May 2024
Greetings SCRWC members and associates,
I’m writing on this Memorial Day to let you know about a series of Webinars sponsored by the RNC that are geared toward volunteers. The first of these is called, “Protect Your Vote.” The event is taking place on Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 7:00 PM. Use the link below to register. You will be sent a link before the event.
https://join.eventcastplus.com/eventcastplus/Grassroots-University-Protect-Your-Vote
Say a prayer for those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Blessings,
Marilyn
May 4, 2024
Greetings SCRWC members and associates,
Please see the attached agenda for the DFRW Legislative Day at Leg Hall in Dover. This year’s event is being sponsored by our Senate Caucus. I have always enjoyed this outing which includes a tour of the State Legislative Hall, a beautiful example of the Colonial Revival style, by a very knowledgeable docent. I’ve attended this event a number of times and I always learn something new,
We will also be treated to lunch by the Republican Senate Caucus.
Please wear something red for our traditional picture on the East Steps. No political badges allowed but our garb should let everyone know the Republican women are in the house!
I look forward to seeing everyone there. As the largest Republican Women’s Club in Delaware, we need to make a good showing. I assure you this is a lovely time and you won’t be disappointed.
If you are planning to join us at the DFRW Legislative Day on May 14th, please RSVP to me – mbooker3@icloud.com
Let me know if you have any questions.
Marilyn
May 1, 2024
Sometimes, as I look at the legislative landscape of Delaware I feel as though I’ve gone through the “Looking Glass.” Up is down and down is up. As long as the General Assembly is in session in Dover, things keep getting “curiouser and curiouser.”
Within a week of passing HB 350 the House Appropriations Committee discussed expanding Medicaid to include abortion services and provide healthcare coverage to those who entered our country illegally. In case you missed it, HB 350 is the bill that puts the state government in the C-suite of every hospital in Delaware and allows a politically appointed commission to override hospital Boards of Directors as they execute their fiduciary responsibilities. As an aside, despite the stated concern for the state’s budget, this new Commission will add bureaucracy costing close to an additional $700,000 per annum. At the same time lawmakers are panicking over the budget, they are adding more costs.
Also, after complaining that health insurance premiums for state employees and retirees are skyrocketing by 27%, our Democrat Representatives on the House Appropriations Committee voted to eliminate co-pays for abortion services for State employees. They also
expanded Medicaid to include abortion services. The Hyde Amendment, which restricts the use of Federal funds for abortions, be damned! Sadly, this isn’t the first time Democrats have waded into unconstitutional territory.
So, this bill is now on its way to the Senate. Hopefully, the Democrats in that chamber will reject this contradiction in reason.
I’m totally perplexed as I can’t understand how these conflicting initiatives make any basic economic sense. The truth is, they don’t. However, they make lots of political sense if you are using every possible incentive to consolidate a constituency that will not only keep you in power but decimate any opportunity for the other side to impact policy. The party in power uses our tax money to maintain this advantage to the detriment of Delawareans. This situation also allows unconstitutional bills to make it over the finish line and become law. Only after they are challenged in court and the text of the constitution invoked does sanity reappear.
The Democrat party has held the reigns of the Executive and Legislative Branches in the First State for decades. As with most things in life, more balance is needed when it comes to who controls the levers of power. Without more balance in Dover, Delaware is likely to continue its downward spiral and we will all join Alice, the White Rabbit, and the Mad Hatter in Wonderland.