And this is not the only place this is happening. These signs are nailed to trees across New Castle County and I assume across the state. Think you know Republican U. House candidate Scott Walker? You have no idea. Republican U. Scott Walker should not be damaging trees because he is running for office and cannot afford standard political signage.
This is not a Democratic or Republican issue. It's about what's right. State, county, and local governments, along with his party, need to hold him accountable for removing these signs as soon as Election Day passes so no further destruction occurs.
Senate race has drawn a lot of attention both in-state and nationally. What is on the line for the people of Delaware is palpable. Our children, our parents and our communities are under threat and in some cases under attack. We fear for our collective health, with rising premiums, co-pays, deductibles and medication costs, while our water, air and food supplies stray from being sources of rejuvenation into the realm of health hazards.
We fear for our collective stability, with student loan debt burdening our youth, threats of cuts to Social Security stressing our seniors, the lack of livable wages preventing families from thriving, and weakened labor rights. We fear for our collective morality as we watch families weakening within an unbalanced criminal justice system, violations of human rights at our borders, funding of aggressive foreign governments, and civil rights being stripped from our fellow citizens.
Without question, we need to elect someone to the U. Independent state government experts and political scientists warned earlier this month that the lame-duck moves smack of election nullification and indicate a worrisome trend.
Other national and statewide experts also told NBC News they had never seen such efforts like the ones in Wisconsin and Michigan before — and said that it could usher in a new level of toxicity at the state level. He added, "They are a bad sign that state politics is being infected by the toxic national political environment. Rick Hasen, a law and political science professor at the University of California, Irvine, called it "norm erosion" and suggested it could have something to do with President Donald Trump.
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Politics Covid U. News World Opinion Business. Share this —. Outside of the political season, state rules dictate that signs must be placed outside of what is considered the state's right-of-way, which is land bordering the road where utilities are often located.
During political season, the rules are loosened somewhat where signs are allowed in the right-of-way but not in what officials refer to as clear zones, which is 10 feet from the road. Signs are also always banned from being placed in medians and on utility poles or other railroad and highway infrastructure.
Workers also identify signs that might be a hazard. They've encountered poorly secured banners and instances where signs are made of reflective material, McLeod said. The intent of the rules is to keep the roadway safe and lines of vision unimpaired, said Chris King, roadside control manager for DelDOT. For signs deemed to violate the rules, workers confiscate the signs and try to identify who owns the sign.
On the first offense, the owner is given a warning. Subsequent offenses bring the fine. That's partially because officials were finding many signs were improperly placed by restaurants and other businesses trying to advertise that they were still open. As of early August, fines were again being issued as normal. King said officials often receive complaints about Walker's signs but are powerless to remove them because they are often on private property. King said DelDOT makes an attempt to collect on past-due fines and can get their legal department involved.
They also have to consider the amount owed versus the cost of taking such issues to court. For his part, Walker says he plans to pay the past due fines, which he called the cost of doing business.
The governor's race: Gov. John Carney easily defeats Democratic challenger, faces Republican who is suing him. On one hand, he said he acknowledges that some are placed illegally, but he also feels some towns' enforcement of sign rules is "unconstitutional" and discriminates against the "poor" because they cannot afford standard signage.
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