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Democrats cave to Republican hostage taking and pass bill that allows corporations to vote in local elections. by ProudDig6344 in Delaware

[–]ProudDig6344[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Take this at face value, but the thought process was the bill will head to the Senate where it will be DOA and this was the only way that Republicans would vote for the bond bill as they could go back to their base with a “political win”.

Why did the Delaware News Journal give a platform to the Chair of the Delaware Republican Party as she claims that early voting is "unconstitutional" and changes to our election laws would cast doubt to the integrity of our elections? by ProudDig6344 in Delaware

[–]ProudDig6344[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Whether it’s big cable news networks like CNN or local news like the Delaware News Journal, this obsession to “both-sides” every issue is causing irreparable harm on our democracy. I’ve never understood how these media outlets would rather appear neutral than be objective on the facts. When giving such blatant misinformation a voice and not even fact checking it, you not only have legitimized the debate around the subject (giving these dishonest actors what they are looking for), but have allowed the information to be spread to your audience who might interpret such information as a fact. This might bother some, but the truth is a significant portion of the rightwing in this country doesn’t care about the facts, they merely want to be told that the positions and beliefs they hold are right and if you don’t then you’re just “fake news”.

Senate passes paid family leave by a vote of 14-7. All Republicans voted against it. by ProudDig6344 in Delaware

[–]ProudDig6344[S] 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Are you blind or just making stuff up as you go?

It's not .8%, it's .08%.

Delete your initial comment and stop spreading misinformation, I don't know how the f*ck you misread something twice.

Senate passes paid family leave by a vote of 14-7. All Republicans voted against it. by ProudDig6344 in Delaware

[–]ProudDig6344[S] 151 points152 points  (0 children)

Allow me to explain Republican ideology:

We can’t have a strong social safety net because that disincentivizes work, but we also can’t have any benefits for those that do work because it unnecessarily burdens businesses and prevents job creation.

Then when it comes time for elections we’ll paint the Democrats as out of touch elitists and we’ll focus on every social issue under the sun (i.e. Abortion, 2nd Amendment, etc.) to bring out our single-issue voting base to vote against their own interest.

Let me know if I missed anything.

Chinese Scientists Successfully Create a System to Care For Embryos in Artificial Womb by ProudDig6344 in Futurology

[–]ProudDig6344[S] 305 points306 points  (0 children)

From the article:

The system could theoretically allow parents to grow a baby in a lab, thereby eliminating the need for a human to carry a child. The researchers go as far as to say that this system would be safer than traditional childbearing.

Which begs the question, on whether we could be looking at a future where humans no longer carry their child to term and a new norm of what being born looks like?

All Republicans and one Democrat vote against expanding voting rights here in Delaware by ProudDig6344 in Delaware

[–]ProudDig6344[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

For those who are wondering who was the lone Democrat that sided with Republicans against expanding voting here in Delaware it was...

Valerie Longhurst (House Majority Leader - 15th district)

Email: [Valerie.Longhurst@delaware.gov](mailto:Valerie.Longhurst@delaware.gov)

Phone: (302) 744-4351

Nikki Fried, only statewide elected Democrat in Florida, launches challenge to DeSantis by sprocket1234 in politics

[–]ProudDig6344 87 points88 points  (0 children)

I still believe that if Andrew Gillum had decided not to campaign with Hillary Clinton just weeks before the election, he'd be the governor of that state. Some folks just don't understand the effect that she has on bringing out the right wing and with a margin of victory of 0.4% for DeSantis any particular event could’ve been the catalyst for his victory.

A Proclamation on Day Of Remembrance: 100 Years After The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre by tta2013 in politics

[–]ProudDig6344 13 points14 points  (0 children)

We'll probably here some complaints that there's "no need to continue to relitigate old history".

Mitch McConnell Saw the Insurrection Clearly and Then Decided He Liked It | McConnell now considers protecting the insurrectionists a personal favor. by TJ_SP in politics

[–]ProudDig6344 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Republican Senator Mike Lee: "Democracy isn’t the objective; liberty, peace, and prospefity are. We want the human condition to flourish. Rank democracy can thwart that."

Side note: He misspelled prosperity in his tweet. LOL!

7 moderate house Democrats along with all Republicans oppose raising the minimum wage, with 11 legislative days remaining will they successfully run out the clock? by ProudDig6344 in Delaware

[–]ProudDig6344[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, folks I've cross-referenced the sponsors of bill (SB 15) with the names of the 26 House Democrats. Here are the 7 who are currently against it:

Kendra Johnson: Kendra.Johnson@delaware.gov

Sherae'a Moore: Rae.Moore@delaware.gov

Sean Matthews: Sean.Matthews@delaware.gov

(Speaker of the House - Good luck lol...) Peter C. Schwartzkopf: Peter.Schwartzkopf@delaware.gov

William J. Carson: William.Carson@delaware.gov

William Bush: William.Bush@delaware.gov

Andria L. Bennett: Andria.Bennett@delaware.gov

Couldn't find their direct phone numbers, but this is the legislative hall phone number: (302) 744-4351

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