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Supreme Court Poised To Institutionalize Rethuglican Criminality

By El Somnambulo April 24, 20191 Comment

There's so much Trump-inspired white noise out there that the undemocratic takeover of the country continues unabated in the shadows. In this instance, buoyed by Mitch McConnell's machinations that have…

Joe Biden’s Campaign To Peak Next Week

By El Somnambulo April 20, 201923 Comments

Why? Because he is announcing next week. At least, as of today. I may be overstating the case. But if so, only by a week or two. The initial flawed…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., April 18, 2019

By El Somnambulo April 18, 20197 Comments

Wednesday was a Tale Of Two Bills: SS1/SB 37(Brown) expands the ability to have one's criminal history expunged. It's a great piece of criminal justice reform legislation, and it passed…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., April 17, 2019

By El Somnambulo April 17, 201910 Comments

"Hey, kids, what time is it?" The answer might always be 'Daylight Savings Time' if SB 73(McBride) becomes law. But not necessarily. Because as the bill states: This Act achieves…

Bill Barr: Serial Cover-Up Artist

By El Somnambulo April 16, 2019

People who profess to be shocked at the blatant cover-up that Barr is currently orchestrating haven't paid attention to his history. Here's why they shouldn't be so shocked: https://www.justsecurity.org/63635/barrs-playbook-he-misled-congress-when-omitting-parts-of-justice-dept-memo-in-1989/?wpisrc=nl_daily202&wpmm=1 Got…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., April 16, 2019

By El Somnambulo April 16, 20193 Comments

It's a new week. I'm feeling charitable. How about--a shout-out? Not just a shout out, but a shout-out to President Pro-Tempore Dave McBride. I just love the fact that he…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., April 11, 2019

By El Somnambulo April 11, 201917 Comments

The gun bills have been introduced. Supporters and opponents have mobilized. Just remember: Pretty much every mouthbreather who opposes these bills has nothing better to do than to drag their…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., April 10, 2019

By El Somnambulo April 10, 201913 Comments

Finally! Some meat on dem bones. Randall Chase reports that the D's are gonna go all-in on some serious gun control legislation: In addition to resurrecting proposed bans on certain…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., April 9, 2019

By El Somnambulo April 9, 20192 Comments

Why did the General Assembly take last week off? According to one former staffer, the reason is b/c the last time the Honorables spent five consecutive weeks in session, they…

The Republican Party Is An Ongoing Criminal Conspiracy: An Open Thread

By El Somnambulo April 5, 201923 Comments

It's so obvious, yet, predictably, it is so rarely discussed, if at all. But on matters both macro and micro, the Party could be indicted under the RICO statutes, if…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., March 28, 2019

By El Somnambulo March 28, 20196 Comments

A 'Just the facts, Ma'am' edition due to time constraints and a few glitches in the legislative information system. (Memo to Legislative Council: You might want to take LIS for…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., March 27, 2019

By El Somnambulo March 27, 201912 Comments

Four D state reps voted against one of the most innocuous gun reform measures you could possibly imagine. Keeping loaded firearms away from kids would seem to be as cut-and-dried…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., March 26, 2019

By El Somnambulo March 26, 201920 Comments

Will the NRA once again kill common-sense gun reform? It's possible. The House is scheduled to consider HB 63(Lynn) today. The bill: ...revises the crime of "unlawfully permitting a child…