, a staunch defender of his own impenetrable asshole, is afraid that seeing homosexuals living together freely will turn him into a phallus-obsessed man-slut. If a gay-married couple moved…

SB27 Hearings Liveblogging

By nemski March 25, 20092 Comments

Down with Absolutes is liveblogging the SB27 Committee hearings today.

The County That Couldn’t Shoot Straight

By El Somnambulo March 25, 200929 Comments

You've all heard the term 'self-fulfilling prophecy'. As it turns out, New Castle County Executive Chris Coons' tone-deafness on the issue of county services vs. the need for tax increases…

Guest Post — Ask John Brady

By cassandra_m March 25, 200913 Comments

John Brady joined in the conversation in El Som's Law Firm Closing Thread, and a poster asked john a question. We asked John if he would like to respond to…

SB 27 Update: How You Can Save Civil Unions

By xstryker March 25, 200923 Comments

Our progressive champion in the Senate, Karen Peterson, has given me some updated info about SB 27, the anti-Civil Unions bill, and what we can do to stop it. For…

Does Markells Budget Mean He Isn’t a Progressive?

By liberalgeek March 24, 200926 Comments

There was a lot of talk during the election by people on this blog and others about Jack Markell's progressive street cred. He certainly convinced a lot of progressive Democrats…

TAKE ACTION NOW: Kill Bill SB 27 (Anti-Civil Unions)

By xstryker March 24, 200920 Comments

A tip from esteemed reader MJ: SB 27 by Venables has a hearing tomorrow at 1:00 PM in his committee(Small Business). This is a DE version of DOMA. It appears…

Update on Cape Henlopen School Board Election

By cassandra_m March 24, 200915 Comments

Meyer Persow has his website up and running. If you are interested in supporting this progressive candidate you can contribute to his campaign via this website or signup to volunteer.…