Where public policy meets common sense
Posted in Action File, Family on Jan 30th, 2012
Several years ago, I was a key person in getting a Defense of Marriage law passed in Delaware. We were on the cutting edge. Only 6 other states had passed the law and there was no federal legislation. I consider it one of my finest achievements along with my friends Rep. Buckworth, Sen. Bonini, and [...]
Posted in Action File, Family, Parental Rights on Oct 17th, 2011
I am asking the questions that no one is supposed to ask. Is family law in Delaware reasonable? Is the family court helping families or hurting them? Are the polices we are enacting hurting the next generation? I believe there are 4 types of families. They are mainstream families, hurting families, weird families, and dangerous families. [...]
Posted in DE General Assembly, Family, Parental Rights on Jul 1st, 2011
SB 135 is laid on the table in the House. This bill is unique in that it would be the only state that we have found which would make parents pay for school based wellness services but refuse to allow them to know what they paid to get. As of 5:30pm on the 30th this [...]
Posted in DE General Assembly, Parental Rights on Jun 23rd, 2011
SB 135 is a common sense bill that stops spending Medicaid money on people with insurance by requiring School Based Health Clinics to bill private insurance, if any exists, before billing Medicaid. Medicaid will then pay whatever is left. Currently children of millionaires are covered under Medicaid if they go to their Wellness Center while [...]
Posted in Culture, Family, Liberalism, Looney Left, Parental Rights on May 7th, 2011
Actually, they don’t seem to have a big problem with apple pie. Parenthood is another issue. Recent legislation passed by the Democrat majority threatens parenthood. In 2009, the Democrat majority decided to fix what wasn’t broken. In 2011. the civil union bill doubled down on the error. While most people focused on the marriage like [...]
Posted in DE General Assembly, Family, same sex marriage on Apr 15th, 2011
SB 30, The Civil Unions bill, unsurprisingly passed the State House 26-15 yesterday. Sadly all 9 attempts to improve the legislation were turned down. Here is your Roll Call. Atkins N Q. Johnson Y Ramone Y Barbieri Y Keeley Y Schooley Y Bennett Y Kenton N Schwartzkopf Y Blakey N Kowalko Y Scott Y Bolden [...]
Posted in Action File, Conservatism, Culture, Election 2010, Family on Oct 24th, 2010
I want you to go here and view the Pro-Family score Cared by the Delaware Family Policy Council. You will see both Federal and State issues and the candidate stands on them. The contrast between Coons and O’Donnell and Carney and Urquhart is stark. Chris Coons and John Carney refuses to even say tax money should not [...]
Posted in Delaware Democrats, Education, Family, Parental Rights on Apr 21st, 2010
My Representative and friend Darryl Scott D-31 has introduced house bill 231 to require employers provide up to 16 hours of unpaid leave a year to attend children’s school conferences and extra curricular events. Now it should noted that I rarely agree with Rep. Scott’s politics. My initial instincts are to oppose this bill as a mandate [...]
Posted in Education, Family, Parental Rights, Stuff, civil liberties on Mar 26th, 2010
Legislation was introduced Thursday, March 25, 2010, to involve parents more in their children’s education. The “Parents’ Declaration of Responsibilities”, which would affect all public and charter schools in the state, seems like an unnecessary adoption of common sense. Parents would be asked to sign the declaration at the beginning of each school year stating [...]
Posted in Family, Regulation, Stuff, United Nations on Nov 23rd, 2009
The President has proclaimed this national family week. I applaud the sentiment behind the proclamation. I wish some substance would be added to it. Families are often not even an afterthought in policy making. Why not have a family impact statement be required before any new regulations go into effect or we sign on to [...]
Posted in Election 2009, Family, Polls, Social Conservatives, same sex marriage on Nov 2nd, 2009
The legislature foisted same sex marriage on the voters of Maine as part of the 6 for 6 campaign. PPP shows a majority of it’s voters are not enthused and the traditional marriage measure may have majority support. Tabor, the tax and spending limitation, looks a bit in trouble. You got it even before real [...]
Thanks to the assistance of Pandora I have raised my lazy blogger self out of oblivion. I originally posted about voting procedures in North Carolina on this site. The comments meandered through every conceivable Constitutional Argument one can imagine. Near the end of 54 comments about we drifted into a discussion on sexism. Reading this [...]
Posted in Family, Parental Rights on Aug 16th, 2009
This past week the official signing ceremony for Michelle’s law occurred. It sets restrictions on teens use of tanning salons and requires annual parental permission. I approve of the law because some teens are not realizing the damage they are doing to their skin in tanning booths. What is not discussed is the fact that [...]
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