Inothi lomhleli: Inguqulo yangaphambilini yale ndaba ibonise ngokungalungile ubukhulu bezikhwama zepulasitiki ezivunyelwe e-Delaware. Ubukhulu besikhwama bungadlula i-2.25 mils, futhi amaDemocrats anethemba lokwethula umthethosivivinywa wokuvimbela izikhwama ngaphansi kuka-10 mils.
Ngemuva kokuvala ukusetshenziswa kwezikhwama zokuthenga zepulasitiki ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka, abenzi bezomthetho baseDelaware bathembise ukuthi bazomisa eminye imingcele ngemuva kokuthi izitolo ziqale ukusebenzisa izikhwama zepulasitiki eziwugqinsi esikhundleni sezikhwama zephepha noma zendwangu ezilindelekile.
Ngo-2019, izishayamthetho zavala izikhwama zokuthenga zepulasitiki ukuthi zitholakale lapho kuthengwa khona. Lesi sinyathelo siqale ukusebenza ngoJanuwari 1 nonyaka. Lokhu kwenzelwa ukukhuthaza izitolo ezinkulu kanye nabathengi ukuthi bashintshele ezikhwameni ezisetshenziswa kabusha ukuze kuncishiswe ukungcola kwemvelo.
Nakuba lesi sitolo sibonakala sihambisana nemithethonqubo, abantu abaningi baye bathola lokho abagxeki abakubiza ngokuthi “izintuba” ngokumane bashintshe izikhwama zepulasitiki ezizacile bafake ezishubile.
Izikhulu bezinethemba lokuthi lo mkhawulo uzokhuthaza abathengi ukuthi basebenzise izikhwama eziwugqinsi ngemuva kokuphuma. Kodwa abathengi ababonakali bekhumbula ukuthatha izikhwama eziwugqinsi bazibuyisele esitolo ngokuzayo. Izitolo eziningi ziwahlinzeka ekuphumeni njengezikhwama eziqinile, ezacile.
Omele iSifundazwe uGerald Brady wase-Wellington D uhlela ukwethula umthethosivivinywa wokuvimbela izikhwama zokuthenga ezingaphansi kwamamitha angu-10 ubukhulu, nokunye ukukhululwa okusekelwe ekusebenziseni kabusha.
UBrady uthe esitatimendeni: “Kuyakhungathekisa ukuthi ezinye izinkampani zikhetha ukuxhaphaza izintuba ezingqubuzana nomoya (wokuvinjelwa).”
UBrady uthe uhlela ukuhambisa lo mthethosivivinywa emasontweni ambalwa ezayo. Le ngqungquthela izoze ibanjwe kuze kube uJuni 30. Ngemuva kwalokho amalungu ePhalamende aphumule izinyanga eziyisithupha.
NgokukaShawn Garvin, uNgqongqoshe Wezemvelo, izikhwama eziwugqinsi zingasetshenziswa kabusha, kuye ngokuthi ziphinde zisetshenziswe kangaki, njengoba zikhiqiza udoti wepulasitiki omningi.
Njengezikhwama ezacile, lezi zikhwama azikwazi ukugaywa kabusha ekhaya. Abathengi bangayibuyisela esitolo esigaywe kabusha esitolo, kodwa kulula ukukhohlwa ukuthi isevisi ikhona noma ikhona.
Ukuvinjelwa kusavumela i-Delaware ukuthi isebenzise ezinye izinhlobo ezimbalwa zezikhwama zepulasitiki, njengezikhwama zokulethwa kwamaphephandaba noma izikhwama zikadoti. Izikhwama zamaphepha zisavunyelwe ekuphumeni.
Ngo-2019, izishayamthetho zazama ukudlulisa umthetho ohlongozwayo wokuvinjelwa kwesikhwama sephepha. Imizamo yokumisa ukuvinjelwa kwezikhwama zepulasitiki igcine ibhuntshile ngesizathu sokuthi ukwenziwa kwezikhwama zephepha nakho kuyingozi emvelweni.
Omele uMichael Smith we-R-Pike Creek wethula okokuqala umthethosivivinywa wesikhwama sephepha ngo-2019. Wathi ngeke awusebenze kanzima kulo nyaka ngoba unethemba lokuthi amaDemocrats azosebenzisa umthethosivivinywa wawo ukuxazulula le nkinga.
Umkhulumeli kaBrady akaqinisekisanga ukuthi ukuvinjelwa kwezikhwama zamaphepha kuzoba yingxenye yomthethosivivinywa walo nyaka, kodwa uthe abameli bayakucubungula.
Kunalokho, isitolo kufanele sibe ngamafidi-skwele ayi-7,000 noma ngaphezulu, noma, uma kunezindawo ezintathu noma ngaphezulu e-Delaware, isitolo ngasinye kufanele okungenani sibe ngamafidi-skwele angu-3,000.
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USarah Gamard unomthwalo wemfanelo kuhulumeni kanye nezindaba zezepolitiki ze-Delaware Online/Newsweek. Thintana naye ku-(302) 324-2281 noma sgamard@delawareonline.com. Mlandele ku-Twitter @SarahGamard.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: May-15-2021