The Delaware state song is getting some attention with state Representative Gerald Brady sponsoring a bill that would replace the male pronouns with gender-neutral language.
The Wilmington Democrat told the News Journal that the social mores had changed and that the words should be updated.
He also has the backing of 88-year-old Donn Devine a resident in his district who apparently contributed to the song “Our Delaware”.
He authored the fourth verse that was added in the 1950’s after winning a contest sponsored by the governor’s office.
But some lawmakers were not pleased.
State Senator Colin Bonini asked, “Is this a joke?”
The News Journal reports that it is an echo of the fight over Maryland’s state song that referred to President Lincoln as a tyrant.
