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Delaware Democrat Chris Coons and the abuse of government power

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Posted by Frozen Al 2010-09-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 I think Coons better watch himself. We heard about some of Christine O'Donnell's earlier associations... There may be others she hasn't mentioned, and Coons may well end up with the tail of a pig.

Posted by BigEd 2010-09-21 01:21|| 2010-09-21 01:21|| Front Page Top

#2 haha. I just love this story. Isn't it a classic? Lefty loon is all about love for Big Government until one day, he realizes that Big Government doesn't love him for loving them.

It's great to help the little people until it impacts you personally, eh Mr. Muller?

Classic.

Posted by Martini 2010-09-21 07:41|| 2010-09-21 07:41|| Front Page Top

#3 and Coons may well end up with the tail of a pig.

...and the nose of Pinocchio.

Posted by JohnQC 2010-09-21 10:18|| 2010-09-21 10:18|| Front Page Top

#4 This is the part that I find scary about Chris Coons:

Muller writes:

We also did something stupid in the circumstances: Bought a historic house threatened with demolition. This opened us up to unending harassment. ...[T]hey charge us ten or twelve times for the same offense, and we are convicted for each offense.

The county ordinance apparently allows bringing a separate charge every day. So the county could charge a person 365 times for having a cracked windowpane and then deliver these charges all at once, without prior notice, and demand a fine for each violation. A minimum fine of $100 is prescribed for each violation and the court shall not suspend the sentence of any person Welcome to Delaware!

Abuse of code enforcement power has often been used to harass people. Since, obviously, every property has some technical code violation, anyone could be harassed. While the evil of Coons in abusing these laws is obvious, it is also obvious that the Delaware General Assembly has itself done a great evil by passing such laws for the County, and by failing to maintain the integrity of Delawares courts.

The documents support Mullers contention. Muller links to a court document that contains numerous charges against him for unpermitted work to his roof. Each of the charges contains the same verbiage and makes the same accusations. But each charge is alleged to have occurred exactly one month apart. The first is on March 10, the next is on April 10, the third is on May 10, the next on June 10 and so on, and so on, and so on.

I told him it looked like they were charging him every month for work that he had done once. He said it was worse than that they were still coming after him even after he got everything fixed.

Posted by Frozen Al 2010-09-21 14:51|| 2010-09-21 14:51|| Front Page Top

#5 Code enforcement harassment here in Oakland is so rampant that there has been talk of a RICO case lately.

Posted by bigjim-CA 2010-09-21 15:20|| 2010-09-21 15:20|| Front Page Top

#6 The cancer has spread further than anyone thought. Will require repeated and extensive treatment.

Posted by JohnQC 2010-09-21 17:28|| 2010-09-21 17:28|| Front Page Top

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