Well. This is as it should be.
If the goal is to establish the template for all such investigations going forward, then this is a very good move.
This may be unpopular, but here goes:
if it happened before serving as a representative, senator, president etc., let the voters decide.
if it happened while in office, then the House, Senate etc can get involved.
Al Franken votes for the things I think are important. Thatâs is why, at least to me, this is very unfortunate. I have no opinion about the Senator beyond his power to support good policy. Making politics personal is always a mistake. He has admitted to acting in an improper manner and has to face the consequences. Losing his vote worries me not the fact that he is the one casting it.
Dear Republicans, Please take note: this is a teaching moment. This is how a âleaderâ responds to such an accusation of a member of his own party.
Franken himself has joined the call for an investigation, and promised to cooperate fully.
Do we know if it even happened? the kiss
Shouldnât have done it, Al. Geez, youâre making it hard to fight the good fight.
Itâs good to make the move to investigate to quiet things down, but it looks like a âshe said, he saidâ scenario.
âSexual harassment is never acceptable and must not be tolerated,â Schumer said in a statement.
So I guess itâs âTruth and Reconciliationâ time, America?
OK then.
Just make sure the scope of Congressional investigation includes Clarence Thomas and Donald Trump.
No better opportunity to finally uncover the elephant thatâs been swept under the national carpet.
Franken could even lead the charge for all of it to come out â once and for all.
Go for it, Congress, and let the truth lead where it mayâŚ
exactly, same rules equally applied to all - when I grew up we Americans were taught that this was a foundation for justice
Men have behaved as handsy louts around women for thousands of years. A large number of members of Congress are in their 60s, 70s, 80s. They grew up in a time when unfortunately the glaringly obvious imperative of respecting women wasnât how men often chose to comport themselves. Doesnât make it right.
Now, a lot of these men did things, like Roy Moore, 30-40-50 years ago that deserve scorn. Do they deserve revisited and used as justification for demanding resignation from Congress? How many women have untold tales? I donât know. But if thatâs the way itâs going to be I would venture half of Congress would have to turn in their keys, especially going back 40 years, as we see in the case of Moore. Is that what we want? Would that make everything right with women, and the world? Or is there some equitable medium that can be met? Just wondering.
Excellent point. It sure makes it pretty obvious when a double standard is applied along party lines, at the very least.
Iâm waiting for the GOP Cocksuckers to go into âEverybody Does itâ mode
I donât want to argue your point at the moment, but I do want to point out, that child abuse, which is what Roy Moore did, was considered wrong even in those days.
You donât get banned from malls for something that is considered okay.
The House is happy weâre talking about this and not paying attention to what theyâve just done. When Ryan smiles like this, it because he thinks screwing us is just around the corner.
Republicans seek to enact $1.5 trillion in tax cuts for businesses and individuals and deliver the first major legislative achievement of President Trumpâs tenure
Every nation gets the government it deserves.
Didnât the calling for an Ethics Committee investigation become a non-story after Al Franken called for an investigation of himself?
You sent me to the Google machine, but I see your point. When the Electoral College is the final arbiter of who becomes president, this is what we get.