Comments on: Kent County Town Hall – Part 2 of 2

By: Timothy Pancoast

Timothy Pancoast — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:32:31 +0000

Thanks Mark, many of my classes in the past docked 10 points for missed deadlines. This semester the standard seems to have changed to 5 points so the deduction is fair enough.

By: Timothy Pancoast

Timothy Pancoast — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:30:35 +0000

Durring the Town Hall I did say that I don’t hold the 2009 session against them. I am sorry though, I will not accept the status quo when it comes to cramming through a lot of bills on the last day of session. Next year I will try to keep track, but I would imagine ratio of legislation passed through the general assembly durring the last day of the session compared to all the rest of the session combined would be noteworthy.

While I understand the current political realities, and will continue to work with them the best I can, I am not a fan of legislation being passed because of deals rather than because of its own merits.

By: David

David — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:39:49 +0000

I agree with JAB especially if that legislator is a freshman. The senior legislators will get the priority. The freshmen get what is left. Our three guys in Dover are freshmen. They did a good job riding herd so that they were not pushed into next year. That often happens in the first year of a GA because the bills are still valid, but they die at the end of the second session.

I think Mark was being a little harsh. This report was worth waiting for.

By: David

David — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:35:07 +0000

I have no problems with legislation moving through anytime during session. Some of these bills are on the docket for 1 and a half and people whine that they get moved through at the end of the General Assembly. Hey, sometimes it takes that long to make the deals that need to be made. When people are forced into thinking they may get nothing, their minds sharpen around accommodating the sincere objections of others. It is human nature. You can’t change it.

I have dealt with it in Churches, businesses, government, and civic organizations. It even happens between husband and wife. I have heard it from many couples. It has even happened to me. One time my wife had a particular spending priority and I had a different one. We went back and forth with little change in position over weeks. When the deadlines came all of a sudden we found some creative way to solve both problems. Why couldn’t we have found it two weeks before? Deadlines have a way of focusing the mind.

Legislators are people just like we are and we can not pretend we can make them any different.

By: jab

jab — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:29:52 +0000

Just to be fair, it should be noted that individual legislators have little to no say when their bills will be worked. The agendas are composed by leadership. If they want to see their bills worked they have to take what they get. Even if it is after midnight on June 30th.

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By: Mark H

Mark H — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:47:50 +0000

Nice job Tim…-5 for the lateness though

But the Governor’s Ave project has been a nightmare since day one. DelDot (or whomever) really dropped the ball on this project.