May 2023
May 27, 2023 Greetings fellow, Republicans, This Monday, May 29, 2023, the country will celebrate Memorial Day. There will be backyard cookouts, sales on cars, appliances, clothing and furniture. Practically every town and city will hold some type of event or parade. But more than potato salad and lower priced washing machines, what is the history and real meaning behind this holiday that marks the kick-off of the summer season in the United States? My Memorial Day research says that the holiday was started by newly freed African slaves who scattered flowers over the graves of Union Civil War soldiers in Charleston, South Carolina in 1865. However, there are other recounts of similar ceremonies taking place in other areas of the country around this time. This led to the day being named “Decoration Day.” On May 30 1868, Gen. John Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of former Union sailors and soldiers, declared the day for “the purpose of strewing with flowers, or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village and hamlet churchyard in the land.” After World War I, the day was expanded to include the remembrance of the fallen from all American wars. By then, most states had declared Decoration Day a legal holiday. In 1967, Congress formally changed the name to Memorial Day. With the passage of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act in 1971, this day of remembrance was established as the last Monday in May. Flag etiquette on Memorial Day is different from other days. At the break of day, flags are briskly raised to full staff and then lowered to half-staff until noon. At noon, flags are raised to full-staff for the rest of the day. If you are unable to lower your flag to half-staff, proper flag etiquette dictates that a black mourning ribbon be applied to the flag to acknowledge the solemnity of the day. Please don’t allow the festivities to overshadow the true meaning of this sober day. Say a prayer for all those who lost their lives protecting this country and its values. This day reminds us that “Freedom is not free” and that over 1,000,000 men and women have paid the bill for us with their lives. God bless you and our country. Marilyn Booker, Chair Sussex County Republican Committee
May 23, 2023 Greetings fellow Republicans, The time to be heard is now! If you believe, as I do, in a government of, by and for the people, it is time for the people to speak out! Whether you are a climate change supporter or denier, the move to zero emission vehicles should be led by the people and not some elites who have made fortunes pushing the “green agenda.” We did the mandate-thing recently and it was a disaster. We are still trying to recover from that catastrophe. This too was without the authorization of our elected officials. Remember that notion of a representative government? It seems that in Delaware that’s a pipe dream! When technology has caught up to the desires of the climate change advocates, then I believe people will be interested in purchasing electric vehicles. But NOT until then. Any mandate to prescribe what type of product free citizens must purchase is unconstitutional. We all know that the Democrats and Governor Carney are not opposed to pushing unconstitutional decrees on the citizens of Delaware. Please take the time to voice your outrage at this unconstitutional decree. Send an email to Governor Carney. You can fill in the form found here: https://governor.delaware.gov/email-governor-carney/ Please, please do this before May 26th. Even if you have voiced your concerns on this issue before, it doesn’t hurt to do it again! Know that it is required that all public comments be included in the record. We must STOP this unacceptable transfer of our rights to the government. Marilyn Booker, Chair Sussex County Republican Committee
May 23, 2023 Greetings again, Thanks to Senator Pettyjohn (who actually reads our stuff) for alerting me to an error in my earlier email. In order for your comments to be included in the public record, in the event of any legal proceedings, comments must go to the Hearing Officer. The link below will provide an easy way to make your comments. These will be provided to the Hearing Officer by our Republican Caucus. The link: Send your comments to DNREC regarding the Electric Vehicle Mandatesurveymonkey.com A respectful but firm message to the Governor wouldn’t hurt either! Thanks to you all. Again I apologize for the misinformation. Please send those messages today. Marilyn Booker, Chair Sussex County Republican Committee
May 5, 2023 Greetings fellow Republicans, I am hopeful that the weather will improve soon and we will enjoy those moderate Spring temperatures to which we have become accustomed. Yesterday, the Delaware Federation of Republican Women went to Dover for its annual visit with our Representatives and Senators. It was a very nice day which started with a picture of the attendees on the front stairway. Representative Dukes joined our photo-op. We then had the opportunity to tour each chamber with a docent who gave us a history of the building and how Delaware was founded. It was very interesting and everyone enjoyed the presentation. When we were in the House Chamber, I sat in Representative Ron Gray’s seat. I’m very fortunate to have Rep. Gray as my voice in the House in Dover. We had a delicious lunch, sponsored by the Republican House Caucus and then moved to the balcony of the House Chamber to observe a very short legislative session. Representative Ramone invited us to join them in their Caucus Room for a brief discussion. We had a good discussion there and found that the Representatives were unaware of the true value that the Republican Women’s Clubs throughout the state provide them and the Party. DFRW President, Erin Wienner explained to the caucus that during the 2-year election cycle, the Federated Republican Women’s Clubs in DE donated 220,000 hours translating to $6,533,440! How’s that for support! A special thank you to Annie, Richardson our hostess and Republican Caucus staffer for organizing our visit and “herding the DFRW cats” as we made our way from place to place. On another note, on Tuesday, the Delaware Senate approved two new Delaware Supreme Court Justices. There are a few issues with the process and the outcome of this vote that I wanted to share with you. Foremost is the fact that one of Governor Carney’s nominees, N. Christopher Griffiths was charged in January of driving under the influence of alcohol. He pled guilty and the charge was downgraded to the lesser charge of reckless driving. His sentence of 30 days in jail was suspended for 11 months’ probation and he must complete an alcohol rehabilitation program. Not one Republican voted to confirm Mr. Griffiths. Two Democrat Senators said they would not vote to confirm this nomination. However, in the end, just like lemmings, they acquiesced to the party group-think and caved. Please be aware that SD 6, Senator Russ Huxtable followed the pack and voted to confirm this man to the highest court in Delaware. This is just another error that this ill-prepared legislator has made. The second issue is that the Governor, deviating from tradition, did not nominate anyone from Kent County. Having Supreme Court Justices from each county is a long-standing practice that has been violated by this Governor and the Democrat senators. Just add this to the list of actions that are in opposition to tradition and equity. I write this to you so you can inform those who do not follow who is doing what in Dover. I sincerely believe that if everyone were more informed, we would not be suffering from the one-party rule that plagues us now. We must be unified and active as we work to take back our state. It seems as though everything is “off the rails” in Dover and we must work even harder to make sure we take back SD 6 and RD 20 as well as hold on to those seats we have. We must recruit excellent candidates who can WIN! If you know of a potential candidate, please contact us. Marilyn Booker, Chair Sussex County Republican Committee President Sussex County Republican Women’s Club
May 5, 2023
IMPORTANT! School Board Elections are on Tuesday, May 9th!
A Critical Guide to the School Board Elections
A recap of the candidates & speakers who attended the ‘Save Our Schools’ town halls as well as the values we share
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