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It’s Time for Dianne Feinstein to Resign
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| Contributor | BrentinCO |
| Last Edited | BrentinCO Apr 18, 2023 11:29pm |
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| Category | Opinion |
| Author | Molly Jong-Fast |
| News Date | Wednesday, April 19, 2023 05:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The 89-year-old California senator has been a trailblazer. But a public servant needs to serve the public—and Feinstein is no longer doing that.
We should not hold a United States senator to a lower standard than that to which we hold all other Americans. We should expect that a senator would, at minimum, perform the basic duties of their job, like casting votes, rather than clench power at the public’s expense (after all, it’s not like they’re Supreme Court justices, who are apparently allowed to do whatever they want). But right now, we’re watching Dianne Feinstein, the 89-year-old California senator on medical leave since February, do the latter by refusing to step down.
California congressman Ro Khanna, one of the few Democrats loudly calling for Feinstein’s resignation, told me that her “stepping down from her position on the Judiciary Committee is a start, but the practical reality is that Republicans are already saying that they will stop Senator [Chuck] Schumer from filling her spot with another Democrat.” Khanna added, “With a Republican House blocking legislation, it is so critically important to confirm judges that will stand up against the ongoing assault on women’s reproductive rights. While I have a lot of respect for Senator Feinstein’s long career in public service, she is clearly unable to do her job and that puts millions of Americans at risk of losing fundamental rights.”
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