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In reply to the discussion: Would everyone take a deep breather and Chill the F**K OUT! [View all]PatrickforO
(14,624 posts)both Gillibrand and Harris. But I also made a post criticizing Bernie. I've contacted the offices of most of these Senators, both male and female. I suppose in my mind, the need for due process is most critical.
That said, I am a student of politics, and it looks to me like Gillibrand, who wants to run for president in 2020, thought she could deftly take out a Senator she perceived as a possible competitor.
As I say, I feel the railroading of Franken is despicable, and ALL these senators can make it all better, for me at least, by withdrawing their demands that Franken resign, inviting him back into the senate in good standing, pending the results of the investigation.
Because he, like you or me, deserves due process, not some bullshit 'zero tolerance' toss-out-all-discretion-and-common-sense railroading. That's all.
If the due process shows that Franken is guilty of harassment beyond a 'perception' because his hand inadvertently touched the flesh of a woman's hip after her shirt crept up during a photo op. That doesn't hold water. At all. But if Franken is guilty of egregious harassment, then yes, he should resign. I merely take offense that he was railroaded out before he received due process.
And, yes, I will be supporting people in upcoming primaries who were not party to this despicable act that to me is odious and flies in the face of common decency. Now, if they do back off and allow due process to take place, then I'm cool.