Sheriff Jeff Christopher – Delaware Liberal

In Which Sheriff Christopher Pretends He’s Real Law Enforcement Again

By cassandra_m December 17, 20136 Comments

The ever hapless but ever blustering Sheriff Christopher has signed on to an effort to not enforce President Obama's gun control laws -- whatever they might be. If you look at this list of associations and Sheriff's who have signed on to this idiocy, you can definitely tell that the completely non-law enforcement Christopher is hoping that no one will notice that he is not wearing the grownup's long pants at this table. He can't enforce anything, so here he is pretending he really does belong at the grownup table. But the other thing that is funny about this bit of wingnuttery is that there are new gun control laws right in his own backyard that he can't be bothered to claim to not be enforcing. Maybe he won't enforce these laws in where ever it is that he is supposed to be moving to after being smacked down by the state courts.

Election 2014: Delaware’s Most Vulnerable Incumbents

By El Somnambulo July 16, 201353 Comments

I'm El Somnambulo, and I'm a listaholic. Admit it: So are you. Bearing in mind that incumbents need viable challengers in order to be vulnerable, here is a list of those with at least reason to be worried: State Auditor Tom Wagner: A do-nothing R in an increasingly D state. Here's the problem. If a do-nothing R is replaced by a do-nothing D, does it really make any difference? No doubt it does to Tom Wagner. But not to Patrick Harker or Lonnie George. Which is my point. And the problem. State Treasurer Chip Flowers: While the R's talk hopefully, and, IMHO, delusionally, about defeating him, I suspect that any real challenge would come from the Democrats. We'll likely know in 6 months or so whether there will be a party-backed challenger. We might as well get used to Flowers being a polarizing figure by choice. Which would be fine if it was principle, not ego, driving that train. State Senator Greg Lavelle (4th SD): Got 50.8% against Michael Katz. Probably less vulnerable this time, but he's got two more years of anti-gay and pro-gun votes on his record. Will a credible challenger emerge? I know that people expect me to have Ernesto Lopez on this list, but I don't see him as particularly vulnerable. Feel free to make a case. More inside....

Throwing Shade at the Sheriff Christopher

By cassandra_m July 12, 201316 Comments

This is, I think, the best headline ever from the NJ: Legal brief throws shade at sheriff. Noting that the Sheriff is appealing to the Supreme Court to give him a job that no longer exists, the Sussex County brief definitely gets to the original intent of the Founders on Sheriffs:

Sussex County Council Says “No” To Sheriff Holding Posse Training At County Building

By pandora April 21, 201378 Comments

Are you ready for another OMG! Constitutional Crisis! No? Too bad... here it comes. (Warning: Delaware Politics link)

Sussex County Administrator Todd F. Lawson refused a request by Sussex County Sheriff, Jeff Christopher to use office space in the County building located at 22215 North DuPont Boulevard in Georgetown.

The reason?

While your letter requests to meet for “Constitutional training for citizens,” other documentation from the Institute that have been circulated describes the event as “Constitutional Training for Deputies, Posses, and Citizen Supporters of the Sheriff.” This type of training is directly at odds with Sussex County’s position on the duties of the Sheriff. In addition, the training goes against the County’s policy pertaining to posses as outlined in an October 31, 2011 memorandum from then County Administrator David Baker to Sheriff Jeffrey Christopher.