The Mourning Constitution

• Seaford Passes a "Dangerous Dog" Ordinance

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  Crossposted from the Sussex County News.
  
  

  As of December 20th, all dog owners who live within the city limits of Seaford will have new rules in which they have to abide by.
  
  In the Seaford City Council's latest meeting, they passed a new ordinance which adds provisions [...]

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  Posted: November 13, 2008, 3:25pm EST
  by Brian Shields

• MourningConstitution.com

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  I have been kind of quiet lately because I am trying to set up my new blog over at my new domain name.
  
  Check it out at [www.mourningconstitution.com] [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2008, 8:51am EST
  by Brian Shields

• Obligatory Veteran's Day Post

  Number of comments: 3
  I really don't know what to write about this Veteran's Day. Being a veteran is part of my history that I really don't wear on my sleeve. My four years in the Air Force were pretty drab and dull, and I only went overseas one time. Come to think of [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2008, 8:52pm EST
  by Brian Shields

• Secret Service Codenames

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  Now this I find interesting. I wonder what is the method that the Secret Service uses that ends up with a code name for a certain person.
  
  Take a look for yourself. You can patters emerging through the years.
  
  Biden: "Celtic" (of course, the Boston Celtics are [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2008, 3:03pm EST
  by Brian Shields

• Ditch the Desk Drawer Diva!

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  That's my new nickname for Thurman Adams, Delaware's own "Desk Drawer Diva."
  
  Dave Burris posted an online petition to sign, urging the Delaware legislature to change the rules that allow for the use of the "Desk Drawer Veto" to bury legislation that, if voted on, may make members of [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2008, 9:47pm EST
  by Brian Shields

• I don't care who you are, that's funny right there.

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  Thanks to Holy Taco [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2008, 10:02am EST
  by Brian Shields

• Movin' On Up!

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  I bought me-self a domain name.
  
  This blog can be reached at www.mourningconstitution.com
  
  No need to change your bookmarks, the blogger subdomain also works. The main link redirects to here. if you have already clicked the above link, you now know that. :-p
  
  Also, I have [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2008, 4:22pm EST
  by Brian Shields

• Final Thoughts: Insurance Commissioner Drama

  Number of comments: 7
  I know a few bloggers are impressed with the revelations I made concerning the Insurance Commissioner candidates. That acknowledgment comes bittersweet to me. For the last week, the whole saga didn't sit right with me, and my conscience was trying to tell me that it wasn't right.
  
  I sat [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2008, 10:58am EST
  by Brian Shields

• Point to Ponder

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  Wasn't it President Bush who said "I have political capital, and I intend to use it."
  
  In doing so, did he run out of political capital the party needed to run a presidential campaign?
  
  Did going balls to the wall to get his agenda pushed through in his [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2008, 9:42am EST
  by Brian Shields

• Returns Day Tomorrow!

  Number of comments: 9
  Rumor has it that Vice President Elect Biden will be present for Returns day, and Georgetown ain't playin'. Streets are blocked off from Rt. 113, and you will have to Park and Ride from Delaware Tech at Rt 18/404 and 113 and at North Georgetown Elementary. The links [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2008, 9:05pm EST
  by Brian Shields

• Hear Me On Delaware Talk Radio!

  Number of comments: 2
  I will be Mike Matthews' guest again for post-election wrapup and commentary.
  
  Tune in to Delaware Talk Radio from 5-7pm today! [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2008, 2:32pm EST
  by Brian Shields

• The New Delaware Reality

  Number of comments: 2
  Now that your hangovers from last night are tapering away.. let's think about what we are looking towards in Delaware.
  
  ~We face massive budget shortfalls. Cuts are needed. New or higher taxes are probably coming.
  
  ~Single Payer Healthcare will become a reality in Delaware, if they can figure [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2008, 1:11pm EST
  by Brian Shields

• Is John Brady the future of the Delaware GOP?

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  Think about this for a minute. The Delaware GOP is in a shambles of its prior self. They need to reimage themselves into a new party, with a new focus and a new brand. The negative stuff ate away at their support with the record voter turnout in Delaware.
  
  [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2008, 9:31am EST
  by Brian Shields

• National and Statewide GOP

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  That was one hell of a loss. [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2008, 8:52am EST
  by Brian Shields

• President Obama - Vice President Biden

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  It is a new day in American politics. Lets hope that both sides reach across party lines and move forward together for a better country.
  
  I an severely pessimistic that it will happen, but I have high hopes the GOP will learn from their mistakes and stop their self-mutilating [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2008, 11:12pm EST
  by Brian Shields

• Delaware Results Are In

  Number of comments: 4
  Sussex races to report:
  
  Deaver over Baker for County Council by a margin of less than 300.
  Sam Wilson won for Sussex County Council.
  Atkins regains his seat in the 41st.
  Parish won Clerk of the Peace
  Rep 40th: Biff Lee keeps the seat over Barb Hudson: 58.8% to [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2008, 10:20pm EST
  by Brian Shields

• Ha!

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  see Sarah Palin pictures [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2008, 12:39pm EST
  by Brian Shields

• Bravo is a Tease

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  All this weekend Bravo has been playing reruns of The West Wing, with about three episodes a day. As an avid West Wing fan, it was great political escapism. I can't help but dream that one day we will have a president like that. The characters just do the right [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2008, 8:13am EST
  by Brian Shields

• Election Night Special

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  Posted: November 04, 2008, 3:27am EST
  by Brian Shields

• Let's Get Down to Brass Tax

  Number of comments: 3
  All of the name calling and allegations aside, I have to figure out who I will vote for in this tightly contested election based on issues.
  
  John Brady looks like he's on the up and up. He comes off as an honest individual who directly handles his situations. Karen [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2008, 3:16pm EST
  by Brian Shields

• John Brady Responds to Allegations

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  John Brady writes:
  

  "I was not fired from the Public Defenders office. As I stated on the Wdel in I believe the second half hour, I had a disagreement with a supervisor. I had a hearing where I was reinstated and left later that year.
  
  "I pledged not to [...]

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  Posted: November 03, 2008, 3:12pm EST
  by Brian Shields

• Need a laugh? Carlton Dance Compilation

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  [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2008, 12:46pm EST
  by Brian Shields

• Digging Deeper, Karen Weldin Stewart and John Brady - Unendorsement

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  Elliot Jacobson, Karen Weldin Stewart's campaign manager, has stated in the comment section of other posts some things to defend his candidate.
  
  First, he stated:
  

  "Karen has proposed legislation called the Insurance Consumer Protection Act (See Press release of 8/18 on Karen's web site for details.)"
  

  As I look [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2008, 9:56am EST
  by Brian Shields

• Venting

  Number of comments: 4
  I am so freakin' frustrated right now.
  
  The Karen Weldin Stewart thing has ballooned out of control. I kind of liked how noone read my blog and I was able to write whatever I liked. Now I have a campaign manager schooling me on the ways of proper journalism, [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2008, 9:05am EST
  by Brian Shields

• Election Predictions

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  Everyone is setting up their election predictions, some getting extremely detailed, some making electoral maps... I am going to state my predictions in some old fashioned simplicity.
  
  Here's my predictions:
  
  1) It will be close, but Obama will win.
  
  The polls are always off. They always skew [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2008, 10:59pm EST
  by Brian Shields

• Minner to name herself Senator?

  Number of comments: 5
  I have some third hand information that Minner is seriously considering nominating herself as Senator if Joe Biden is elected as Vice President.
  
  This information came about from a co-worker, who happened to have a conversation with Minner's son. He owns a towing company in Milford, and my coworker's [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2008, 8:26am EST
  by Brian Shields

• Update to KWS 2nd Credit default

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  Karen Weldin Stewart's campaign manager addressed most of my concerns I brought up in this post. Please read it. [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2008, 1:46am EST
  by Brian Shields

• I'm voting for John Brady for Insurance Commissioner

  Number of comments: 2
  My mother once gave me some sage advise when I was in the midst of a huge amount of emotional turmoil because of an upcoming breakup with a long term girlfriend.
  

  "The reason it doesn't feel right is because it's just not right."

  Do you have that feeling with Karen Weldin [...]
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  Posted: November 01, 2008, 2:06pm EDT
  by Brian Shields

• Karen Weldin Stewart's Second Judgment

  Number of comments: 11
  Updated 11/2/08 1:36am: See below the original post.
  
  Beware the college student who is bored on a Saturday morning, trying to avoid doing his homework.
  
  I was reading over the initial post by Maria Evans over at Delaware Talk Radio's Talkblog, where she posted scans of both [...]
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  Posted: November 01, 2008, 11:29am EDT
  by Brian Shields

• Karen Hartley Nagel LOL Cat

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  moar funny pictures [...]
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  Posted: November 01, 2008, 12:43am EDT
  by Brian Shields

• Some Perspective Concerning Karen Weldin Stewart's Debts

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  There was a new controversy this week which ended up explaining Karen Weldin Stewart's resume gaps. She has taken quite a beating on various blogs because of her inability to come clean when asked, and keeping it hidden. Delaware Talk Radio's Maria Evans did some digging and found some court [...]
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  Posted: October 30, 2008, 10:44pm EDT
  by Brian Shields

• Five Questions: Candidates for the Office of Insurance Commissioner

  Number of comments: 4
  I asked all of the candidates currently running for the Office of the Insurance Commissioner five questions. Here are John Brady's, Karen Weldin Stewart's, and Tom Savage's answers.
  
  1) What was your motivation to run for the office of Insurance Commissioner?
  
  John Brady: "Almost all of the plans [...]
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  Posted: October 29, 2008, 3:16pm EDT
  by Brian Shields

• Exploring the Lt. Governor Candidates: Charlie Copeland

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  Since exploring Matt Denn's run for Lt. Governor via his website, one person commented that Denn was a one trick pony with his focus on Delaware's Children, riding the coattails of other people's ideas.
  
  Let's explore Charlie Copeland. Copeland has been chastised by Delaware Liberal for being a [...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2008, 3:36pm EDT
  by Brian Shields

• Hear me bumble and mumble on Delaware Talk Radio!

  Number of comments: 4
  This Thursday I will be a guest of Mike Matthew's DownWithAbsolutes Radio show on Delaware Talk Radio. The show is from 3-5, and I'll be there until they kick my muttering self out.
  
  I hope I will not be so nervous, that I barely make sense at all. Believe [...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2008, 9:34am EDT
  by Brian Shields

• Fun With Graphs

  Number of comments: 2
  
  more music charts
  
  
  more music charts
  
  
  more music charts
  
  
  more music charts
  
  [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2008, 3:10pm EDT
  by Brian Shields

• Exploring Lt. Governor Candidates

  Number of comments: 1
  I really need to figure out the Governor and Lt. Governor choices. For Lt. Governor you have Copeland, a lying political snake that held up Bluewater Wind because of special interests, then comes out and say he helped let it pass when running for office... on the other hand you [...]
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  Posted: October 26, 2008, 9:51am EDT
  by Brian Shields

• My Ballot

  Number of comments: 3
  Here is how my ballot is going to look come November 4th:
  
  President: Bob Barr (Libertarian)
  Senate: No Vote - not voting for O'Donnell or Biden.
  US Representative: Mark Parks (Libertarian)
  Governor: Undecided, leaning Markell.
  Lt. Governor: Undecided, leaning Denn.
  Insurance Commissioner: Undecided, Awaiting Stewart's response to my questions [...]
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  Posted: October 26, 2008, 9:05am EDT
  by Brian Shields

• Apathy

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  I am starting to understand voter apathy. I visited MSNBC just now and I see this...
  
  .. and honestly, I refused to click the link to read it.
  
  Here are my reasons why:
  1) We know what a terrorist is.
  2) It is a [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2008, 9:44pm EDT
  by Brian Shields

• Received On My Screen Door

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  Click the image for a larger version if you need to.
  
  This was in my screen door the other day. Jerry "Doc" Semper is a Democrat running against Danny Short, the former Mayor of Seaford, in the 39th District, which is basically all of Seaford. [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2008, 8:30am EDT
  by Brian Shields

• Utilizing Bigotry for Political Gain

  Number of comments: 2
  George Parish is running for the office of Clerk of the Peace in Sussex County, where his only duties are to perform marriages for those who decide not to have it done by a member of clergy, and to process the marriage certificates of those who do.
  
  That's it.
  [...]
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  Posted: October 22, 2008, 5:11pm EDT
  by Brian Shields

• Update: Brady and Weldin Stewart to Answer 5 Questions

  Number of comments: 2
  John Brady has responded to my request to answer the same five questions I posed to Karen Weldin Stewart regarding their run for the Office of Insurance Commissioner.
  
  *Edit: Tom Savage has contacted me and I have his answers: Currently waiting on the Weldin Stewart campaign to get back [...]
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  Posted: October 21, 2008, 10:49pm EDT
  by Brian Shields

• Coming Soon: Five Questions posed to Karen Weldin Stewart

  Number of comments: 0
  Stealing a page from Steve's book over at Delaware Libertarian, I have asked Insurance Commissioner Candidate Karen Weldin Stewart five policy-focused questions. Once I have her reply, I will post them here.
  
  I have extended the same request, with the same questions to John Brady, and I have [...]
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  Posted: October 20, 2008, 4:04pm EDT
  by Brian Shields

• Idea: Industrial/Commercial Growth

  Number of comments: 3
  Major industries are shedding jobs left and right all round Delaware. Seaford's iconic nylon plant announced 500 layoffs in the beginning of 2009, with promises to "attempt to get a tenant" for the rest of the plant. Reading between the lines, I am assuming that means they do not plan [...]
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  Posted: October 19, 2008, 11:55pm EDT
  by Brian Shields

• WTF: Sussex County Council District 1

  Number of comments: 4
  Some of you may know that the balance of the Sussex County Council is going to be changed with this election. Three of the incumbent council members have decided not to run for re-election to their seats.
  
  I automatically assumed that since the election for the seat I am [...]
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  Posted: October 17, 2008, 2:30pm EDT
  by Brian Shields

• Where I turn in times of trouble...

  Number of comments: 1
  We are definitely headed for rough seas ahead.
  
  Unemployment rates are steadily rising, 4.9% in Delaware, 6.1% nationwide.
  
  The Seaford Invista (formerly Dupont) Nylon plant announced 400 jobs will be cut, trimming down to a barely 100 employee skeleton crew operating one production line.
  
  Biff Lee, [...]
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  Posted: October 16, 2008, 6:43pm EDT
  by Brian Shields

• Funnies

  Number of comments: 2
  
  moar funny pictures [...]
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  Posted: October 16, 2008, 9:47am EDT
  by Brian Shields

• Final Presidential Debate Expectations

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  I expect the issues to be barely discussed.
  I expect the same old bull to be rehashed over and over.
  I expect it to be boring.
  I expect I will wish I would have had my 90 minutes back.
  I expect McCain to attack, and it fall flat, making him [...]
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  Posted: October 15, 2008, 4:52pm EDT
  by Brian Shields

• 40th District Debate

  Number of comments: 2
  The Laurel Chamber of Commerce hosted a debate tonight between both candidates running to represent the 40th District in the Legislative Hall, held in the Laurel Town Council chambers.
  
  It was a packed house, with extra chairs brought in as at least 50 people had to be in attendance [...]
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  Posted: October 14, 2008, 8:22pm EDT
  by Brian Shields

• Correction: Apple Scrapple Wrapup

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  In my previous post I mentioned a heated discussion that took place at Dave Wilson's booth. I incorrectly named the person in the argument with a troublemaker as Dave Wilson, when it wasn't. One of his volunteers was in the argument, while Mr. Wilson was appearing at the Scrapple Toss.
  [...]
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  Posted: October 13, 2008, 2:34am EDT
  by Brian Shields

• Apple Scrapple Political Wrapup

  Number of comments: 4
  The Apple Scrapple Festival was a hoot. I was at the Libertarian Party booth, which, if you passed us was right next to Sam Wilson's booth on the end of political row.
  
  Many politicians were there to woo voters. I saw Mike Castle's head poke up over the crowd. [...]
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  Posted: October 12, 2008, 9:13am EDT
  by Brian Shields