Chances are there is a short somewhere in the wiring
If the 2003 Spectra keeps blowing a meter fuse when plugged in, the power source is probably not big enough to handle the voltage. An electrician will be able to rewire the meter fuse box so that the auto will no longer blow fuses.
It's probably your brake lights, not your brakes.
I suspect the switch is bad.
The brakelight switch, wiring, bulb holder(s) or bulb is shorting out.
A short in the wiring.
why does my turn signal light keep burning out and why is the sockets and plastic lens melted.
Yes that could be the cause. If you keep blowing a fuse, either you have a short, loose connection, too small a fuse, or the circuit is overloaded.
A short in the wiring (grounding out)
A radio fuse might keep blowing if the radio itself needs an inline fuse in a 1997 Crown Victoria. It is possible that the radio and interior lights are not grounded properly. Installing an inline fuse between the radio and the fuse box may solve the problem of the fuse blowing.
Short in the wiring or inside one of the plugs.
you could have a short between the two.
Are both your brake lights blowing out? If it affects only one light: it could be a bad light socket, or a pinched or frayed wire that is shorting out.